When I was trialing, I darn well checked with those who were more experienced with OB judges than I was, after one bad judge set me and my dog back a couple of months. Good OB judges make it a joy to be in the ring, pass or fail. Storm On Oct 16, 2013, at 5:21 AM, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: > Ohhhhh not really. When you get to the High Combined level there are dogs > that have a "harder pencil" for one type of dog over another. How > "straight" is a "straight" sit? Just how "correct" was that heel position? > Certainly a failure to do an exercise can be seen by all, but the rest? It > still comes down to nuance and one man/woman's opinion. > > Just as there are a few DNS judges on my conformation list there are a few > on my OB and Herding list. Usually they are the stalkers (if you crowd a > GSD on an exercise it is their nature to keep an eye on you!) or those who > are a bit afraid of GSDs. If you think you see odd approaches to an exam in > the breed ring, well just take a look at some performance rings. > > Performance folks competing at top levels look just as closely at judges as > breed people do...maybe more so because a bad experience with a judge can > set you back months. And if you've ever chaired a performance trial, (I > have), just watch your entries diminish when you pick an unpopular judge. > > > Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC > Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions > visit http://www.pinehillgsds.com/ > > > In a message dated 10/16/2013 7:30:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > myjoygs@xxxxxxx writes: > > > Performance is judged on a set scale, and no judge can decide to put up > one > or the other. > > > ===========================================================================> > POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ > =========================================================================== Stormy V. Hope https://www.facebook.com/GSDCA.LegislationAwareness https://www.facebook.com/CaRPOC.CaliforniaResponsiblePetOwnersCoalition ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================