I would have loved to watch Helen judge in the German style. It is interesting that most feel that she found the good dogs. Each Special got a written critique. I bet every dog that Helen put up was sound in mind and body. I for one absolutely hate the racing of the dogs and then watching half of those entered go select. It dilutes the Special rating and as far as I'm concerned makes the judge look like he or she can't make up their mind. Terry --- On Tue, 11/11/08, ELG440@xxxxxxx <ELG440@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: ELG440@xxxxxxx <ELG440@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Boring National? Borning is in the eye of the bored To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 8:01 AM In a message dated 11/11/08 4:26:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, chsweetsun@xxxxxxx writes: Perhaps those that are making these decisions for our judges should be re-examined. You won't see that next year. We elected Dave Rinke of JJPB&D to judge and he will let them move. There are a number of great judges in our breed, but the two that come to mind that will allow movement are Dave Rinke and Ed Barritt. This year our Special's judge determined that she would provide to every exhibator a survey, and that she would take from the SV shows a different method of judging. We elected her, and therefore, she had that right. It may not have been as exciting, but the results were the same as any national. Some people won, many did not, some saw great winners, others disagreed. The National is our yearly event, and now on to another. Don't miss it, again, you will see the best we have to offer. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================