This is really not that difficult. We sit and watch BOB, BOS and Selects picked every year at the National.... we understand the concept. The Grand Championship is the same thing, only on smaller scale. All the judge has to do is decide if his BOB is better than the average Champion. If it is, then give the Gr. Ch. points. Next, is the BOS better than average? After that, is there another Ch. Dog and Ch. Bitch that is better than average? For some entries, only the BOB may qualify in the judges mind. In others, it might be the BOB and another same sex CH. may be superior...in that case, BOB and one Select will be awarded Gr. CH. points. The BOS will not. And it maybe that the judge awards BOB and BOS but does not think they deserve GR. CH. points....and he/she does not have to award them. There are some dogs that deserve Championship...we have all seen them. Very nice animals that will contribute to a breeding program. And then, on occasion, there is that dog whose symmetry and movement "makes you look"...whose attitude and carriage sets it apart from it's fellow competitors. That is your Grand Champion. -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com > From: pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 19:53:04 +0000 > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: DETAILS ON THE NEW GRAND CHAMPION AWARD > > That is WAY too much reading for some judges. And, don't forget, some judges > on this List (and off...like those who have posts from this list illegally > forwarded to them) have serious reading comprehension problems. > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================