[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Nationals Judges
- From: "Liane Fossland" <lfossland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "DavidFritsche" <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:13:55 -0700
I think we all can learn from this post. Is there anyone who read Dave's
post who did not see himself/herself somewhere between the lines? I did!
Lee
Liane Fossland
Home of Ch. Donar, Loni,CD, Auburn, Kara Mia and Windy
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> [Original Message]
> From: DavidFritsche <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 3/13/2006 9:05:35 PM
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Nationals Judges
>
> > (This was not my real reply to the email) but decided to share my
thoughts
> > with you. I wonder if other Intersex Judges get this kind of stuff?
This
> > is what makes me very sad!
> > Helen Franklin
>
> Old story.... but time to tell it again - as old men are prone to do......
>
> My first show was exciting.... Beautiful dog - all of 6 months old and
owner
> handled - never been in the ring before. I went around, down and back,
> around, then around some more with other dogs and tried to do what I was
> told to do. The judge stopped us and walked over to me and asked, "Sir,
do
> you know what it means when I point at you and motion toward the front of
> the line?" I responded, "No Mamm, I didn't think you were flirting with
me,
> but then I'm not sure." She laughed and told me to go to the front of the
> line.
>
> When we left the ring she stopped me and told me she thought I might be
new
> to this game and that she also thought she might let me know to not go
too
> far because I would be coming back into the ring. Other dogs ran around,
and
> other classes, then she pointed to me again and told me to come back into
> the ring. She told me what to do and I did it as best I could and she
> laughed - she laughed a lot that day! Then she again pointed at me and
> everyone stopped and lined up and she gave us a big pretty purple ribbon.
I
> thought it was awful nice of this lady judge to give us such a pretty
> ribbon, but everyone else did not like that ribbon much, they were
frowning
> and all.
>
> Then we walked through the crowd to our crate and overheard the talk....
> "Ya, someone is sleeping with someone, that's all I can say!"
> "No, there's money changing hands, that's for sure...."
> "Ah, it's all political. They've known each other for years."
> And on, and on......
>
> I smiled, took my pretty ribbon and decided to keep going to the shows.
In
> that moment I knew something... My winning had nothing to do with
politics
> (had never met the lady). It had nothing to do with sex (I'm sure she had
no
> interest in a fat baldheaded clumsy lummox). It had nothing to do with
money
> (I had not even though about it!).
>
> We all love our dogs and think they are the best. We think they should
win
> or we would not be there. And all too many of us are not totally honest
with
> ourselves or objective about our dogs. So, we need to explain our loss -
> blame it on other factors! None of us go away saying, "I've got a really
bad
> and ugly dog who will never win, but I like to loose so I go to dog
shows."
> So we blame the judge, the system, the friendships, the climate, the
moon,
> the park, the...... who knows. It is just part of human nature.
>
> God bless you all for thinking that way and for coming to the shows.
Without
> all of us trying and thinking we might win, there would be no points, no
> competition and no shows. SO, make up your own excuse when you loose, but
> don't expect me to buy it. And, enjoy the heck out of the times you win.
> There is no excuse then!
> Dave
>
>
>
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