[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: A Different Kind Brag- a little long
- From: Ruth Scheubler <rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: SHOWGSD@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:05:49 -0800 (PST)
Glad you went to the show. I always felt that was the perfect show to educate
the public. Years ago my one criteria for taking a dog was who would the public
like best? The show used to be a Blue ribbon show and we showed there for 7 or
8 years in a row. The dogs would quickly learn how to get people to feed them
hot dogs and ice cream and they were hugged by lots of kids and gave lots of
kisses. We took some of the dogs several times and they liked it as much as the
kids who hugged them. And even pups learned to like the mobs.
I wish there were more benched shows and that more exhibitors went with the PR
opportunity in mind. Dogs like Strider who love crowds and put up with all of
the commotion with good humor are exactly the dogs we need to have out there.
Good Job, Kay -- I know saying the same thing over and over again as some
30,000 people troop by is hard. But it is so very important.
Ruth
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From: Kay Springer <SHOWGSD@xxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 12:12:58 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] A Different Kind Brag- a little long
This past weekend was the big bench show at the Cow Palace in San
Francisco sponsored by the Golden Gate Kennel Club. I think it is one
of the few bench shows left in the United States and it is attended by
thousands of people. For those who don't know what a bench show is,
the dogs have to be on display (ie benched) from early morning to
late afternoon, except for potty breaks. For several years all dogs
had to be pointed to be entered or in the case of obedience dogs
either had to have a title or one leg on the title they are entered
in. Several years ago, it was changed to a blue ribbon show meaning
they had to have a blue ribbon or one leg to be entered.
About 6 years ago, they moved their date back one weekend as they did
not want to conflict with Super Bowl as their attendance was
dropping. When they did this, the show conflicted with one of our
local specialty shows so no GSDs were allowed to be shown at GGKC. In
this day of breed specific legislation, several of us felt that it was
very important for GSDs to have a presence at this widely attended
bench show to show that our dogs are sound and to present a very
positive image of the breed. After several years, and discussions
with the local GSD club, they agreed to move their date back a few
weeks so GSDs could once again be on display at the GGKC show. Those
of us who attend the bench show are very grateful to those members of
the specialty club who agreed to move their date.
This was the second year that GSDs were back at the bench show. My
brag is not so much about conformation but how proud I was with my two
dogs that were there to represent the breed. Of the GSDs that were
there, my two were the only ones that were not crated on the bench.
They were on tie-downs and fully accessible to the public to pet,
touch, hug etc. Strider and Stella were never raised with children
and are really not around children. For two days, they had hundreds of
children of all ages and personalities hanging on them, stroking them
(kids really like to stroke ears on GSDs!), and yes many ignorant
parents even let their kids run up to them and stick their face right
in the dog's face. Most of the time they were rewarded with kisses or
sniffs. (on Sunday afternoon when they were a very tired, they would
just look at them! LOL) Of course, I was sitting right there with them
to make sure that none of the kids did anything inappropriate or
hurtful to the dogs. If I had a $1 for every time the parents or the
kids wanted to have their picture taken hugging, kissing or draped
over Strider, it would have paid for my entry, gas and handling fees!
While Stella also rewarded the kids with hugs and kisses, Strider
seemed to be the main attraction, I think because of his size compared
to his daughter.
So many parents and others expressed concern that GSDs are biters,
mean, not good with children, not a good family dog etc., I think
there were many converts after they saw that a well bred, properly
socialized GSD is a truly wonderful companion for families and
individuals. And this is really why I think it is so important that
we do our best whenever we can to show the public what a truly great
breed our dogs are and to educate them on responsible dog ownership.
My forever thanks to Bobbie Kindy for breeding this boy - he has
exceeded my expectations in many, many ways.
And yes, on Sunday, under judge Robert Shreve, Multi BISS & Multi
Group Winning Ch. Rohan's Reward TC,CGC,HT,CD,RE,CHIC (Strider) went
Best of Breed for his 70th breed win. His daughter, Jezra's C-R Zahara
of Showboat (Stella) was RWB. Both were shown by my good friend and
handler Art Sinclair and groomed to perfection by Tracy Radigan,
Stella's breeder and co-owner.
Thanks to Art, Tracy and Channing Sheets for hanging out both days
with me and helping with the dogs on the bench and giving me some
relief time!
It is a very tiring and long weekend and every year I wonder if I will
ever do it again. One of my Wheaten friends said the GGKC show is
like child-birth....your really look forward to it, then when it
happens, you say never again, but by the following year you forget
about how tiring it was and you do it again! LOL
Sorry for any typos, misspellings, and grammar mistakes....still very
tired!
Strider is out of Sel. Ch. Utopia's Blast From The Past ROM by Sel.
Am. & Sel. Can.Ch. Witmer's Jamiroquai ROM and was bred by Bobbie
Kindy and Kathy Aubrey. Stella's dam is BIM Rivendell's Chopae Rubasse
and her breeders are Jim Cunningham, Paul Root and Tracy Radigan.
My thanks to all these breeders for producing such wonderful dogs that
represented our breed to the thousands of people who attended this show.
Kay Springer
www.showboatgsd.com
Home of Mulit BISS & Multi Group Winning
Ch. Rohan's Reward TC,CGC,HT,CD,RE,CHIC
"Strider" #6 GSD for 2009
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