[gemy]

Originally Posted by Jkpal

What I've always wondered about is how a judge picks the best, say, Afghan Hound out of a group of Afghans or the best Golden Retriever out of a group of goldens. How does one determine that this poodle is better than the other ten poodles showing? They're all so very similar--to my completely untrained eye anyway!

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Each dog is judged against the standard for the breed. The d og that comes closest to it and shows the right per breed standard in the ring should win. And there is only time spent learning each breed watching and being coached that you develop the skills necessary to judge a breed