West Yorks Ch. Show Results - Page 3

I never truely thought until now how THICK you excuses for guardians of the show breed gsd are.
The point I continually make is that FAIR PLAY must be seen to be happening at shows, otherwise there will only be you handful of arrogant back slappers left showing-though that's more than likely what you want.
NOBODY on committes or acting as secretary should enter their own clubs shows-and I fail to understand that you cannot see that-it should not be allowed in the club rules,and if it is the individuals should refrain from entering.

And sadly you fools cannot see that !! It's got nothing to do with the dogs being good enough or the judges favouring( as they all do I'm afraid) it's HOW IT LOOKS TO THE LAYMAN or THE NOVICE SHOW PERSON.

Pencil, i can see where you coming from, but lets not forget that it's a hobby that will always draw out the opposing views, i'm quite sure the same crossfire happens in Koi carp societies, Budgerigar clubs, Amateur dramatics, and indeed every form of sport, Football probably being the worst,  ( at least your not waiting in the car park when we arrive asking us if " WE WANT SOME " it's always going to be so,  whilst we still have the privilege of  "free speech," and long may it continue. Over the last year or so we have debated on this board various ways of overcoming our differences, and in my opinion it seemed that you could register your discontent by voting with your feet,  140 odd last week end,  150 odd this week end is a pretty strong statement of how exhibitors see the shows at the moment.
  
  The issue of judge / exhibitor relationships is an old chestnut, indeed i used to wonder at it when i first exhibited dogs, it took me a year or so to realise that there was no collusion between the top handlers, and the judges, it was purely the fact that the top handlers  ALWAYS had the BEST DOGS, i could not have beat them under any judge, unless they were corrupt, ( now theres a conundrum )

   Regards,  Paul Rattigan.