Jim, I agree. A few years back when I was using Christina and most judges didn't know her, we went to a show and in the first class addressed all the handlers on a first name basis and ignored her. She went last with a better dog. I won't show to that judge today. Ann Home of Sel Ex # 6 Ch Maxwell, Sel Ex Ch Gilley and #1 Dam Muggles - owner/breeder of 68 champions and 19 ROMs --- On Mon, 9/22/08, James Barnhart <jim_barnhart@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: James Barnhart <jim_barnhart@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Judging the Dog the Day of the Show To: "Kay Reamensnyder Betty Doerpinghaus" <bedkar@xxxxx> Cc: "gsd showlist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 4:16 PM On Sep 22, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Kay Reamensnyder wrote: > Jim, > > You can "howl at the moon" all you want...but, the truth of the > matter is > that at any given show, on any given day, a Judge's ability and > integrity will > be perceived in many different ways by the exhibitors,etc. Kay, That variety of perception is part of the human condition no doubt. I believe that inside that ring should be a minimum amount of decorum. A judge should not show familiarity with one exhibitor and not all. A judge must never leave a perception that all dogs weren't judged equally. Like that statement in the standard "hard to define but unmistakeable when present", we know who is a dignified, honorable person who takes judging as serious business and who does not. Most judges have this quality. It is a moral standard for all judges to live up to if I can help it. It does not involve bashing. This moral standard is protected by the clubs who choose the judges. Jim > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================