In a message dated 3/22/2005 7:28:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx writes: what I AM saying is there are many many all breed judges who do not have a clue as to what a good shepherd should look like they judge shepherds because they needed to judge them so they could get the herding group. I'll certainly agree with that. It is not, however, exclusive to our breed. It is the same throughout all the groups. I have shown Afghan Hounds to judges that didn't have a clue about proper Afghan structure, simply because they got the breed to fill the group. Ginger Cleary, Dallas, GA_ http://www.rihadin.com _ (http://www.rihadin.com/) (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/) "_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================