I think it's a great idea....... however, AKC would not let us play that game. -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Do we ask enough of our Grand Victors> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:30:56 -0400> From: helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx> > Ah....love this question! A Grand Victor/Victrix is ONE and only ONE > person's opinion on a given> day...it is NOT the Holy Grail. That is why the German Shepherd Dog > Club of America and it's> genius directors (especially DAVE) came up with the AOE title...WHICH > proceeds the GV Title.> The titles go: AOE GV Ch. Your Dog, CD, TC, OFA etc.> AOE encompasses all that we want in a Select dog and bitch. Add a > health certification> and an ROM and you have the whole package. I would rather breed to an > AOE then a> GV that does not have a performance degree or temperament > certification, etc. In addition,> since it is only ONE persons opinion, I have seen that award given to > what I would> consider a cripple coming and going, and various other serious faults. > This should never be.> I am from the school that would love to see a team of 5 judges select > the GV and Selects.> I would love to see a special show given by our PC to be entered only > by Champions and> the 5 judges selected by the membership, give points for each > dog...like the Olympics.> The judges would vote independently of each other and the dogs with the > top number> of points...would garner the top titles....I've been thinking this for > 40 years....oh well.> Helen Franklin> ============================================================================> POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/> ============================================================================ÿÿ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================