i don't recall reading them at the time but i don't read every post every day. i was NOT the one who "brought up" the national at this time and simply asked a question. lack of respect should not be tolerated - on the part of the club, the judge or the exhibitor. lack of hospitality - bad manners. jmo, diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 8/22/2010 2:45:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx writes: Maybe you didn't read any of them? Why bring it up now? It is no secret that there have been "lapses" in Judges/ Hospitality over the years at the National. Judges left with no rides , judges needing things and not being helped. The latest with a Judge standing in line to eat??? Esp at a National level, we elect judges to do a REALLY big and exhausting job...and they stand in line, or wait for a ride? That is absurd. I have never seen this at an AB show, but I have at some specialties, where judges are basically left to fend. To me, it is unforgivably bad manners to treat any judge at any show that way. If an oversight, then things like this need to be smoothed out BEFORE show date, and exactly whom is in charge of Judges hospitality/transport, and what is expected of them. *The judge is the reason people are coming to the show*. Seems they deserve better treatment than they sometimes get. Yes? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================