Jeannie I agree with all you have said - plus don't forget the invitations that we get invite us to judge in an "Honorary capacity"- that is the judge pays their own expenses to and from the venue and with some societies is lucky to get a meal "gratis"!
Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "JEANIE MONTFORD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 3:24 AM Subject: [CKCS-L] Judging! > Dave wrote this a couple of days ago <<<<<and solicit financed > judging assignments for travel and socializing,. >>>>>>. and I got to > worrying that many of you might take that at face value! > I have been thinking about it ever since and I hope you will forgive me if > just tell you what "judging assignments for travel and socializing" are > really like. > > When I get an invitation to judge not in my local area first thing I do is > look at the calendar to see if it conflicts with an important show for my > Cavaliers, next contact the housesitter to see if she is free (no > housesitter no judging) Return the contract with expenses listed - usually > fee which sometimes covers the cost of housesitter, sometimes not depending > on how many days I am away, tolls for motorway to airport, long term parking > ($25 perday) Please note I am usually out of pocket after a judging > assignment. Ideally I like to arrive as late as possible the day before > judging and fly home after the show or at the latest early the next morning. > Because air services are limited here in some areas, sometimes for one days > judging I might be away three. (One days judging fee - three days > housesitting - you work it out) > On day of leaving, feed dogs, clean, do load dog washing, drive to airport > long term parking, wait for shuttle bus to terminal, fly , arrive sometimes > picked up in 20 year old car that hasn't been cleaned since it left the > showroom floor, taken to motel, sometimes good, sometimes horrendous, judge > all day doing sweeps first thing in the morning, then perhaps one, two or > three groups, then Best in Show, all this in the heat and sun or in the > pouring rain or the freezing cold, no such thing as indoor air conditioned > shows here! go back to motel, soak swollen feet, try to get clean, > socialise with local committee when the head is throbbing and can hardly > stay awake, get flight home, shuttle to park, drive home sometimes at 11pm > or midnight on the Sunday. > And why do we do this? certainly not for the "Glamour"! - its that moment > when a special dog comes into the ring and the hairs on the back of your > neck rise up - it can happen any breed, any time and it makes it all > worthwhile. > I hope I don't start any more controversy with this post - I just wanted to > let people know that not everybody who judges, swans around the world being > waited on hand and foot - although I would LOVE that to happen to me! > Jeanie > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
