These judges who are doing the National more than a few times...... are voted in by the exhibiting membership. To rotate judges just for the sake of rotation is just more "governing" for those that are doing the exhibiting and spending the money to show their dogs and will not be fair either.......and could do a lot more harm than good. No one "appointed" the Judges these assignments...... they are all nominated by the Board or run by petition by the membership..... and voted for by the membership. I have yet to see that one of them does any harm to the direction of the Breed. Breeders know what direction they want to take in this Country and I know of NO breeder that plans their breedings around ANY Judge.... or Board ......or show. Breedings are and should be planned according to the Standard.....and we want judges that judge according to the Standard. We have the choice.......these judges have been the choices! Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com RChesnut70502@xxxxxxx writes: We don't, but we do. Yes, we all have the right to do as we please, which does not make it right, or positive for the breed. To much concentration on one persons ability to direct the breed. ******************************************** I have always felt that we should have the right to elect the best person we want, or not. I don't like to be limited by how many times or how often. If there is a perfect judge, that judge should judge every year. I suspect next year Ed will judge, and that will make ten times for him. I know that I am pleased he is willing to do it. Dave and Ralph have each done the National nine times, and I say, get them both back again. That is why I don't want to have regional board members. I want to elect the best people for the job, and if they all come out of Iowa, so be it. Free choice, and no limits. Don't fence me in. Liberty or Death. Don't mess with Superman's cape, or Batman's mask. Never eat the yellow snow. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================