Requirements of judges

Systems of refereeing. It is very difficult for beginning factory owner to understand rules of refereeing, in experts and systems. It is the easiest to receive consultations in the club about recommended and recognized exhibitions though some chairmen are not always consecutive. So refereeing one judge at an exhibition spent by one club, for example, admits, and the same judge at an exhibition of other club does not admit. Some systems do not resolve carrying out of two examinations for one day, but recognize one estimation at an exhibition as "exit." This right of each organization and club, only the breeders should itself represent all precisely. The club can recommend the list of recognized experts and a calendar of exhibitions. The American experts have the sight not only at standards, but also at lacks and defects. At record on exhibitions, for example, on system CFA to you should have registration in this system (so-called " green a card "), differently you cannot issue the certificate of champion CFA. At exhibitions FIFe accept independent factory owners and breeders from other organizations with their titles. However for members FIFe titles of other systems are not set off. Distinction of the international systems among themselves conducts to that each international association prepares for judges under the standards and rules that is inevitably reflected in refereeing So, frequently factory owners are perplexed: at one exhibition the cat has received titles, nominations, and on another - only " is excellent " without a title. Owners of cats cannot frequently understand it and there are conflicts. On what the estimation of cat depends? We already marked, that the exhibition is a comparison. To receive the first place among, say, three Siamese is one. To receive a title and to be the best in breed among 15 cats of east group - absolutely other business. Therefore the estimation depends on a level of competition. And, certainly, the victory over the big pedigree group will be more prestigious and more dear. The estimation of cat depends also on qualification and literacy of the expert, from his "vision" of the given breed. (So, one judge from America has put on the second place of a cat of extreme type of cultivation CFA and has explained that she does not love extreme type). Some judges give the greater preference of readiness and standard of cats, than them exterior to qualities, expressiveness of modern type. Many judges are more indulgent to one breed and more exacting to anothers. You will tell that the judge should be objective. I agree, but all of us people and to us it is peculiar to be mistaken. The basic requirement to the judge - his professional literacy, knowledge of standards, rules, genetics. Some judges that he genetics to anything - in an estimated sheet all is written. And there are mountains - experts and judicial " mistakes. The judge is obliged to know bases of genetics colours that not only correctly to judge them, but also as required to specify colours, to check up correctness of family tree and so on.

Rules of refereeing. Though standards and their interpretation are various at the various international organizations, there are general rules of refereeing which observe all clubs at carrying out of exhibitions. First, refereeing of cats is carried out strictly anonymously. The expert should not know about a cat anything, except for written in an estimated sheet (breed, a floor, colour, date of a birth, a class). The judge has no right to look the catalogue before the termination of refereeing. The assistant should not inform him any additional data on a cat. Otherwise the cat is removed from examination, and guilty leaves from an exhibition.

Second, cats contemplate it is strict on those parameters which have been specified by the owner in the application, and then secretary in an estimated sheet. (The breeder has specified colour cats " Seal - point ", and the judge finds at a cat white a stain on points. For a seal - point is a disqualification. Then the breeder decides to change colour and declares, that a cat - " Seal-tortie a point " with insufficient paint. However to define colour cats it was necessary UP TO an exhibition.) By the international rules the cat that at an exhibition have changed colour, cannot be appreciated again, in second time by the same judge. She can receive only an estimated sheet with change colours and without an estimation. Sometimes the cat does not correspond to the declared breed. The judge has no right to change breed of cat, he should seize her according to the set breed.

Thirdly, the judge not a veterinary. He can disqualify only a cat for seen attributes of diseases (a flea, ticks, infringements of an integument, cough, etc.) the judge can Sometimes address to the veterinary for consultation on suspicion, for example, in the use of strongly working tranquilizers. Diagnose the judge cannot (if only the licensed doctor). The estimation " very well " with addition " infringement of metabolism " - is incorrect. The expert can disqualify a cat at detection at her genetic defects, as that: dysplasia back finitenesses, kyphosis a thorax, ensate a shoot, breaks and other deformations of tail, strong cranial and obverse asymmetry, deformation of skeleton, a squint, cryptorchism and monorchism (at cats than 10 months are more senior), entropion a century, " the third eyelid ", etc.

At such defects to a cat not simply reduce an estimation, and disqualify. If the judge considers, that a cat, is insufficiently well-groomed, will badly sit out, " not in the order " - her the estimation from a scale of points for standard is reduced. Especially there is a question on aggressive cats. Frequently the breeder considers that the expert is obliged to examine his cat, as though she conducted herself. It not so. In rules practically all organizations it is marked: if the steward and the senior steward sometimes allow bringing a cat to the breeder cannot take an aggressive cat. However the judge should have an opportunity to examine a cat, to feel her, not endangering the health. (Chairman of club from legislative Germany has told to me, that his club paid the huge insurance to the judge for animal bite.) How to accustom a cat well itself messages at an exhibition? Start to expose your beauty from a class young (certainly, " preliminary having made all inoculations). Kittens adapt for an atmosphere of an exhibition more likely and in an adult condition any more do not test such stress. One more firm rule: as though you have been upset with estimation, the opinion of the expert is not challenged. You can ask to explain the expert his decision, but any changes and try repeatedly are inadmissible. If the judge could not convince you, that, choose to itself other judges. Though the best output - to address to the standard. Closely read that demands the standard and try to look at the cat objectively. Sometimes it is useful to show a cat to the expert from other association, to compare the points of view then can be, you will understand the cat better.