Their manner of judging is actually very simple...they do have a lot more classes than we do...and then all the class winners from each sex compete for the ticket (CC...Challenge Certificate)...it's called going for the challenge......then the ticket winners (one from each sex go in), just the two of them, to compete for Best of Breed. Champions compete in the classes over there...and not just in Open. It is impossible to become a champion without defeating champions along the way. Dogs must be awarded 3 CCs from 3 different judges in order to claim the title of champion...I'm not sure if there are still age requirements, but i believe a dog must win at least one ticket after a year of age to be recorded as a champion. Some dogs get enough tickets while they are under a year of age but cannot be "real" champions until they get at least one as an adult. I believe this is true for all breeds. Some years ago the age requirement was proposed here in the USA........the toy dog people screamed holy hell and the idea was defeated. Personally I think it's a good thing. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stormy Hope" <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Cathy" <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx>; "showgsd-l GSDList" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 2:39 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Crufts GSD > They didn't DQ him. And I don't understand the manner of judging > On Mar 10, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: > I can't see any reason they'd DQ him...but 2 GSDs shown???? > > Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================