[ SHOWGSD-L ] [Fwd: Fwd: World Dog Show]

From: Margery Golant <mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:25:57 -0400
Forwarded for Gail Sprock....


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Gail Sprock
> Date: July 14, 2005 7:45:42 AM MST
> To: Gail Sprock <gsprock@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: World Dog Show
>
>
>>> > Yesterday at the World Show in Argentina rabid Dogo fans did  
>>> not like
>>> > the BOB selection made by the Judge. They went after him with  
>>> knives
>>> > (Saturday the crowd favorite who lost went up to the Judge in the
>>> > ring and punched him in the nose). Two men, standing at ringside,
>>> > threw two canisters of tear gas into the Dogo ring causing  
>>> panic and
>>> > many injuries. (The site was set up like The Garden). Many,
>>> > especially Americans, thought it was a terrorist attack. You can
>>> > just picture owners and handlers trying to get to their dogs to  
>>> get
>>> > them out of the building. To add insult to injury the police  
>>> shut the
>>> > main doors, locking in many people who, in panic and pain, went
>>> > through the plate glass windows to get air. Many people were  
>>> taken to
>>> > the hospital, many dogs went to the vets, some dogs had bad eye
>>> > injuries as well as lung involvement and afew dogs died at the  
>>> scene.
>>> >
>>> > The FCI banned the Argentinean Dogo from shows for two years  
>>> and took
>>> > away all awards given during this weekend. Too little too late, in
>>> > my opinion. They were aware of the danger before the show but did
>>> > nothing about it. Since the dog is the country's favorite they
>>> > allowed them to enter for $20.00 per entry instead of $120.00 like
>>> > the rest of the dogs so over 100 were there. The fanciers are like
>>> > rabid soccer fans. The FCI then went on to finish the show after
>>> > airing out the building late that afternoon (under the threats of
>>> > more violence) with over half the entry missing, not the proper  
>>> thing
>>> > to do, IMO.
>>> >
>>> > We were fortunate, our handler had just returned to the grooming
>>> > area so was able, with alittle help, to get the dogs out without
>>> > harm to their eyes, nose or lungs, she was not as lucky.
>>> >
>>> > xxx
>>>
>
> In the meantime the judge is back home safely. I think he will not  
> forget this adventure. At home he told another judge who all this  
> started. At the moment he announced the BOB, the loosing person  
> gave order to his dog to attack the judge. Luckily he is quite a  
> sportive man and could jump on the judges table to  protect himself  
> and then it went on as discribed ....
> I know this judge because he also  had judged Amy some years ago  
> and usually participates at all the shows in Austria.  He is a Dogo  
> breeder himself and the president of the Austrian Dogo club.
>
>
>


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