Thank you? Dave is the?gentleman I was referring to. ? ? He never said that the judges "HAVE" to make the dogs walk but he did say that they "CAN" in order to get a better look at them.? Maybe Dave is so good he doesn't need them to go slow to see what they are like?? ? ?? I am in no way saying it should or should not be done but I am saying it is happening ?be prepared for it.? When your dog is walked in a public area is it allowed to pull as hard as it can or is it taught to walk calmly?? This is just one more thing to teach the dogs before taking them in the ring.? HEAL= walk?? LETS GO = means Katie bar the door. ?Maybe something like EASY?= for a trot. (or any commands you choose) ? We have one of the most trainable breeds on earth we can surely teach them to walk on a leash. ? Glenn Shaden Shepherds ? ? -----Original Message----- From: Peggy To: murfamx4@xxxxxxx; InquestGSD@xxxxxxx; ricknaudra@xxxxxxx; Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 9:50 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GSD 'walking' judges/ eh? Dave Rinke (the tall, thin, bald man) judged a specialty here last May on our Futurity weekend (large entries) and I don't recall his asking the dogs to walk. Of course, I could have missed it.....but truthfully, I have only seen dogs asked to walk once in the past dozen or so years.........and no one was happy about it. I've NEVER seen it at an all breed show. Peggy From: murfamx4@xxxxxxx> >I have seen this at 3 of the last 5 all breed shows I attended.?? If your >dog will walk on heel this isn't a problem at all.? Lets go is one command >and heel is a separate command. > I was watching a DVD of a GSD judges seminar from a couple years ago.? > It?was being put on by the tall, thin, bald man that does the Judging > seminar at the Nationals.? (sorry I can't come up with his name)? He is > the same judge that put Color Guard up for GV in 97. > In this seminar he was talking about all the tricks handlers do to make > their dogs look bett er.? Things like stringing them up, moving them as > fast as possible, etc...?? He told these?people that if you want a real > good look at the dog have them walk around the ring preferably on a loose > lead.? ?He said?they (handlers)?can't hide anything when the dog is > walking. > > Possibly that is where this is coming from ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 PROHI BITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aimcmp00050000000001 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================