I was at Jack's first judging assignment. Our bitch, Red Squirrel was Winner's Bitch. All we hoped for was Best of Winner's to get the extra point. The Specials class was something else, great animals, and the Winner's Dog needed Best of Breed or Best Opposite Sex to finish. JR was on the dog and told me he just wanted to get one or the other, and he did everything he could to push Jack. Jack worked every animal at length. He moved everyone up, back and over. He worked and worked them without giving a clue as to who was going up. We still just wanted that extra point for Red Squirrel and Summer was working her heart out. The Winner's Dog could finish and was a good one, and JR was trying everything he could to win, as he shoul. Jack finally pulled out his winners. Best of Breed with Summer, Red Squirrel. I know Jack had never met Summer and never seen Red Squirrel. But, that was his choice. I think we have the makings of another great judge. Jack was honest, fair and did what he wanted. One handler tried to talk back to him in the ring, and it had no impact on Jack at all. He was tested at his first show, and impressed me with his procedure and composure. If you get the chance, show to Jack. But, expect an honest opinion with no bull. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together In a message dated 5/29/12 8:14:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, caggra@xxxxxxx writes: Jack Kilgour for a tremendous job of judging in the blistering heat. Jack really seemed to enjoy judging and truly gave each entry their money's worth. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================