You need to get around more...lol...I just sat on a conversation about all breed vs specialty Corgis, followed by American Rotweillers vs German Rotweillers... It happens. And ask the Australian Shepherd people about the "differences". Good to see you in Canfield. :-) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 5, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Jackie Short-Nguyen <marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't think it helps that we come off as so elitist. I do not hear > people in any other breeds complaining about "all breed judges" vs > "specialty judges", nor do I see the difference in all breed dogs and > specialty dogs in other breeds. > I have friends who show collies....their dogs have finished in both all > breeds and specialties consistently (the dog shows in all breed one > weekend, a specialty the next, no issues). Yes, they have their preferred > judges (who doesn't), but it's not all breed vs specialty. > > -- > Jackie Short-Nguyen Marcato German > Shepherds<http://www.marcatogermanshepherds.com/> > S Konzert vom Drachenberg, CD, RN, CGC, SD "Strauss" Devine's Gunpowder N > Lead RN "Mirada" Joplin von Eichenluft, SDIT "Mahler" Mana's 5 Cents for > Advice Marcato "Wesson" > > > ============================================================================ > 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/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================