I gave a spelling test to my kids Friday and one of the words was "dessert"...but this post is about picking judges, (maybe we should pick judges in the desert!)...I always wondered why most folks believe its important for both judges on a two day show weekend to like the same "type" of dog (what ever that means)..I've heard that if the judges are not "compatible" (what ever that means) the entry will be effected negatively.....I don't believe that either...judging is "subjective" ( and I do know what that means..lol..).....two good judges can, and often do, pick different dogs on the same weekend.I have never attended a dog show and agreed 100% with all of the decisions a judge made, and neither have you!....we all see, think, feel, taste and hear things differently...our interpretation of situations and events travel through a "subjective" filter...example:.. if I were to walk across my front lawn with no clothes on some people might find it entertaining and funny....some p eople might call 911...its all subjective interpretation...lol....here is my point (its about time huh)...there are only two criteria in selecting judges...is the judge honest, and is the judge knowledgeable...nothing else matters...some judge are one, but not the other, and some judges are neither..I do my best to show under judges that are both, you should too!.......FB ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================