you are a perfect example of "subjective interpretation"...my post said nothing about whether a judge was well known or not, a judge is honest or he isn't, a judge is knowledgeable or she isn't...has nothing to do with being well known....honesty is a function of character, knowledge is a function of experience and or education...honest and knowledgeable judges will...and pay close attention to this part ...INCREASE SPORTSMANSHIP....I have never gone to a dog show Knowing I was going to win...I have won a few shows when I thought another dog was better..( no I did not give the points back)..and as far as good sportsmanship goes...honey I wrote that book..FB "D.G.Bonome" <lexieshep@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: So basically what you are saying is that if the judge is not well known, stay away, but if the Judge is well known, and you know, your dog will WIN, show? How is this good sportsmanship? The Judges on this list that were once unknown, were you in the same position when you started? Small shows because no one knew you? Dawn __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 2005. 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 ============================================================================