[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Professional Handlers
- From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx
- To: rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:56:55 EST
In a message dated 1/9/2006 7:48:41 P.M. Central Standard Time,
rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
A loose lead actually takes the handler out of the picture
altogether...albeit a 5' or a 15' lead. It also solves any question as to
backs, running downhill, or pretty much anything else. When I mentor new
Judges...I tell them that seeing the dog on a loose lead is truly next to
the most important thing about judging this breed...temperament being the
1st.
Actually Paul, a loose lead SHOULD take the handler of the picture. But now
you will see handlers who just keep up with the dogs, and run faster, and it
becomes a speed contest, eliminating the purpose of the request.
A loose lead, where the dog is at its best speed, doesn't mean a race.
That's what we see in many cases. A faster dog, still downhill, still
incorrect,
followed by a faster handler.
I agree with you, a true loosed lead is second only to temperament. I wish
more people could recognize both.
Ileana
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