[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Political wins
- From: "Robert Dir" <dir@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "New Showlist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:18:45 -0600
Great post Doris--I agree with you 100%. When the pros bring the best dogs
they usually do win but that is the breaks of the game. Sandi Card
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From: "irrenhaus4" <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:01 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Political wins
> I am no doubt opening an argument, but have a couple of comments to make
on so-called political judging.
> At specialty shows, very often ringside sees a prominent handler win, and
there have been days when the same handler has really cleaned up, winning
points in both dogs and bitches. Invariably there are screams of political
judging!!
>
> I have found as an observer that handlers DO win a lot and I know why.
Generally they are showing the best dogs on that particular day. They are
handlers and part of their job is to pick and choose the judge(s) they feel
will like a particular type of dog. Granted, occasionally there is a
terrible mistake made, but it happens seldom, in my opinion.
>
> The answer to the problem is to breed excellent dogs, and then save up and
put a really good handler on them. Let him/her choose the shows, and see if
you don't get the screams of "political", too. Alternatively, become so
expert yourself that you can run rings around the pros, and learn what
various judges like. People on this list often ask about particular judges,
most of whom I have never seen judge our breed. IMO, that is a waste of an
entry fee. If they don't know Shepherds, they can't judge them well.
>
> I may not always agree with the judging (and yes, I did judge at one time
long ago, but not German Shepherds) but I recognize the judge's right to his
or her opinion, whether it is what I would put up, or not.
>
> Now, all-breed shows are a whole new ballgame, although they too are
dominated by handlers. Many all-breed judges don't know one end of a
Shepherd from the other, so depend on a familiar face to make their choices
for them. The best way around this problem is to encourage clubs to hire
knowledgeable judges, not people who don't know anything about our breed.
And also for our good Shepherd judges to perhaps add a couple more breeds so
you will be selected at all breed shows more often.
>
> There will always be a few wins that make you gag, but with luck they will
get rarer as time goes by. Doris Estabrook
>
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