80 THE OLD ENGLISH SHEEP DOG 



person. Take heed, my friend, of this well-meant 

 advice ! 



Before your arrival on the scene of action, you 

 will have had the opportunity of making yourself 

 acquainted, by means of the schedule, with the various 

 classes calling for your judgment, and the specials which 

 you will be required to award. These details you will 

 master thoroughly, ranging them clearly in your mind, 

 and remembering in which classes, if any, the sexes are 

 mixed, and what specials, if any, will follow simply on 

 the class awards. 



Arrived at the show, you will proceed at once to the 

 secretary's office and ascertain where your ring is situated, 

 and at what time it will be available for your breed. 

 From the secretary you will receive your judging book, 

 and you may devote whatever interval remains to its 

 careful study. It will show you under each class the 

 catalogued number of every entry, and which of these 

 entries are in more classes than one. By mastering this 

 information you may find it possible to save yourself time 

 and trouble later on. 



Meanwhile, on no account go near the bob-tail benches, 

 and on no account be tempted to look at a catalogue. 

 You don't want to see or hear anything of a sheep dog 

 until he comes up for your judgment. 



So soon as your ring is ready take possession of it 

 without delay, subject to the convenience of the exhibitors. 

 For instance, if the morning is so far gone that they 



