In a message dated 10/22/2006 9:36:29 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, abraxaskp@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: First of all, I was a bit put off by Helen's constant posting prior to the Nationals with regard to judging Yes have to agree there, it was off putting, and the coups de gras was how a 'certain handler" had directed her wardrobe choices......very poor taste, and I don't think anyone (speaking only for myself) found it either amusing or reassuring. Judges for the nationals will always be held up to scrutiny prior to the Nationals....the class judges and boy do I mean CLASS in every sense of the word...made no such public statements , kept a low profile and conducted themselves with absolute dignity prior to the National.....I applaud them both for that. Judging a national I imagine would be a huge honor, as you are a recipient of the confidence of the members of your club. You are at least during that time, going to conduct yourself with some professionalism and understand that things like posting to the List, and making it known who your favorite handler is, and oh "I'll be honest" (why even say that?) is really unseemly and makes people very uncomfortable. This is not a state fair judging grandma's home cooking or flowers or pickles....this is the biggest show of the year in our breed...and over the last few years it has become an embarassment when it comes to the Intersex classes.. Poor statement for our club...and we wonder why people quit right and left? ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================