Gsd through a judge's eye - Page 1

i want to see the show gsd through a judge's eye what are the preferences and how do they judge so quickly ?
Some one willing to help?

thanks & regards
anand vidwans.

Hi Anand ,

Know that the G S D  is a working (herding ) dog ,and it covers maximum distance with minimum effort.

Then  you must read and understand every aspect of the breed standard ,know why it was put there in the first place.

Know and understand what is the correct Character and Temperamant.
 
Understand what type means within the breed,and what is the correct type.

Compare the conformation of the dog ,against the requirment in the standard.

Know and understand what is the correct movement .
What affects the front reach, the hind drive and the topline during gaiting.

Try to find a G S D  breed /specialist  Judge who is close to you, to guide you.

I learned a lot  from Mr.Louis Donald , and many other Australian G S D - specialist Judges,
inclusive of,the late Mr Sam Bonofacio ,Mr.David O'Rouke and Mr.Bo Nyman (Sweden).

Below please find an excellent article .

http://www.gsdcqld.org.au/Louis.Donald.all.breeds.vs.specialist.htm

Hope after all this you will be able to see the show G S D through the judges eyes.

Thought this quite interesting from the article "the challenge certificate means very little to the Specialist exhibitor as whilst it has the element of competition associated with it, it is not in the truest sense ‘breed value’ related it is ‘relative to competition on the day’ related."

AandA

 How very true.

To the specialist exhibitor , the " C C " has little or no value.
I've heard of Judges awarding , C C 's to very young dogs'
.
In a specialty or breed show ,the highest grading that can be
 awarded for a dog below two years is " V G "

A  G S D  Specialist would be very proud ,
if his exhibit  was awarded an excellent grading,
more so in countries where ,the exhibit must have the prerequisites,
 ( i.e. Breed survey  passed ,Hips and Elbows scored and passed )
before being considered for any grading. Just imagine how proud the breeder must be.

Some time back a highly respected  Specialist, S V , G S D , judge HAD graded  a dog ," Very Good " , not even an excellent on one day and the next day , the very same dog ,not only won the ," C C " beating the previous days, Specialist shows' excellent graded dogs ,but went on to win the the most coveted prize in an all breed Championship Show the ," BEST IN SHOW ". He went on to become a champion, but never got an excellent grading.

Which DO you think  is more valuable the , " CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE  or an EXCELLENT GRADING " ?