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Originally Posted by yorkiekist  A friend just e-mailed me a letter that was written by Mr. Usherwood on Jan 12, 2008. Basically it said that he is only doing his job as a judge and following the YTCA standard. He has been judging Yorkies for 30 some years and now has been villified in a matter of a day after he did his duty to DQ. He mentioned the AZ show and stated that none of the exhibitors entered were aware of the color change, so he brought copies adn handed them out. He also said that he has every right to sue anyone who deliberately tarnishes his name, but doesnt desire to go to that extreme. |
Well, that just shows how the change to the YT standard as made things even more confusing. If you read the standard it says the color should be 'dark steel blue' so the judge was justified in his mind to DQ the light dogs. Again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I think some judges will be making a statement by DQing dogs. I know it will have to be 7 years before the standard can be changed again but I just wish the YTCA had thought a little hard about the wording when they added the disqualification.