[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Judging mistake

  • From: bnbgsds@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (List)
  • Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:07:44 +0000

In this day and age of talk about dishonest judges etc. etc.etc.
 I think it took a damned lot of courage and integrity on Fred's part to go 
public with his mistake. Nuff said. Let's not beat this to death.
--
Bob Neiman
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> On 8-5-05 I judged in Canton Ohio steel city cluster in the course of that 
> judging in one of my classes an entry did not pass the temperament test it 
> was a 
> good size class that had a brief interruption after which i continued judging 
> at the conclusion of that class I had placed the entry that failed the 
> temperament test [ I just forgot ] the placing was not first place so it did 
> not 
> alter the outcome of the show. This mistake was called to my attention in a 
> very 
> respectful way by an exhibitor who knows how hard I am on temperament. I knew 
> the moment I was told it came rushing back to me what entrant it was. I was 
> not sure what to do about it. After some thought and at the end of class 
> judging 
> I made an announcement to ringside what had happened [without saying what 
> class or what entry was involved] I apologized for my mistake. Wanting no 
> novice 
> to go away from this show thinking this was acceptable. The reason I am 
> sharing this with the list is [1 ] for anyone who might have been at that 
> show 
> and 
> left before my announcement [2 ] 
> I would like to thank the exhibitor who called it to my attention in such a 
> nice way. [ 3 ] to encourage anyone showing under me at any future time if 
> you 
> have a question about something I have done [at the appropriate time] please 
> ask. [4 ] I would like to have the opinion of the other judges or anyone as 
> to 
> how other than the way I did would you have handled this. 
> Respectfully Fred Migliore 

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