I feel the need to chime in I show in All breed shows. I do my homework I am a owner handler and need to be smart. If you learn how to pick your judges meaning a judge that will like your type of dog what ever that happens to be. I keep track of what judges like are they a movement judge do they love a good head piece? Maybe they are crazy for a great shoulder or a top line good strong back. I do my home work and try and take the right dog to the right judge. I do not just enter any show my money is hard to come by. This does not say I am being dishonest in any way I am trying to play the game smart.  This is what a good handler will do for you so as to get your dog to the judge that will award your dog on that day. So itâ??s a good thing to have a handler that knows how to play the game. Because showing dogs is not just a sport but it is a game.  Donna Turner ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================