I'll tell you one thing...it is most definitely NOT a pleasant thing for the judge. It's very hard to do. Personally I find it upsets me more than it has ever upset an exhibitor........... Peggy Cinosam GSD wrote: >You make a good point. I witnessed just such a thing with a class of Canaan >dogs.....The judged had two or three class winners but gave no points. The >question from the exhibitors was, "well if my dog was so bad why did the judge >give him a blue ribbon in the first place". > >Either way it's not a pleasant situation for anyone. > > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================