MANY OF THE SPECIALTY SHOWS HAVE AGENDA'S AND YOU MUST WATCH WHAT YOU WALK INTO. GRANTED I BELIEVE THE JUDGES ARE PROBABLY MORE KNOWLEGEBLE AT SPECIALTIES BUT WHEN YOU THROW IN ALL THE FACTS.....HANDLERS, BREEDERS, JUDGES AND LONG TIME FREINDSHIPS A LOT OF JUDGES FORGET WHAT THEY KNOW WHEN THEY GET INTO THE RING. WHEN I PURCHASED GV GODIVA I KNEW SHE WAS A SPECIAL ANIMAL AND COULD NOT REALIZE WHY MY SOON TO BE GOOD FREINDS (THE GRAINERS) KEPT SAYING DONT DO THAT DO THIS. POINT BEING THEY KNEW THE GAME LIKE WE KNOW THE ALL BREED GAME. I MADE A FEW MISTAES ALONG THE WAY AND GOT BEAT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO A MUCH LESS QUALITY ANIMAL FOR MUCH THE WRONG REASONS. THANK GOD I WAS A FAST LEARNER!!!!!!! LOL AS ANY VENUE MUST PICK KNOWLGEBLE AND HONEST JUDGES THAT KNOW OUR BREED AND HAVE THE "SPINE" TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND I CAN TELL YOU "THERE ARE MORE BAD JUDGES THAN THERE ARE GOOD DOGS". GIVE THAT SOME THOUGHT!!!! SCOTT TRAHAN HOME OF GV/BOB GODIVA ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================