In a message dated 1/1/2005 6:56:19 PM Central Standard Time, cudjoe@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > But in defense of the judge, we judge what we see that day in that ring at > the time we are observing the dog. DD..----- Original Message ----- > When judging the Canadian National this past year, I had informed all handlers that I wanted to see the bitches slow and loose. In a particular class, a well known handler did not present their animal as I wanted, even after I had reminded that handler of how I wanted to see the animal presented........... that animal did not win it's class. As a judge, it's your ring, you know what you want to see, how you want it presented, and I personally do not care who the handler is, I just want to see the animal. Covering the most ground with the least amount of steps correctly, per the standard is not racing around the ring at 90 mph. on a tight lead to cover the dogs faults of movement. JMHO Gary Gary ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================