[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by Baron

Unless you are the judge, you have no way of knowing that the 10 or 20 dogs have equal total packages. When there are several good dogs in the ring, the judges job is much harder, but they go over every dog for all the points of the standard, and spectators may not see all the judge sees. You may see several dogs that look great to you, but you don't see what kind of bite they have, or feel their top line to make sure it is straight, and not just fluffed up hair, or check their stance to see that their legs are not bowed, and check their movement. There is much, much more than the looks of a pretty dog. Each judge has their idea of what makes up the perfect standard of the breed, and their idea may not be the same as yours. When a breeder/handler wins over the other dogs, and especially those that are with handlers, you absolutely know you have a pretty good dog, because professional handlers are hard to beat. You not only know you have a good dog to start your breeding program, but you also feel pretty good too.

Isn't it true, that a lesser quality dog could win if it had a better, more experienced handler than the better quality dog?? If the handler is inexperienced, the dog doesn't stand a chance of winning. So if you can afford the best handlers, then you're going to win the shows.