In a message dated 10/24/2006 12:39:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, InquestGSD@xxxxxxx writes: The Nationals are like a final exam, they deserve the preparation and study time that is appropriate to get an A grade. I was wondering if -since the national is over - if we could think of ways to make sure this NEVER happens again - so - I'll start Suppose - we tried advanced judging education. Many other breeds are offering seminars for people that are already judging their breed - we could offer -advanced discussion of the standard -review of R. P. Elliott's Dog Steps -review of type -ring procedures for judging fut/mat and the national -review of movement and structure Could we offer credits for these "seminars"/courses and lead the way for advanced judging certification - - - - "Senior" judging being okay to judge national's and maybe fut/mat . . I have talked to people accross the country and further education for judges and breeders is something many many people are interested in - if you look at many of the other breed nationals they have further education - why can't we? What do you think? How about other ideas? Barb Hefner Marquin GSD ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================