Actually somehow I ended up on a list that discusses judges and you just hit the nail RIGHT square on the head. If someone wins - this is a knowledgable judge. If they loose - he/she is a fool! They never take into consideration that NO dog is unbeatable or that their 7 year old open animal doesn't have a single point and had been shown 1000 plus times................ -- Suzanne www.tsalishepherds.com Home of Ch Firedog, Ch Cookie, Ch Flair, BIS/BISS Ch Yancy, and Ch Flash! Website updated 10/05 -------------- Original message -------------- From: MarcatoGSD@xxxxxxx > From all I've been reading thus far, I'm pretty sure that if somebody shows > to a judge, and their dog wins under them (numerous times) they may be > considered "qualified" And if they show to a judge, and lose under them (more > than > once) they may be unqualified. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================