on 6/20/02 8:48 AM, Chris Meager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Laura, > Do you remember back in the pre AKC days when a well known judge for the > midwest felt it was her duty to examine patellas on all the dogs? She made > several scream when she lifted their rears off the table and flexed their > hind legs outward at a 90 degree angle.
I remember this woman...I knew what she was doing and I could not for the life of me understand her 'technique' that was the antitheses of correct flex-and-extend technique for patella exams. I personally think that unless one suspects patellar weakness after observing the dog on the move, one need not waste time by 'verfying' it on the exam table in the ring. Jeanie Montford advises correctly when she tells all exhibitors to observe the judge's manner with the dogs and proceed accordingly. There are no rules that prevent an exhibitor from asking a judge, "May I please show you the bite?" 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.
