Sally, we all prefer German shepherds, or we wouldn't be on this list, right ? Your attitude (not you) is too elitist for the good of the breed. We need good judges who know shepherds. Most KCs can no longer hire a judge for only one breed. Therefore, to get knowledgeable judges into the ab ring, the "specialists" need to be approved for more breeds. You could make a difference in the "two different breeds" syndrome. Carolyn Sally <sally@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: It always amazes me why some people think because you judge German Shepherds you want to judge other breeds.Years ago an akc rep told me I better get going if I hoped to get the group. I just laughed at him and said I was not interested. He could not believe it. I like many other specialists am completed devoted to German Shepherds. Many of us have no desire to add other breeds to our license. We don't want to spend our week ends at all breed shows judging other breeds. We don't want to be on the road traveling all the time. Now getting paid once in a while to judge might be nice rather then taking money out of my own pocket when I judge but not if I have spend the day with other breeds. Guess I am not a true DOG person but a German Shepherd person. sally ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================