Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:54:57 -0500 From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: why are all breed shows getting bigger and specialti You need the specialty judges in any breed to keep the breed going in the direction the breeders want it to go...and you need non-breeder, non-specialty judges to keep the breed from going right off the edge of the world, to such an extreme that no one BUT another breeder judge would put the dogs up. That's how the breed got into the shape it was in when the rest of the world, and some of the knowledgeable North American breeders, as well, said the show Shepherds were crippled. A lot of them were! That's not the case anymore...and that's why a lot of the good dogs go to the all breed shows. Politics exist everywhere...nowhere so much as in the specialty ring. I've got my asbestos suit on...although I shouldn't need it just for speaking the REAL truth. Peggy Thanks, Peggy, for telling it like it is. *\|/* *\|/* Ellen *\|/* *\|/* ***From w.NY*** http://www.geocities.com/jeenellyn33/ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================