Several comments on not needing the judges opinion on the animal judged. That may well be true BUT what about those watching who may not know everything there is to know about the breed as the person who bred the dog or owns the dog or recently purchased the dog. We can ALL learn from others and, again, perhaps with these little explanations a new person now understands what the judge saw that made their decision. There is no perfect specimen but all have faults some more significant than others--but I know ---your dog is the perfect specimen(: There is no question in my mind that requiring critiques at the shows will increase knowledge and act as a stimulus to increase membership. Just look at the enthusiasm and participation, with many young people, that the WDA and (forgive me) Sch USA has gleamed. We need youth- we need more entries and besides the above mentioned I have several ideas that I will bring to the Board to consider in the future. As previously mentioned a critique can and should be given with facts that are meaningful that all can see and done in a positive way not negative. Thanks, Morton What was was, what is is --but what was is and what is was!! Morton Goldfarb ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================