[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: New Question. judges & future judges
- From: lollark@xxxxxxx
- To: pmick@xxxxxxxxx, almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 03:11:39 +0000
I'm sorry Peggy...I was following your logic but it's NOT obvious to me what
you're meaning.
Karen Lollar
-------------- Original message from Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>: --------------
> In the end, we have to remember that Fred's scenario is too simple, as
> was Joan's question. The truth is that a good judge approaches every
> assignment as a fresh start...what you THINK you might be looking for
> can change when the dogs of the day come before you.
> You may have a particular quality that means a whole lot to you, and
> on any given day, have to give more weight to a completely different
> quality. You may have something that just eliminates a dog (in your
> mind) and in any given class, overlook that one thing because the rest
> of the dog just knocks your socks off.
> So - ideally, with all other things being equal (which never
> happens), yes, the judge should go with the best dog, even if it lacks
> showmanship and attitude. The real problem is that if the dog lacks
> showmanship and hangs around like a piece of dead meat, the judge isn't
> going to find him. Well, maybe in a class of 4, if the other three are
> average or less.
> Worse than the deadhead, maybe, are the dogs who are so strung out
> that they are nearly out of control, and the only thing the judge ever
> sees in them is their gait...and maybe not even that, steadily...just a
> view now and then. Is that enough? It shouldn't be. Not because I'm
> into working dogs, but we are supposed to be finding the best...and the
> best overall, not the best in one thing. Attitude and temperament
> comprise PART of the best, no dog should just be sidegait.
> By the same token, if the dog has a fault that completely
> obliterates his good qualities (in the judge's eyes), he should not
> win. That's obvious. On the other hand, if the judge is just looking
> for what's wrong with the dog, he shouldn't be judging...we're supposed
> to find what's right, not what's wrong.
> Within the written Standard, there is room for each judge to place
> more importance on something different...Fred might not like green dogs,
> I may not like blue ones, and Evan might not like spotted ones. If the
> Standard just faults these things and doesn't tell us how much to fault
> them, then we are each right to place our own weight on these faults.
> We can only place extra weight on faults that the Standard gives weight
> to...when you add our personal preferences to these faults (still
> staying within them as defined in the Standard), well, folks, that's dog
> shows.
> I have two things that bother me more than any other, for
> instance..but have been known to overlook one of those when I fall hard
> for the rest of the dog, especially when the gait is stunning. That's
> just an example--- on the other hand, the other thing that makes me
> crazy is likely to make me not even see the rest of the dog once I see
> that fault. Now, you tell me, from those two sentences, can you tell
> which one of the things that bothers me is a fault of structure and the
> other of gait? You should be able to tell............
> Peggy
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