OK Question When we watched Westminister, More than one handler was asked to leave the ring because of possible conflict of interest. So Whose responsibility is it - the Handler or the Judge to make the ethics call? I know that The Canadian Kennel Club has a Code of Ethics and By Laws I do not think it matters whether the Handler worked for a judge in Germany, Australia or USA or Canada - or in some cases boarded dogs at a kennel owner by the Judges Family - the Ethics is WHAT is perceived as an impropriety. We should not need rules to prevent these things. But that is why we have Laws to govern countries .. Humans tend to push the envelope. Not that there is anything wrong with that, right, Evan. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================