Yes Nancy i agree..... my first major entry as a provisional, I put a class dog up for Breed over specials. It was not the popular decision and i never felt or said the Champions weren't quality animals but i didn't feel i was obligated to give a Champion Best of Breed and i will never feel obligated to put up any particular animal, as a judge! That's the way it will be for me as i continue on judging, and i guess if i'm not a popular judge for doing my own thing then so be it. I will be true to myself and this breed or i won't judge. Amy Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Harper" <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <michel.chaloux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <pruett@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 12:34 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Bred-by.... > Michel Chaloux, I certainly agree, I gave the open bitch BOB over 5 > specials > in Corgis. The handler of one of the specials came up to me and literally > said "Do you know who I am"? Interestingly, a very well know all breed > judge did not award the same special the next day and this bitch has 4 > BIS. > The pressure can really be on sometimes. > Nancy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================