Some people have a true gift for being able to convey their message. Dave Rinke has that all his life. In my job i acheived the cheif tech MRI position, and was very good at what i did, but i had poor communication skills in teaching someone else how to do it. It is a gift and some people just don't have it.........it doesn't make their eyes, knowledge or experience any less than others when judging they just don't have a way with words............ Most people can't handle publicly hearing negatives about their dogs bluntly. Especially from one judge giving their opinion on that day. Notice i said most people and not all. It does offend people and sadly there are so few left in this sport i think AKC truly prefers we don't offend our exhibitors. I will always take the time to spend with someone after the show one on one, but if they ask they need to be prepared for what my eyes see and the blunt truth. Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <sally@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <SHOWGSD@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:21 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Critique` > Just to slightly change the subject...what Sally has described is > exactly why the AKC did away with the hands-on tests (well, one of the > reasons...the other was that so many of their "pet" judges kept > failing)............. anyway, some people just can't "talk good." > That doesn't necessarily mean they don't know what they are seeing...and > the converse is true........there are a lot of people who can talk the > talk just fine...but are completely lost. > Peggy ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================