In a message dated 10/19/2005 3:05:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, pmick@xxxxxxxxx writes: I seem to remember when specialty critiques by dog (maybe not each placement, but more than just a general critique) were published in the Review -- pictures, too. Am I dreaming, or was that not the case? Peggy The Board passed a motion during Jane Bennett and Lois's time that it was a voluntary thing. I never favored doing it because the person reading it only hears one person's opinon,and wasn't at the show to see what the competition was,and view the other dogs. During the 60's and 70's ,when I was doing mostly just GSD"s,I chose not to post a critique in the Review. The only time I did critiques was at the Canadian Specialties,where you had a microphone and after judging and placing the dogs,you critiqued them aloud for the whole club And ,of course for the three times I judged our GSDCA National (Mandatory) Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================