[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: All-breed judges-Love Em or Leave Em
- From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx
- To: ELG440@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 20:02:12 EDT
amen, evan! i have stood next to a group judge who put up a "face" and
then asked that "face", after he had put him up, if his dog was "any good."
wonderful. great for the breed.
we used to have a weekend in northern CA that was wonderful - a specialty
on Saturday and an AB on sunday. the AB club was smart - every year, they
asked the specialty club to recommend a judge, who they hired. they had a
huge ring, on the grass, usually away from most of the other rings (because
of its size). almost without exception, whoever entered on saturday,
entered on Sunday and it meant 2 strong majors every time. well, one year we
took 2 bitches. one was a very young class bitch and the other was a
special. on saturday, the class bitch was RWB and the special was BOB. on
sunday, the class bitch was WB and the special was BOB. now, this special was
the pacific coast victrix, futurity AND maturity winner, 3 times U.S.
select, the #1 specialty GSD in the U.S. she was undefeated in her entire
career
as a special. can we all agree that she wasn't a slouch? well, we waited
all day for group. gail sprock waited all day for group. the breed judge
waited all day for group. so many friends and fellow GSD enthusiasts
stayed and waited all day for the group. the group judge TURNED HIS BACK ON
THE BITCH AND DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT HER AS SHE GAITED AROUND THE RING. when
group judging was over, gail approached this "judge" (and, yes, i use the
term VERY loosely) and asked him why he hadn't even given the GSD the respect
of watching as she gaited. his answer was "I DO NOT LIKE GERMAN
SHEPHERDS." i never forgot it and neither did many of those there that day.
i
never entered another AB. that was 19 years ago. enough said.
diane
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In a message dated 4/6/2010 4:02:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
ELG440@xxxxxxx writes:
Every few years I try to go back in the all-breed ring. Then I bitch slap
myself upside the head, and stay away for another couple of years. I
spend
most of the time shaking my head when I leave an all-breed show.
And, the word on this judge was that she knew a good German shepherd. Of
course, I also was told she had lost the sight in one eye, and had a stye
on
the other eye. She was, however, very pleasant.
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