Laurie, Here is another dumbie then! I love you dearly Randy and you know it.........but Laurie does speak the truth. You don't "play the game" but there are many judges that do.......it is heartbreaking to spend all that money, that I didn't have, get to the show to be told...........well, you know is coming in and they'll win. Sure enough......you know wins! What is even worse is to get to the shows and see a team of Judges come in from a LONG way away......and watch them "double team" the Judge.......and bingo they win.....time and time again. What is fair about that? Boy, have I learned which judges to stay away from....they always have an agenda. Mo > I did not say all judges, Randy, but there are a fair number that play the game. > As Peggy said, politics exist everywhere, but nowhere are they more apparent > than in the specialty ring. We need to remember that "perception is reality" > and many who perceive that there is a problem with biased judging are no longer > playing the specialty game. It's too darn expensive to play if they feel that > they don't have a fair shot with a quality animal. Hence, the shift of the > major entries from the specialty rings to the all-breed ring. It is a growing > trend, like it nor not. > > You don't happen to be a judge that plays that game so you don't need to be > insulted. > > Judging by the number of private responses, I'm not the only one who feels this > way. I am, apparently, the only one dumb enough to put my opinion on the list. > > Laurie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================