Barbara, in my opinion, you were always looking. My bitch finished the Sat before the National and she was only 24 months old. I did not have a handler for specials so I asked a talented jr. from Texas, Trevor Golden, to take her in. You arranged your groups to your liking, but you never stopped looking. Pepper always did her best at the end and you always caught it and each time you moved her up at the last minute to the keeper group. She kept making the cut at the last minute until at the very end, she was the last one cut for select. Disappointed?? No, we were elated that she showed so well for Trevor and that at her maturity level (with little coat) you recognized her side gait and kept her to the end. A thousand thank you's for a great job of putting up what you like, based on your years of knowledge. Carol Moore In a message dated 1/5/2011 2:08:18 P.M. Central Standard Time, amidon481@xxxxxxx writes: I have had some handlers say to me they did not get a look..HUH isnt it all about the dogs???I have a father of a handler always upset because so and so did not put his daughter up..Again it has NOTHING to do about the daughter as it is the animal being judged..Friends should not put the Judge in a situation as everyone has an opinion today mostly wrong..If you judge enough most can tell you are judging the dogs and not friends or handlers..Being myself in the breed quite awhile I know a lot of people so it is hard not giving someone you know the points...Having a great day in beautiful Miami about 72 degrees Barbara Amidon ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================