[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: BROKEN HEARTED

  • From: "Nancy Harper Mulvaney " <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <tad55051@xxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 17:31:17 -0400

Tina,



Thank you for posting to the list. Your thoughts are not only welcome they
present valid information for all of us to consider.



Nancy Harper-Mulvaney



From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tina Dubois
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 3:24 PM
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: BROKEN HEARTED



Hi List!

Some of you may know me.....most others probably do not. My name is Tina Dubois
and I live in Minnesota. I have been showing in conformation for about 1 year.
I owner handle my own dogs.
I thought I'd share my newbie experience of getting involved in conformation
GSD showing.
First of all.....it was very difficult for me to find a dog that was show
quality to purchase. Breeders that I contacted....when I told them I was new
and wished to start showing GSD in conformation.....a couple things
happened....1) They said they didn't sell show quality dogs to new people. End
of story.....No suggestions......no more contact from them. 2) They didn't
respond to me at all....via email or Facebook 3) They insisted I get into a
contractual agreement with them that I had to hire a professional handler to
show the dog.
I have been told countless times that to be competitive I HAVE to hire a
handler.
Handlers for GSDs are so common it is expected. I will not hire a handler. I
have nothing against people who do.....but I want to be involved in every
aspect with my dogs. It should be my choice. This is a HUGE reason why people
are running away from conformation. People are just doing
obdience.....rally.....IPO....other working dog sports....because it is
acceptable to do these sports WITH your dog. Your younger people are not doing
conformation because it's almost impossible to get involved. The breeders shut
people out.
Now thank God I found a breeder who would sell me a dog and mentor me. If I
hadnt.....I also would have probably went to schutzhund.
I understand that selling to new people is taking a chance with the lines
people have worked so hard to produce. But do we have to just say no to new
people?
I try to stay out of most discussions because I'm new. I try to learn all I can
from everyone. I just thought I'd throw this out there because everyone seems
confused as why there are not a bunch of new people showing conformation GSDs.
In my experience.....this is a big part of the reason.
Tina

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