[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Judges for dark doggies

  • From: Scharo777@xxxxxxx
  • To: psharp212@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:54:26 EST

In a message dated 1/22/2007 9:59:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
psharp212@xxxxxxx writes:
Every  single judge that I know personally...and there are quite a few...look 
at  quality, structure, movement, and temperament..  I don't know of one that 
 
would put up a dog, or place a dog back, because of color or color  pattern!! 
Maybe for poor pigment, but, not  primarily.

Looking at your list, all I can say is that I have met Lee  Brown, and I have 
shown under him; I didn't notice him placing dogs by  color or color pattern. 
The other judges I don't really know, other  than by reputation, and I 
think they probably judge the same  way!
 
I NEVER said that Lee placed dogs because of color.  But neither does  he 
penalize dogs because of color.
We have shown many years in the all breed ring, as well as in  specialties.  
At specialties I never worried about color, as long as my dog  was not washed 
out.  HOWEVER, at the all breeds, many judges place as much  or more emphasis 
on breed type as they do on movement.  And to many judges,  a bi-color just 
does not look TYPY.  They like the black saddle markings  instead.
We campaigned 3X Sel Scharo's Spellbinder heavily in the all specialty  ring, 
taking him up to No 1 0r 2 specialty winning dog in 1991-92.  Then we  went 
to the all breed ring since he was so clean.  He did very well, going  to #2 
male in the country.  In '94 he was a multiple group winner and a  Best in Show 
dog, but we could never get ahead of Heidleberg's Gabe.  (Of  course Gabe was 
shown twice as often)  Gabe was not the mover, but was a  good standard black 
&   tan.
  I had all arounders actually tell me:
                   1.   Your dog is too dark for the standard  
2.   Too bad your dog is so dark, I would have liked to put him up
                        3.   You dog over reaches in front. 
The judges I named put him up in spite of his dark color.
And Spellbinder was only a blanket black, not a true  bi-color.
Fondly remembering those years
 
Carol



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