At a recent all breed show - the same thing happened and the judge filed a bench complaint. The exhibitor is now enjoying a 6 month hiatus from the noble sport of dog showing and her checkbook is lighter by $500. The AKC takes the charge of trying to influence a judge's decision very seriously. ~ Val. In a message dated 8/10/2008 12:19:12 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, Scharo777@xxxxxxx writes: The late Ron Whitehead, from Las Vegas, had made the change from handling...to judging. (I guess this was over 20 years ago) He was very well received as a judge, and drew large entries. At one show, one of his handler buddies said to him, during the individual, "This dog could finish today, he only needs this major" Ron looked at him, and stepped out to the center of the ring, brought that dog and handler with him, and announced, " Ladies and Gentlemen, you attention please. This nice young man has just informed me that his dog only needs this major to finish. Please give them a big round of applause," And then Ron looked at the handler and led the applause. Then he resumed judging and said dog placed third in his class. Ron was definitely his own man. Carol Moore **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut0005000000001 7 ) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 ) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================