The difference is that with a disqualification, if noticed by the judge, the judge MUST mark his book and then explain to the exhibitor why he is disqualified and then send him out of the ring with his dog. If there is no disqualification written in the standard then the judge should not send the dog out of the ring and MAY consider him for awards if the judge deems him worthy.
As a judge, I would treat this nude-footed dog as a legitimate exhibit and fault him no more than other faulty dogs...perhaps even less because his "fault" is not the dog's fault such as cow hocks or saggy back because the hair will grow back and the structural or cosmetic faults will remain forever. Pat ========================================================= "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.
