I've decided that taking a consensus of various observations is much better. Discounting the major win "good" judge and looking at LOTS of responses rather than one or two. Watching what was put up from the shows on the websites. Sooner or later, you get a good feel for the judge, even when not in the ring. Stormy P.S. REALLY wishing more clubs would get their results in to the PC website. What a boon that is in checking judges! In a message dated 12/16/05 10:48:14 AM, tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Actually somehow I ended up on a list that discusses judges and you just > hit the nail RIGHT square on the head. If someone wins - this is a > knowledgable judge. If they loose - he/she is a fool! They never take into > consideration that NO dog is unbeatable or that their 7 year old open animal > doesn't > have a single point and had been shown 1000 plus times................ > Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================