[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Handlers, etc.

  • From: "Mike Crowson" <ruready8336@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <crudolf@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:53:31 -0600

Ok, newbie thought here....why don't those who have the knowledge and years
of expweinwce with judges produce a list or book, or something, detailing
what individual judges like/dislike, etc. Maybe then their wouldn't be so
many frustrated dog owners at shows.  Just a thought. MC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <crudolf@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 8:42 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Handlers, etc.


> very good post....................
> people need to pick and choose judges wisely. There are plenty of us who
are
> very willing to give wins to the best dog, not the best handler. However
> that said when someone breeds a really good one, they generally get it
with
> a good handler,,,,,,,therefore we see the handlers with alot of really
great
> dogs..........i love seeing owner handlers and youth exhibiting in my
ring.
> A handler will never have an advantage..............the exhibitor with the
> best animal will...........
> Pulling dogs to me is unsportsmanlike, but the next time around don't
enter
> under those judges who you feel didn't do the right thing.
>
> On the other hand if a handler wins you can't always jump to the
conclusion
> the judge is a handler judge or crooked. It may truly be that the judge
> liked their dog the best.
>
> Again it comes down to showing your dogs to judges with integrity and
> honesty. If you don't know the judges and enter anyways you take your
> chances and then make notes for the next time.  I just don't agree with
> pulling dogs to be hurtful unless the judge has been disrespectful to the
> exhibitors and/or rough on dogs or for some reason thats makes good sense.
>
> Amy Safdir
> Almanya Shepherds
> www.almanyagsd.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christiane Rudolf" <crudolf@xxxxxxx>
> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 9:20 AM
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Handlers, etc.
>
>
> > While there will always be those judges who will give the win to a well
> > known handler either because they don't know the breed well enough to
> > think on their own,  or because they are afraid of "what people think",
> > there are many out there that will give it to the dog not to the
handler.
> > Certain handlers, who are successful-- and that makes them targets for
> > jealous people--win because they generally have the best dogs and also
> > know how to  groom and show them to their best advantage.  Yes,
> > unfortunately, money does play a big part in this, but that is life in
> > general.  You have to learn to deal with it.  If you can't, stay away
from
> > dog shows.
> >
> > I for one, will continue to show my dogs as long as I can, and will try
to
> > show under juges who are fair, knowledgeable and give every dog in the
> > ring a good look, whether it is mine or somebody else's.  What I can't
> > understand is judges who will go to great lengths with the temperament
> > test(important to me) and then move up a dog that fails it.  That is
> > something so obvious, that every judge should be able to do correctly
and
> > consider in his/her placements.  But then some judges also don't know
how
> > to approach a dog correctly to do the exam.
> >
> > If everybody keeps pulling their dogs when Jimmy shows up, the sport
will
> > die and who will be the winner then?
> >
> > JMO
> >
> > Christiane Rudolf
>
>
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