[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showing coats
- From: Ileana <inquestgsd@xxxxxxx>
- To: "oakridgegsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <oakridgegsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:54:36 -0400
That's not a coat problem, that's a person/judging problem. Anyone can pick
the coat difference, it does take understanding of the standard and how dogs
compare against it to evaluate the dogs. Notice I said comparing dogs against
the standard, not against each other.
And I did finish a coat. I think Jack Budd did too.
Ileana
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 20, 2012, at 8:49 AM, "Carrie & Oak Smith" <oakridgegsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I applaud what so many have said in favor of a class for coats. We are
> showing a coated bitch in specialties. Though we have received the
> following comments from the judges, "Breed that bitch!", "She is an
> absolutely gorgeous mover!", "I"d like to lease her for my breeding
> program.", she has never been seriously considered even for reserve, much
> less a point... Aren't we evaluating animals for breeding?
> (In fairness, one judge said he couldn't put her up, not because of her
> coat, but because she didn't behave very well in a puppy class.)
> Kay's comments are completely true - we breed to long coats to improve our
> dogs, unlike other faults. Long coats simply aren't being given serious
> consideration by many judges, no matter what other qualities they possess. A
> separate class allows for their conformation and temperament to be evaluated
> without regard to coat length. I agree that if we see them being evaluated in
> shows, perhaps the day will come sooner that they can be judged for the total
> dog, rather than being ignored because of coat length.
> Carrie
> Oak Ridge German Shepherds
> Signers: G.S.D.C.A. Breeders Code of Ethics
> www.oakridgegsd.blogspot.com
>
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