AMEN ! AMEN ! AMEN ! to all your points.... In my humble opinion.. Mike ------------------------------ Msg: #3 in digest From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:56:12 EDT Subject: Judge the dogs (was Re: Breeder's Showcase/ maybe...) On that note..........let me throw a different spin on this one...........how many times have you seen the people on ringside going out of their way to make sure the judge notices them and what dog they are doubling? I find this hilarious. As a judge, the responsibility is huge. As an honest judge, the job is easy, you are only judging the dogs. When the judge has the back bone to put up the best dog, with a unknown handler, just based on the facts that the winners are the dogs closest to the standard........then......you will hear........the judge doesn't know anything. Cant win. So, the trick (I've found) is to do your homework and keep taking your dogs to the judges that judge the dogs..........whether is the National, a regular show, a futurity, a show case or a match. JMO Ileana ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================