on 2/20/02 5:39 PM, Myra Savant at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > As you walk away from the show wondering why the judge put up that light > blue dog, it's just a tad on the late side to withdraw your entry. With my > crummy memory, I'll probably show under all of them anyhow.
I don't do this anymore. I think over the judging and either it was fair or it was not, whether my dog won or lost. I see very little unfair judging. When I was first "in dogs", I used to see a lot more. Now, I see un-knowledgeable judging of Cavaliers about a third of the time. I see a lot of judging where the judge has to choose his or her best dogs from a mostly mediocre bunch, and that is NOT the judge's fault at all. And occasionally I see out-and-out "political" placing and it is VERY important that we all remember these particular group of judges and NEVER EVER give them another entry! Buy a catalog at the show and make your comments in it and keep the catalog as a reference. Until you remember who the judges are that you do and do not like, buying a catalog at the show is a "must" in light of the fact that your computer skills are not up to speed. If you are really unhappy with the way the breed was judged, write to the AKC Judges' Education Department. Tell them what you didn't like and about which judge and at which show. Judges get to read this stuff. Your comments can and sometimes DO make a difference! Judy Gates ========================================================= "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 2002 by its original author.
