Re: [pyrnet] New and want info on showing

["Robyn Allwright" <ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net>]

> You know Barb I started doing that also about 10 years ago.  About three
or 
> four years ago I realized I was putting myself and my dogs into
retirement 
> (too many judges on my list).  There must be a better way.  So now I try
to 
> talk to judges, but you cannot if you had a dog that did not win on that
day. 
>  The judge assumes and probably rightly so that you are just mad you
lost.  
> We just have to plug away and try to take good dogs into the ring and be 
> visible.  I am encouraged that I have had some excellent requests for 
> information and mentoring from new judges over the past couple years.  I
also 
> work on them, (any judge) if I can catch them in a neutral setting and I
can 
> swing the conversation anyway to the Pyr Type.  
> 
I try to look objectively at what the judge puts up, and after reviewing
the video tape of the show, if the judge was a complete idiot, then their
name goes on my "never again" list.  However, like Barb said, there may be
other circumstances that have caused the judge to put up another dog.  

Regarding talking to the judge, someone suggested that you get a "neutral"
party to approach the judge, and make it known that they are not owners. 
Ask the judge what he/she liked about the dog they put up, and what their
opinion about the other dogs.  Don't know if this is would work, but it
sounds reasonable.
 
--- Robyn Allwright
--- ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net
--- Ziffany Great Pyrenees