[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GSD Standard--one of the better writen ones
- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx>, <VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:13:24 -0500
As Carolyn knows (and Helen, too), most of the GSD specialty judges have
been explaining and quoting the standard ever since Carolyn sent the video
clip. Still, as of this evening, there are still some who believes it is
impossible to have over-reach without crabbing, as Carolyn has said.
In my ShowSight column last month, I talked about a fairly new GSD judge
who has been to the seminar, attended the National, and discussed
the breed with someone the non-GSD fancy (and some of the GSD people, too)
think knows more than anyone else...and still doesn't understand
the breed at all. He's still complaining about the "crippled rears" and the
like. He had a fair choice of dogs to make on the day I watched him,
and missed all the good ones. His explanation was "the dogs I saw at
specialties are not the kind I get to judge." I did not bother to tell him
that he probably never would, because he would pass them by if that day's
choices were representative of his thinking.
As for what's going on on the judges' list, some of them still want our
Shepherds to move like some other breed...regardless of the explanations...
they see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear. For the
first time in my life, I understand why so many people don't want to
go to allbreed shows.
Peggy
----- Original Message -----
From: "carolyn mckenna" <carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 11:21 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GSD Standard--one of the better writen ones
> Yes, Helen, and I am the one who sent that original post to the the
> judges' list. Amazing how many judges fault the over-reach, thus putting
> up the generic
> dog. This enervated much discussion, and so many judges thanked me for
> the explanation. You would not believe those who thought that over-reach,
> asked for in our standard, caused crabbing and side-winding. Ludicrous
> !!!!~
> Do they not read the standard ? DUH Of course not. We simply must be
> more explanatory in our seminars and judges' education.
> Of course, I am refering to all breed judges attending our seminars,
> those who do not have the advantage of seeing our best dogs, and when
> they do see them at an all bred show they don't recognize them, though
> we are seeing a great many good GSDs at all breed shows winning .
> So come on, you GSD judges on the judges' list, let's educate
> these "all-rounders"
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