Most things could be simplify by applying the KISS system. Keep it simple, sweetie. If handlers would refuse to show dogs with dragging rears, bad temperaments, and other OBVIOUS faults, they could just KISS it. If judges would just judge the dogs, they could just KISS it. How many times have you heard the handlers looking for someone to take their competitive bitch in the class, because they won with the dog and are afraid the judge just wont put up the handler on both sides??? Too many times. Is that really necessary if the judging was about the dogs and not the faces? I think not. I have handlers tell me that I would do best not putting the same handler on both sides, that doing that will shorten my judging career.....wow, and here I was thinking that putting up the best dogs was what judging was all about. I must've missed the memo. Of course, I think my judging career will be shorten by the fact that I don't put up defective dogs, even when they belong to another judge, who is standing by ringside doubling like crazy. Nawwh.......I think I'll just keep it simple, sweetie. If they were using the KISS system, they wouldn't have to worry about it <G> It is (or it should be) about the DOGS - now, that would be keeping it simple. Ileana Chance favors the prepared mind ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================