In a message dated 11/28/2006 12:52:24 PM Central Standard Time, edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: There are judges out there that will dump a special just to dump it or if it gives the WD or WB a major by doing so. JMO Ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- We've had this happen to us and its awful...to see the judge at the table asking the steward what he has to do to give his winners dog the major...a major he found out later didnt matter cause the dog still needed one more pt to finish...Plus his specials class was quality animals...that made it even more disturbing. Patty Szymczak ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================