Hi Although I show 99.9% at allbreeds I have not had trouble obtaining a handler. To the contrary I have handlers ask me if they can show my dogs. And I do appreciate the offers but we have three handlers that do excellent for us. Mrs. Linda William's, Mrs. Vicki Havicon & Ms. M'Kayla Stahr. All three work very hard to win for us as well I know my dogs are safe with them. That's very important to me. Gerald _www.Geransgermanshepherd.com_ (http://www.geransgermanshepherd.com/) _www.mkaylastahr.com_ (http://www.mkaylastahr.com/) Home of CH Geran's Always on My Mind ROM Dam of 9 American Champions In a message dated 7/10/2010 8:02:02 A.M. Central Daylight Time, skozub@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: >Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:00:20 -0500 >To: denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx >From: Sandra Kozub <skozub@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: finding handlers > >At 09:08 PM 7/9/2010 -0700, you wrote: >>You know, glad you mentioned that. Even if I could pay for a handler for >>the >>life of the show career of the dog, handlers are in short supply, and all >>of the >>well known folks take priority. It is a hard thing. As a thought, and I >>am doing >>this with a friend, newbies get together and help each other handle. You >>take >>my dog in, I'll take yours. >> >> >>Denise W. >>The Good Ole Boys~Chopper and Chase >>http://www.showgermanshepherds.info >>for show and performance >>(join my site ring-follow the link) > >I guess that things have changed a lot over the years but I cannot >remember ever having a problem finding very good handlers >for my conformation dogs. I have had German Shepherds all my life & >started showing in the obedience ring. The conformation >dogs drew my interest. After several years doing research, watching the >conformation rings and deciding what "type" I found >most appealing, I bought my first show line bitch. I managed to put a >few points on her more or less to prove (to myself?) that >she was a good conformation speciman. Then, after much research, I bred >her to a very nice male who seemed to produce >what I wanted. From this litter, I chose to show one male & one >female. I took them in the ring myself (I am not a good handler) >as puppies & did well. > >It only took a couple of shows to get some very good handlers. One of >the best handlers in the country finished both of these >dogs (and many more in the future). My point is that (at least when I >was showing) if your dog is good enough, the handlers will >come to you. They want to show the best, they want to win & the better >the dog, the more they win. > >Over the years, I have had a few extremely good handlers that I respect, >and really appreciate all that they did for me & my dogs. >There has been some very good advise the last few days, especially, you >should do your research & show the very good ones. > >good luck to all of the newbys!!! >Sandy Sandra Kozub KcK Kennels http://iweb.tntech.edu/rkozub/kennel.htm ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================