Interesting thread as at the show this week-end I recalled a conversation I had with Jack Reed about 6 years ago, and he and I talked some about it. He claimed that he could finish a black faster than any other color all other things being equal. Since then I have always tried to pay some extra attention when an all black is in the ring and I must say that from my perspective out side of the ring I seem to have trouble "seeing" when a black is moving. But that obviously does not apply to the Judges inside the ring who get to put their hands on the dog as far as Jack could tell, as he preferred showing all blacks. And he has had some very nice all black dogs & bitches through the years. Oak Oak Ridge German Shepherds Dedicated to the German Shepherd Dog ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael & Linda Booker" <legatogsd@xxxxxxx> To: <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <JANGSD@xxxxxxx>; "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 6:55 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Judges for Blacks > ----- Original Message ----- > I can't imagine any judge simply not giving a black a chance due to > color...........if i saw one that knocked my socks off,,,,,i doubt i would > see the color difference............. >>>>>>>>>>>> > > I have been there and done that -- got the T-shirt. When we were showing > our Tipper, we had judges (all breed and specialty) tell us that they just > can't 'see' a black. (????) Seems perfectly simple to me. I think a > good > black is a beautiful thing. To me, they stand out in a ring, not fade > away. > > Legato German Shepherds > *and Stormy, the Sch3 IPO3 CD RA Wonder Dog > geocities.com/legatogsd > > ============================================================================ > 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 > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================