In a message dated 4/10/2006 9:40:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, TLSGSD@xxxxxxx writes: In a message dated 4/10/2006 12:26:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, pmick@xxxxxxxxx writes: On the other hand, there are exhibitors who think the judge is rude simply because the judge doesn't smile... if you would read some of the comments from people on those lists that discuss judges, you would begin to think that there are a lot of idiots in the world, and many of them show dogs. That is so silly. Now, this weekend, both judges were friendly and smiled at me. I didn't place, LOL! I have been to many shows where the judge was stone-faced and I didn't know I had was even considered til I got the nod. They weren't rude, just not overly friendly. I have no issue with that. Laura Thomas http://www.treasureranchgsds.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================