[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Heads Up - misunderstanding

  • From: grnram415@xxxxxxx
  • To: helen@xxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:42:13 -0500

I know people complain about crooked judges and exhibitors.? I am not naive 
enough to think that does not happen.? It does and I have the sour grapes to 
prove it.? On the other hand, I have also shown under some awesome judges.? 
Judges who know what they like and are consistent in their judging.? Even if I 
don't have the dog they like, I will know better what to show to him/her the 
next time as they have shown they are consistent.? And, when I do have a dog 
they like and silly me gets in the ring with him/her, they don't look at me, 
they look at my dog.? As for the futurity system, I have again had the same 
experience.??There are judges I would show under and some I won't based on what 
I feel they like and their ring procedure.? Young dogs are silly and 
unpredictable.? Some judges handle them well and others don't.? My concern at 
that stage is that my dog gets a good experience in the show ring.? I have 
become more selective in my showing as I don't have the money to waste in
  entering every single local show, specialty or AB.??My feeling is this, do 
your homework.? Know your judges, know what they like and know how they 
operate.? Doesn't take a brain surgeon to see the political judges who?only put 
up certain handlers or dogs owned by certain owners.? If you think they 
don't?know the?dogs or owners or handlers, you are fooling yourself.??There are 
some great Judges out there.? Let's give them our entries and let the?political 
ones?get by with their paltry entries.? Who are these great Judges?? Well, do 
your homework.? Watch the judging and who they put up.??If the style/quality of 
the dog is consistent, regardless of who is on that dog, then you are looking 
at a judge that knows what they like.? If the Judge puts up every dog from a 
certain handler, regardless of the?quality of the animal, well that judge is 
not in my book. 
I don't know?how this subject line?came to this but it is good food for thought.

Laura Thomas????????? 


-----Original Message-----
From: Helen Franklin <helen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:24 am
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Heads Up - misunderstanding



I just love what Carolyn wrote:
 
 "...and hope and pray the Judge has "good eyes"  and an  "honest heart."  and 
a 

 "strong will."
 Carolyn    marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My interpretation:
"good eyes"  skilled enough to recognize the quality of the dogs exhibited
"honest heart"  ability to award recognition solely on what's best for the breed
"strong will" not lead or influenced by anything other than ones own beliefs.
                        (It is easy to be a follower and and do what's popular 
in the show ring, 
                        but more difficult to state not what 's been, but what  
you think
                        should be.)   

Helen Franklin
Put an A O E in the PED-I-GREE
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