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Originally Posted by Sbyork  I do agree that handlers do win sometime when they probably shouldn't/ The best way to handle that is keep a judges log, and don't give those judges an entry. That's what I have been doing for 29 yrs. I try to watch the ring at least a half hour before going in so I know what that judge wants and always try to write it in my log for the future.
I love BOWs, we are in the same division as you all and we have 3people who show regularly ( can count on ) and 3 that enter sometime. We havn't had a major here in more that 2 years that we havn't built. I was just giving AKC's point of view and ALL of you to agree that you have seen dogs get points that did NOT deserve them from a judge being nice.
In AKC like most every thing in life you need to pay your dues in the breed ring, than the group ring and the the Best in Show ring,
Anyone who is devoted and willing to learn and that has a deserving dog will finish that dog!
I have finished more than 100, had 8 invitations to the AKC/EUK ( won BOS & BBBE) and I have won at the National speciality and Westminster.
ALL my dogs are all bred by and Proud of it!  Sparkling Bly Yorkies |
Congratulations on your wonderful accomplishments. I haven't stopped by this forum in awhile and it's a shock to my system to see someone posting with such depth of experience.
I want to say in addition to what you have said that everyone should trade places with the judge just for one day. Try it. It is tough. They have to make value judgments very quickly and sometimes they may get it wrong or they may have been looking for something different than you were. Too many novices know so little about their standard they have no clue what a judge may or may not have seen in a particular exhibit. The judge may have seen and felt things that influenced their decision that are not apparent to the audience. That was sarcasm. Of course they are the only ones in the position to JUDGE the dog. The only one other than you who may touch the dog for that matter. You may disagree with their judgments, but don't assume they "got it wrong".
Just to explain, when I'm saying "you", I'm referring to the collective, not anyone in particular.