The best way to learn to critique an animal is to learn in 4-H, or from your local Ag. school.......where they are taught to judge livestock by the "gives and grants" method..........we ought to have one of those livestock guys come and give us all a seminar or two on it. Judging that way, nobody can get angry, and everybody learns something. Peggy Windwalkergsds@xxxxxx wrote: >In a message dated 12/8/2006 6:58:14 PM Mountain Standard Time, >dir@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > >>See Fred, >>That is what I was trying to say. I do not do critiques because without >>saying why dog #1 won over dog#2 because we are asked not to do the negative >> >>thing. Sandi Card >> >>Lemme tell you....having just finished up with the National critiques for >>the REVIEW, it is not easy to write them. Explaining why you put up your >>winners in each class isn't so hard, but wording the 2nd, 3rd and 4th in such >>a >>way as to be informative and yet not damaging to the dogs or offensive to the >>owners is another thing. I'm sure I'll hear about it......<G> >> >> > Jamie > > > > > > > >============================================================================ >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 >============================================================================ > > > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================