I have no problem with observers; like Flower Boy said, it's a dog show! What happened to me a few years ago is this--gorgeous black bitch was entered in her Maturity--LARGE CLASS--she makes the cut. The judge left 5 bitches in the ring to vie for 4 placements. YOU GUESSED IT!!! Jeddie got zip, nothing, nada. Actually she could've cared less--she LOVED to show. But I was pissed off FOR HER. What an idiot--keeping 5 in the ring for 4 pieces of wood. Why not 4? Or 6? Aye carumba!!!! Penny in NC Farm Dog Forest ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================