[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Dying and sportmanship
- From: julie harel <july9000@xxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:34:15 -0400
I think showing shepherd is a very expensive sport now. Someone said
where is the fun?? I don't think you have any fun when you pay a
handler 300$ to make you dog gait two times around the ring and then
get dumped!! I think that's one of the reason handlers act that way
(lot of pressure maybe from the owners). They just don't want to
win...they have to!! In this time, making a championship without a
handler is almost impossible in the US. No wonder there is fewer and
fewer entries. Newbies with a regular budget just can't get in the
game. It is sad cause if they want to handle their own dog they just
won't win (almost all the time) and then someone tells them well if
you give your do to this or that handlers it will work. So folks..I
don't think this is a game anymore..it is a Business. No place for
new people..and not really fun anymore..
As for dying and drugs...well it's all part of this busines thing...I
think a lot of people just don't care about the health of this breed.
All that is important is winning. Some people are in this for the
wrong reasons..winning ribbons at all cost so that will boost their
selfesteem!! Too bad so sad for this wonderful breed.
I'm all for testing if it can be done. Health registry where we can
see why those dogs passes away so young and see the ones that have
good health and live 13th years. I think it's time we get our heads
out of the sand and start acting on those issues. From hiding those
things we are not helping this breed. IMHO
Julie
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