[ SHOWGSD-L ] <showgsd> Judging and the Standard
- From: WyMarGSD2@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:44:41 EDT
After reading those few posts... i thought i would post some questions.
please feel free to email privately if you wish :)
What is so difficult about a judge learning the standard, and judging
accordingly? Why is it they have to "like" the dog? What does their "style"
have to
do with the standard? These are genuine questions.. i am just wondering if a
judge can "like" a dog that "isnt" close to the standard... and what gives
them the right to place the dog they "like" over a dog that is of the standard?
Is it really that hard to judge a dog according to the standard? Not even
close to being out in the ring to evaluate someone else dogs, i am focusing on
what i am doing with my own right now. Are there classes judges have to take
in order to become and AKC judge? What are the requirements to become and
AKC Judge? I know when i worked the ambulance as an IV tech we had to go to
classes throughout the year to refamiliarize ourselves with the protocols and
recertify... just wondering if judges had to do that.. would be a great idea!
Again i refer to this Breed Evaluation we had... the two judges were similar
in their judging.. and didnt confer at all... they judged according to the
standard... and funny thing is.... they are two different people but they both
followed the AKC standard. what was neat also, the two judges judged my
german female, that i feel is more north american (thus the reason i bought
her)
to the AKC standard and they both critiqued her almost identical according to
the standard and did excellent. i think if other judges studied/knew the
standard and judged her, they would have found her to be pretty much what these
judges found her to be. When we went in for group, she placed first out of 3
females in this class. It had nothing to do with her being German and the one
judge probably seeing this.. because i had other entries that morning that
were german german that were at the end of the group but not because they were
bad dogs just compared to the other dogs were not as nicely put together to the
standard, yet. and may not ever. The other ones in the group deserved to be
where they were. I am not blind :) i am probably my own worse critique when
it comes to the few litters i bred/co bred.
Sorry so long, i just get excited and love to learn about all this and i feel
i have a right to express an interest for the health and future of my dogs
involved in the future of the breed :)
Best Regards,
Dawnmarie
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