this weekend we showed in Deland Fl. I choose to show my boy Cody while my handler handled his brother Ranger. Only Rangers second weekend out since a puppy. The judge asked me if the dog was "quiet" I looked at her and couldn't figure out what she ment. I said yes he's quiet he's not barking he's right in front of you DUH. found out later she ment is he calm? whatever that ment. she reached for his muzzle to check teeth, he pulled away slightly and I mean slightly she pulled her hands away quickly and then asked me to show her the teeth. She appeared afraid of the dogs. She did that with each one in open. I went to restack his back leg while she went over him since he moved it and she backed away said no hold his head (which he didn't even turn around to her). She was afraid of the breed. How can you have a judge thats afraid of certain breeds judge the breed. That's dog shows. Michele On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 9:42 AM, MORGAN LEWIS <shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Since everyone is talking about personal experience, I'll thow this one in. > As a newby last January I showed "V" in the 12-18 month puppy class. > After the show We were walking around and met the judge. In my innocents, I > ask the judge if she could critque "V". She said that she liked his bone, > coat and temperament, but could not honestly critque him, as she DID NOT > know the GSD STANDARD; she awarded the prizes by what she liked!! Don't > know if I was more surprised by her honesty or stupidity. How can you have > a judge that does not know the STANDARD (this was an allbreed show. > > Morgan Lewis, RPh. > Member GSDCA > President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3 > "So Much to Do, So Little Time" > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group > and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions > expressed in any post. > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: > http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================