[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Breeders do sell their good ones
- From: Denise Williams <denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:28:24 -0700 (PDT)
So getting good ones, and finishing dogs is about who you know.
When you think about it, you can research all that you want, but would breeder
from X sell to newbie from Y if you've never heard of him/her?Along would come
someone less scrupulous, then another newbie has a sad story to tell.
Half of you would have no idea I existed without this list, and if I called
your
house looking for a puppy with no one to vouch for me, it would not have
happen.
I got my dog from a breeder in my club. He watched me for two years, and he
decided it was time for me to get a show dog, he found one for me, and he gives
good advice (another shameless plug for the GSDCNO!) Without that breeder, it
might have been dog #3, 4 or 5 before I got what I wanted. I've already gone
through a few, looking for a female.
The point is that new folks get all kinds of advice, and it does not always
jibe
with real life. I don't think I would have arrived any faster had I did it
exactly the way the books told me. Stuff happens, or doesn't. The newbie is a
chance, the dog is a chance. As Jessica pointed out, the only way to get some
measure of success is to stick with the person.
Denise W.
The Good Ole Boys~Chopper and Chase
http://www.showgermanshepherds.info
for show and performance
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From: Jessica MacMillan <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: firethorntemplete@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, July 9, 2010 12:09:05 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Breeders do sell their good ones
Below is my response to Tom - it is a similar response I had to Carol Moore in
private e-mail..
* But see, that is where the good mentor comes in to play ;-) In our breed,
newbies CAN and do finish dogs easily. Argus has 8 champions in 7 litters (with
about 8 more close to finishing). One of those dogs was finished by a brand new
person with two specialty wins, two more were finished by Junior handlers - the
bitch with a specialty major and the brother with three majors. Another bitch
finished, also with a brand new person and has two specialty majors. They all
had very good mentors who taught them how to condition dogs, suggested where to
enter and helped them with handling. They can do it and it doesn have to take
years - all those dogs finished before or around the age of 2 years old.
New people CAN finish dogs easily - maybe not in Shepherds, but then shepherdom
is a whole different world - which is very unfortunate. Maybe because of the
difficulty of getting showdogs, and the shows themselves, people not only get
discouraged, but move on to a different breed.*
Strictly my opinion...
Jessica MacMillan
No Frills Dog Bathing Service & Design
Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com)
& The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC)
Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC
> From: firethorntemplete@xxxxxxxxx
> To: spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx; scharo777@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Breeders do sell their good ones
> Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 10:56:45 -0500
>
> Jessica -- I heartily and respectfully disagee with your statement that "
> ...if new people can't finish the dogs, then they aren't show quality to
> begin with." Half and only half of the battle is getting a good one. The
> other half is knowing what to do with it when you get it.
> tom elkins
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jessica MacMillan" <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <scharo777@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 9:20 AM
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Breeders do sell their good ones
>
>
> > The co-ownership contract is with the OPTION to show the dog if the people
> > decide not to show and it depends on the situation... Most people are open
> > minded and fortunately, with Dals, they don't have to stay with handlers,
> > etc... Charlie, the new dog I am starting gets picked up the night before
> > shows and dropped off Sundays on the way home...
> >
> >
> >
> > I know lots of folks that work by your philosphy and it works good, but
> > you are also willing to take risks and sell to other people - therefore
> > keeping people in the sport.
> >
> >
> >
> > And like you, if new people can't finish the dogs, then they aren't show
> > quality to begin with. Not every dog needs to be a champion.
> >
> > Jessica MacMillan
> > No Frills Dog Bathing Service & Design
> > Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com)
> > & The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC)
> > Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC
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