Molly, You are so right. One of mine lost all the joy of competition because he knew he did not win. I did praise him, but HE KNEW! Mary At 09:10 AM 11/7/2010, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx wrote: >Am with you both......we all know she is a great horse, but being back so >far! He made that near an impossible task for her and waited too long. >And he down trodden head walking off at the end...he KNEW it! >Mike Smith know's better for sure....it did not work. >But I more fault him that he did not praise her and love her up like he did > when he wins.....and this way it makes it dog related. So frequently I >see this in the show ring. Dog shows its heart out, comes out NOT >the winner > and the owners are down and just walk away with the dog. >I told some dear friends a few years back that inherited a dog that had >been subject to this......win, lose or draw love and encourage that >animal or >you take the heart out of them. They all understand the highs...make them >not experience the lows. >Molly > > >In a message dated 11/7/2010 5:49:17 A.M. Central Standard Time, >VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx writes: >You are absolutely correct. I couldn't believe the jockey holding her >back that long.!! It really broke my heart to see her loss. Stupid >humans-- >Helen Miller Fisher > > > > >============================================================================ >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. > >Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This >group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or >opinions expressed in any post. > >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/ >============================================================================ Mary Tripp Mary@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.tripphill.com TRIPPHILL KENNELS, H 512-267-2104 Home of Naked Care! www.makitnmetal.com Custom metal art for the dog fancy President GSDC of Austin 25 year member GSDC of America ============================================================================ 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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/ ============================================================================