Actually, I would venture to say that only a small portion of the membership votes on judges and an even smaller percentage know who they are voting for. Many of the people that vote in these situations either think it is an obligation or a right, in which case, they vote for familiar names, ie, Ed, Bob and Rita. I am not saying anyone is good or bad, but by having the same people over and over within the timeframe of four years, you are allowing for so many of the same dogs to be shown again and again to these same people. And, whether or not anyone agrees with me, a certain percentage of people do breed with the idea of who is judging the National, handlers pick their dogs accordingly and clients pick their handlers accordingly. I am not painting everyone with the same brush, but none of this helps the breed. Entries will be up because it is a fairly central location, but I am sure plenty of people are groaning today too. JMHO. Time for me to start packing for Atlanta next week. Jess Mac (from my Android) > From: ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Judges > Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:59:35 -0400 > > I think that that THE MEMBERSHIP has chosen. This is one of the ways > in which the voting membership of the GSDCA can "speak up" and vote > for the judges of their choice. Irritated??! I am delighted! These > three people are the cream of the judging crop! Congratulations!! > (AND I would wager that the entries will increase next year.) > > Penny in NC > ********************************************************************************************************* > Everyone asks why entries are dropping at the National? Here's an > example.... Didn't Bob and Ed just judge two years ago? > And I thought DCA was bad for repeat judges. No reflection on these > people's judging capabilities, but if I were planning to exhibit, I > would be mighty irritated. > > Time for a new procedure!!! > > Jess Mac (from her Android) > ===========================================================================> > 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/ > =========================================================================== > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================