[ SHOWGSD-L ] About Handlers always being needed to finish a dog
- From: "Sue Mazzeo" <Sue.Mazzeo@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:46:07 -0800
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Msg: #8 in digest
From: GrnRam415@xxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 21:12:36 EST
Subject: Re: Eukenuba
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Anyway, this is only one reason folks aren't getting into or staying in
showing dogs. There are more reasons, and I think I touched on at least one of
them. Money. Another one may be that the only way to show, win and be
successful is to send your dog out with a handler. If this dog is to be your
family
pet, you don't want that dog away from your family. Yes, interested newbies
want to learn and may want to give it a go, but they get frustrated and quit
when
they see how involved and costly showing your dog can be.
Laura Thomas
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Laura,
I want to tell you a story, that while not typical, does show that it is
possible for an owner/handler to finish his own dog without spending a fortune.
My husband and I went to a party last night to celebrate the championship of
COVY-TUCKER HILL DETA OF HUDSPETH. What's so neat about this particular
championship is that the owner/handler Zac Hudspeth is only 16 and had never
shown a dog before he got Deta. It was also done here in Northern California
without any long trips. Now Zac is an exceptional handler and has very quickly
learned to show GSDs and has incredibly supportive parents. Maryann and Bob
Hudspeth have been there every step of the way from the conformation classes
Zac and Deta attended to all the shows.
But it does prove that a handler is not always necessary to finish a dog. Oh,
and I forgot to mention that Deta is just two years old, so this did not take
forever for Zac to do.
And along the way, Zac trained Deta in obedience, she has one leg on her CD and
at the same time Zac accomplished two years of high school in one year with a
4.0 average!
Sue Mazzeo
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