[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Millionaire handlers? NOT
- From: "Kathy Tank" <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx, "The List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:06:41 -0300
On behalf of handlers and conditioners everywhere, Penny, thank you. You
are exactly correct on all counts.
Happy Easter
Kathy
On 23/03/2008, Penny & Bill <Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I know MANY handlers in the East--not one is a millionaire. In a
> struggling economy, I bet that handlers are struggling like everyone
> else. Why is it that when money is mentioned, people invariably go to the
> handlers for a solution, blame, etc? Handlers make a living--I trust my
> dogs to them. They work while taking care of my dogs while I work, teaching
> kids in school. Even if I had the athletic ability to do it, the schedule
> of a handler's life is not one that I would want--they have to be ON,
> 24-7: feeding, exercising, bathing, grooming, training, answering clients'
> (many) phone calls, traveling, exhibiting, packing up and doing it all again
> at the next show or the next weekend--all so my dogs can have a shot at the
> pie in the sky! No thanks! I couldn't do it, but I thank GOD that handlers
> CAN and DO, every day of the week.
> If added revenue is needed for failing clubs, why not ask the dog food
> companies, the entry services, the AKC--all of whom make megabucks on our
> furry friends. Leave the handlers alone. AMEN.
> Happy Easter--I am off to a dog show, where my handler has given up his
> Easter Sunday to show my dog and others! Elvis has left the building.
> Penny
>
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