AMEN! (btw, BOB judging started at 1PM......judging groups of 10 at a time. WD and WB entered the ring after the first cuts). -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com > I have more thoughts but will keep them to myself for now. I will just > say one more thing....any herding or working dog, and I'm including Terriers > and hunting dogs here, should be able to prove itself on the move. You can > look at them standing all day long and you won't know a damn thing about > them until they move............and if it isn't a SHOW, then why does > everyone want to go?> > Peggy> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kay Reamensnyder Betty Doerpinghaus" <bedkar@xxxxx>> To: "GSD list" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:55 PM> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Unhappy exhibitors> > > > Unfortunately, I could not attend the National this year.....> > I was in Las Vegas judging a Preshow for the Australian Shepherd> > Club of America (National Specialty).> >> > At this show we has the following entry:> > 103 males (this is what I judged)> > 119 females> > 110 Specials> > Also, Jr. showmanship and Altered Classes.> > We started at 8:30 AM and finsihed by 7:00 PM....> > 5 rings that ran all at the same time.> > NO one seemed to miss much and all seemed to have a> > great time.> >> > It proves it can be done,> > I'm just not sure this would be geared to the GSD folk. > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================