I thought there were already rules in place about the number of dogs a judge is supposed to judge in a designated length of time..at least there is at all-breeds, and I understand that when new judges are doing their provisionals..this is one thing the Rep is looking for..and provisional judges will get a stern reprimand if they take too long...there must be a reason the AKC wants things moved along...but perhaps they have never considered having "fun" when they designed the rules for judging dogs....that could be a project for you ..write the AKC..and ask them if they could waiver the rule..so we can have "Fun"..because..after all..this is what dogs shows are about..having "fun.."..let me know what you hear back. Christine > [Original Message] > From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> > To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 1/16/2005 10:34:43 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] National Length > > > > In a message dated 1/15/2005 8:16:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, VPREZHMF > writes: > You know perfectly well,that we've had some judges do the National that are > sooo slow( what did someone quote ?--10 dogs per hour),and that sure as heck > not fun--but boring boring-- > > > > No question. But, that is no reason to start making rules on how to judge. > More and more those outside the ring want to tell the person inside the ring > what to do. We elect the judge and if we don't like what they do, don't vote > for them again. > > At the last national there was a lot of pressure put on the judges on the > temperament test. We have now told the judge they may only find 10 Select > quality animals. I don't want to next tell a judge how long it takes him/her to > decide the winners. > > This sport is still supposed to be for all our enjoyment. If we have to give > up some time to allow a judge to do what they want to do, I feel that is a > small price for it taking a bit longer than we want. If we are elected to > judge our national, we can then decide how quickly we will judge. > > I know some judges can do it faster than others. But, I don't want to rush > the judging to convenience me. > > Not that there is anything wrong with that. > > Evan > _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================