Thank you Morton. Shame on any judge that ignores temperament. I do understand
sound dogs can have a bad day, awarding them when they have bad behavior is
simply wrong. No excuses. I tagged the one judge on live stream and sent him
an PM. I asked how he could award a dog that JUMPED behind the handler on
approach and the handler actually turned the dog backwards and lister him in
the air for testicle check. The dog won his class and went Reserve Fut Dog.
He never replied.
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On Jul 20, 2018, at 5:22 PM, Morton Goldfarb <janandmort@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Well said Kathy!!
Our Breed is judged in three parameters
1. Temperament
2.Standing Anatomy
3. Movement
Our Breed has 3 natural gaits
1. Walk or pace
2. Slow to medium trot
3.Gallop
So that to me summarized it!!
Morron
"You must live with a great dog to discover what makes them different and
exceptional or you miss one of life's great joys"
Remember—-“ What was was-what is is— BUT— What is was and what was is”
Morton Goldfarb,M.D. FACS
Continental Director SV- WUSV
North America
Mexico
International Special Judge for Breeding
On Jul 20, 2018, at 3:41 PM, Rbuffdogs <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As a fancy, particularly in the Specialties we have paid far too much
attention, and put too much
emphasis on 12 words , out of a 9,000 word Standard:
Covers the most amount of ground with the least amount of effort". Often to
the complete detriment
of correct temperament, type, nerves and ironically, movement itself. What
a shame. I barely recognize
the breed these days.
Diminishing returns.
Kathy
http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com
CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs
CH. Kappo von Eisenwerk, TC
RBIF CH. Monarch's Tarragon v Kaleef
CH. Victory's Leviathan
CH. Osor-Sense and Sensibility
"Victory...Vires et honestas"
On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 10:51 AM, Linda Bankhead
<lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
BRAVO Kay. I completely agree. Live Stream has captured these animals
winning, when they should have been excused. The loose lead exam is a
requirement and the instructions are explicit. The judge is supposed to
fault poor character, not award it.
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On Jul 20, 2018, at 1:17 PM, Kay <kathrynspringer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carolyn brings up several good points in her post but the one that struck
me as so important is her comment on the importance of watching
temperament in our breed. It is great that we have the streaming video so
those of us on FB have the opportunity to see GSDs all over the country. I
have watched 3 Fut/Mat and several specialty shows. I am extremely
dismayed that I have seen very respected judges award dogs, who could not
be touched numerous times, be awarded with first place wins and even
reserves. In my opinion, if you can’t touch the dog on the initial contact
why are they being awarded? Yes, I certainly understand that every dog can
have a bad day, but that dog should be judged on its performance that day
and not be “given a break or a second or third chance to behave”. I can
just imagine Bob Penny rolling his eyes and shaking his head. JMHO
Kay Springer
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In a message dated 7/18/2018 9:14:30 PM Pacific Standard Time,
bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx writes:
