jenny i think thats one of the signs of a good judge.not if youre happy with their judging when youve won,but if youre satisfied that their decisions were right,when you didnt win. :thumbsup:quintessence said:kris said:well tbh im talking about any groups at any level.i once took a manchester terrier pup under the late joe braddon who gave me best pup in show(it was only at an open show not a champ!)but at most shows unless i thought we were in with a chnce id not bother stayin cos most judges just gave a mannie a quick glance and tht was it,they werent glam and they didnt have a big following who would give the judge a big cheer at their decision! :- " fiona youve done extremely well with zoomie to have won so many groups even at open shows. :thumbsup: of course we know hes a cracker so the judges obviously can see quality sometimes.i just think a lot of judges follow the leader in picking out dogs in the groups at ch sh level and i think sometimes they dont give the less popular breeds any real consideration.and with a lot of these smaller breeds (meaning smaller numerically not size!)they dont even get a look in
There aren't many judges like Joe Braddon around now. You could never second guess him, I had some great wins under him with my Borzois and I also had some not so good days but I always felt satisfied with his decision.