[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Perception
- From: "Sharon Allbright" <sharlen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:28:51 -0700
Bill I will always remember the show years ago when Art, Linda & I were sitting
at ringside talking. The show was over. We looked across the ring and there
you were sitting in a chair and we laughed and said, well he's hooked! anyone
still ringside after the show is over is well addicted.
You did good Bill.
Sharon Allbright
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Basu
To: arelee_1020@xxxxxxxxxxx ; sharlen@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Perception
I know Zac, he seems like a great kid, a really good handler. Like Zac, i
started doing this about 17 yrs ago(unfortunately i was not 17 at the time<G>),
there were many who told me i was "spitting against the wind", people said that
i would never "make it", asked my friends to use a "real" handler.
Luckily i have the type of tempermant that makes me more determined when
someone tells me i can't do it, but much much more importantly, I was fortunate
to have a small band of supporters, who supported me with good dogs, good
advice and best of all their continued friendship and support. They often were
willing to take a back seat by using me as their handler as i learned and got
better over time. There were many bumps along the road. But i loved doing this,
i made many sacrifices to do it, but without these people's support i would not
have made it thru. And now i've made it because Evan called me a "Top
Handler"<G>, i can tell you he didn't call me that years ago(that can't be
printed), just kidding Evan!!!!!
All of us know a Zac or Sharon's granddaughter Amy or many others that have
the drive and talent to be successful. We need to take a little time each time
we see them to encourage them, we need to be willing and wanting to give them
positive advice that adds to their passion and not detracts from it, and to you
owners/breeders out their, sometimes we need to give them your good dogs(and be
willing to take the bumps that go along with the learning). Pick judges that
judge dogs and not handlers and give these people a good dog to handle, you
will not only be helping them, you will be helping yourselves and the sport in
general.
So take it from this "top handler" who is too old to be a "top handler" for
too much longer, when giving advice and support, don't paint a rosy unrealistic
picture for these new people, but at the same time recognize the postives of
the sport and the fun it can be and try as hard as you can to add to their
passion, don't take away from it. It is a responsibility we all share.
Bill
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