[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Movement..Re:: Boring National? What the ????
- From: "" <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Tari Kridler" <chsweetsun@xxxxxxx>, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:25:00 -0600
hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Steve and Christine Grainger
WWW.HICKORYHILLGSD.COM
Tari, You have hit the nail on the head! Novices on this List need to
LISTEN to the voices of experience. Before I begin, I want to stress that
this is not about the quality of the dogs and bitches that went select,
this is about the evaluation or lack of the evaluation process.As Tari
states, movement IS the hardest thing to get and maintain, next in line
would be backs. Size, type, pigment are easy to fix.MOVEMENT is also
addressed quite extensively in our standard. When you judge by
"numbers"such as using a "breed survey" type evaluation what ends up
happening is that you don't allow yourself any wiggle room for give and
take in the evaluation process and breeders and exhibitors are going to
hold a judge accountable for those written evaluations.The fancy will
question how one animal can be considered faulty yet another animal was
rewarded that exhibited the same fault. It also allows breeders and
exhibitors to compare notes and question consistency( or inconsistency) of
the judging.By the time and exhibitor gets to the intersex competition,
most are not novices.A judge needs to consider that it is an honor to judge
dogs at a national level and that many breeders are "allowing" the judge to
pass an evaluation on their dogs, even when most have breeding programs
that far excel that of the person in the center of the ring! That in and of
itself should be humbling! If any good came from the intersex judging, it
proved that German style judging is not effective nor appreciated in the
American ring, just as I am certain that our way of judging wouldn't not be
appreciated in the German ring. When in Rome, one should do as the Romans
do! Christine
> [Original Message]
> From: Tari Kridler <chsweetsun@xxxxxxx>
> To: <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 11/11/2008 6:25:12 AM
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Movement..Re:: Boring National? What the ????
>
> Something that amazed me at this Nationals -Breed Judging- was the fact
that we were given the impression that our breed isn't about movement.? We
were told this at the Dinner as well.? Where I believe in the "Total" dog,
I also believe that movement is the HARDEST thing to breed into your dogs
and TYPE is one of the easiest things to change.? I am Not sorry that I
produce great moving dogs, and just because one person on one day doesn't
feel this is as Important, I am Not going to change my whole breeding
program.???
> We showcased?our dogs, got one good attempt at best, and paid a lot of
money for a "Breed Survey" - something I don't need in this venue.
.
>
>
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