A bad handler can ruin a dog. Taking a dog too fast, not noticing when the dog is pacing, leaving too much space between dogs, handling on the wrong side between the judge and the dog, not grooming or seeing dog is groomed, wrong collar and leash, putting collar to high and raising the dog up in the front, not stacking the dog well, trying to cover up missing teeth, bringing the judge what he/she doesn't like, getting angry or snippy with judge, not paying attention to what's happening in the ring, wearing clothes that interfer with outline of dog, (black dog, black pants & shirt), calling judge on phone BEFORE assignment, and so on......... Helen ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at comline.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================