[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Breed Standard
- From: Pat Evans <patsgsdpups@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "stormy435@xxxxxxxxx" <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx>, "showgsd-l@freelists. org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:54:16 -0600
> Sometimes just the right place at the right time. If Spunky had not picked
> me, and Mo Murkland not placed him with me-when I was totally NOT needing
> another dog -I would so totally not be sitting outside in the cold, at a
> showsite encouraging Spunk's 7 month old grandsons to go potty. I can also
> bet I would not be showing dogs, have never done therapy dog work, and would
> have missed an incredible passion in my life!
> Pat Evans
> Pat, I was one of the lucky ones, too. I was given the choice of 11
> pups and chose Moxie. She was a winner over all of her siblings and
> some others at a match, then I was hooked. I knew NOTHING about GSDs,
> the show ring or breeding. But Jim and I had fun. We showed her when
> she was all gangly (I did the honors) when she had 3 hairs, and was
> talked into sending her across country to be shown. (I flew out one
> day, and brought her home... didn't like what was happening). The she
> started winning, and winning and winning. Got her CDX (and CGC and
> played at herding and lure coursing all at the same time). Then Bred
> her to a great stud... and the litter did produce one Champion (not
> owned by me... a coat). But she hated the rings, all of them. So she
> was just Moxie in the House.
>
> But then my luck held and bred her litter sister (who won her one
> point, but wouldn't make it in the ring, and I knew it... she was my
> son's dog) And had the most beautiful litter ever seen. I got my
> futurity wins, Mex. GVx, Majors and Major Reserves... they were just
> flying at me.
>
> Life and age intervened.... But I have wonderful memories and KNOW
> that I was purely and simply LUCKY.
>
> Breeder who have breeding for years and consitently, with their lines,
> win in all rings know what they heck they are doing. Sure, luck plays
> into it - but behind the luck is hard work, knowledge and persistence
> in developing their lines into their image of what they want the GSD
> to be.
>
> Stormy
> On Dec 9, 2011, at 12:42 PM, Pat Evans wrote:
>
> I am the very rare newbie. And I know it. Take it one step at a time.
> And know that everyone sees things (dogs) with their own eyes. If you
> purchased your pup because you wanted a great GSD - I suspect you got
> that. If you purchased his to be a top notch show dog-that's hard to
> do! When they come out of mama-wet-you can see form. You can put them
> in he show ring 2 years later-and they can hate it.
>
> It took a year of looking to find my foundation bitch. Lots of
> learning and listening along the way.
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