On Mar 7, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Gail BAUMAN wrote: > I have a friend who many times has asked the judge what they did or > didn't like about her bitch This caught my eye and made me remember the first and only time I asked a judge about the dog I was showing. It was in the early 80s and she was my first show dog and I was showing her myself. When she did not win over a bitch that I thought inferior to her, I politely asked the judge after she was done judging why the other bitch was put up. The judge looked at me with a very straight face and matter-a- factly said: "Well, the handler on the other bitch is also a Chihuahua breeder and so am I." And, yes the bitch I was showing finished, was my foundation bitch who was a Champion UD and I put some of her minor points and one major on her myself. I have never asked again! Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com Home of Multi BISS & Mult Group Winning Ch. Rohan's Reward TC,CGC,HT,CD,RE,CHIC "Strider" 72 BOBs - #6 GSD 2009 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================