[ SHOWGSD-L ] Another question on judges and consequences
- From: "Pam Brink" <pamb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:23:33 -0600
This must be my week for wondering about judges.
At a show, I was watching a multi group winning specials dog being examined
when all of a sudden there was something going on in the ring and lots of
talk between judge and handler. Then the handler left the ring with the dog
and the judging continued. I later learned the dog had been disqualified
for having only one testicle. This was not a surgical loss, it had been
there all along throughout the dog's career and missed by a lot of judges.
But both the owner and handler were quite aware of the problem from the
outset, I was told.
What happens in a case like this when a mature specials dog is disqualified
for a defect he had as a puppy? Are all his wins discounted? Is his
championship revoked?
What of all the judges who missed such an obvious defect that should have
been apparent on the usual examination? Does anyone ask why? Or do we all
just forget about it and go on? And what of the owner and handler who were
well aware and showed the dog anyway? Are there any repercussions for them?
Or is the disqualification punishment enough?
The uninformed would like to know. Basically I am just curious. You didn't
mention this kind of an example in your "confessions" Ed.
Pam Brink
pamb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://clubweb.interbaun.com/pamb/Index.htm
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