That's an easy one, Theresa. I would decide based on who the judge is. There are good All-Rounders and good Specialty judges. I wouldn't want to show under one of the good ole boys or an ignorant one. I would try to choose a judge who would look at the right end of the lead and would judge my dog's movement, type and temperament. Penny in NC The Farm Dog Forever Plum My Guardian Answer this if there was a GSD Specialty Show close by which would show would you have chosen All-Breed Show or the GSD Specialty Show? It might be different in the west but in the Great Lakes most chose the GSD Specialty Show. By the way how many were in each of the All-Breed GSD classes of the show you just attended? Might put this in a different way too as do you not pick a Judge as do others for what you know they like? Would it be worth the expense or time going to a Dog Show if you already knew your dogs did not have a chance to win. Theresa ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================