Ileana- When I started judging in the `70s, it was not uncommon to have the Review publish your critique. They usually wanted the four placings from the winners class which in those days was the Open class. The critiques were descriptive assessments of the dogs judged with the reasons for the placements. Much like Jack`s critiques. This eventually caused some people to become resentful and occasionally hurt by your description of their dog. My first assignment after my provisionals was Topline. At that time it required two judges because of the large number of entries. My winners bitch came from the Open class and they expected me to critique all of the placings from that class. I do not remember if we also critiqued the other class winners but people wanted your TRUE assessment of the dogs you judged and how you viewed them. After all that is said, we can`t live in the past and I am not sure if this type of critique would go over very well. Why? you ask? NO INTERNET IN THE SEVENTIES ! D.D. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================