In a message dated 11/11/2008 9:54:33 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, amidon@xxxxxxxxx writes: As most complaints about the Judging were about her procedure..I would say those on the board should take this up with the board.. We did not vote our board to judge the national. That is for the person we elect to judge. I would not want our board or anyone else to tell the judge what they must do. I want to thank Michel, Cappy and Helen for doing what they felt was the right thing to do. Each of them selected the best that they saw, and that is what we asked them to do. If you didn't like the procedure used, then next time don't vote for that person. I talked to Helen before she began to judge, and a few times while she was doing it. She worked hard to do what she believed was the best thing to do. I know she used a procedure that some didn't like, but I thought she took great pains to select the best in the ring. I admire her for doing that, thank her for her dedication, and respect her for her opinions. When you, or I are voted to judge, then we can decide how to do it. What our judges do is important, and we should thank them. We do have the right to criticize them, but let's remember how hard they work for us. We pay them nothing, and we get their best efforts. That should be enough. I did not see anything in the Select group that wasn't top quality. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================