Good points all, Jeff! Let the judges judge. Big Brother should not always be watching. If exhibitors have complaints, THEY can always do something about them. Penny in NC ****************************************************************************************************** There are several issues in our breed. Dead tails. Lack of follow through. Dragging Toes. Weak backs. Shoulders. Pasterns. I could go on.... Some of these are very severe in our breed right now. So, should we allocate an Observer to watch over judges in each of these areas too? No we should not. We elect judges to judge. Let them do it. If they don't do a good job in one way or another, simply do not elect them again. Jeff Pyle Windfall ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================