In a message dated 5/6/11 6:09:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time, sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx writes: Judges are damned if they do and damned if they don't if you keep 6-7 in and you are not really considering them then the owners and handlers will complain because you kept them in working when you were not considering them I don't think I have ever excused any from a class. I try not to make a final decision before I have looked at who I think I will put up, and then back at each other dog. Maybe it is just me, but I think there could be something I missed and I don't want to take that chance. On the other hand, the biggest class I have ever judged was 13 and the ring was big enough for that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================