Mr S!....I wish more judges would stick to what They ask for....many years ago...okay 7 years ago, my friend Basu was having trouble getting my dog to settle in winners class...and just so no one gets this wrong, I love my handler like a brother, he was not at fault...my dog just would not move slow and easy like the Judge , Max Thompson, asked him to!....Mr Thompson gave my dog the reserve..I have respected and have been a good friend of Max Thompson ever since...I have also seen judges ask for dogs slow and easy and then reward the dog that did not do as the judge asked...I no longer show under them...there are quite a few judges I will not show under..hell ...maybe I should become a judge cuz I'm quickly running out of folks that I will put my dog under...judges..if you are not going to stick by what you ask .....then don't ask!!!!...do like Clinton...don't ask...don't tell...lol...FB ----- Original Message ----- From: <PAGAIRS@xxxxxxx> To: <cudjoe@xxxxxxxxxx>; <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <Stoneshep2@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 5:17 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Honest Judges > 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 > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================