And Sally, Give the judge credit. He did not get what he wanted, therefore did not give the owner or handler what they wanted. My hat is off to this judge. ( I happened to be at that show. I didn't win either, and I gave the loose lead. Although I must say my loose lead was of the handler type. VBG Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: <sally@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <tykemail@xxxxxxxxx>; <arelee@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <tcypress@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:25 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: UPCOMING JUDGE > Did you notice the letter recently about a handler who kept his dog on a > tight lead even though the judge called for a loose lead, and then > explained afterwards that his dog had a bad back, and he'd rather loose > fo= > r > a tight lead than a bad back=3F And this was one of out "top" handlers=2E= > =20 > Don't such people realize what they are doing to the breed I love=3F=3F := > (( > ========================================= > > The old saying goes You can loosed looking bad or loose looking good > - > I feel the handler did an excellent job. what he was paid to do. He did > not do anything to the breed - he did not win. > > sally > > > > ============================================================================ > 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 > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================