I too have shown under this judge. I found nothing wrong with his ring procedure. I have won and lost under him. I do find that he does favor certain handlers, but his approach and procedure have always been fine. Since he is a California judge, I do see him judge pretty often and have seen no problems. Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com In a message dated 1/10/05 4:58:34 PM, Windwalkergsds@xxxxxx writes: << In a message dated 1/10/2005 2:10:18 PM Mountain Standard Time, bigskygsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > I had a similar instance happen in Portland,Oregon 6 yrs > ago. The judge was Donovon Thompson and his performance was just as > appalling. I have passed up at least six shows because he is on the slate. > > Wait a minute, here.......I have shown under Donovan Thompson and have > watched him judge many times, including group. Not only did I think he was a very > competent GSD judge, but his ring procedure was just fine. I hope he has > not been boycotted because the All-Breed ring will have lost a good GSD judge > and there are alot of bad ones out there that will take his place. Jamie >> ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================