Makes me think of a judge I watched last spring...(in another breed, but it still applies). He was from another country, and breeds a similar breed, and I thought he'd do a better job than he actually did. I got to talk with him after he was finished judging, and I asked him (yes, nicely!) what he was looking for in that particular breed...and he told me he just couldn't abide the high tail carriage that is so prevalent in the breed these days. I smiled and left him shortly thereafter...he hit really hard on the dogs whose tails were too high, but his Winners Bitch was dead lame. Guess it was OK with him, since she carried her tail properly.... GRRRRRRRRRRRR Peggy Sheila Lieberman wrote: >The loose lead temperament test is becoming universal, I have seen it in other >breeds too. But giving points to lame dogs and dogs that should never win >more than 3rd drives me nuts. All breed judges that don't read the Standard >before judging breeds they never worked with drives me nuts. I know of a >judge who started with Collies. This judge puts up the best Collie in every >breed judged. Can you imaging an ass high GSD getting points? I can't stand >judges who put up the same handlers show after shows either. > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================