[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Question
- From: Penny & Bill <ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Kathy Tank <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 16:55:00 -0400
Thanks, Kathy. You are right too--we "covet the ribbons and the
Championships and the like for OUR sakes. . . " I did it last weekend
even--Forest was in a Veterans class because I entered her--she could
have cared less about being shown. Heck, she'll be 12 soon! But as
long as I was there too, she was happy. LOVE that dog!
Penny and The Farm Dog
On May 31, 2011, at 4:48 PM, Kathy Tank wrote:
> I agree with you Penny, NOOO would be the answer. Showing dogs is
> an aside, something
> that we can live without, in the grand scheme of things. We (as dog
> fanciers) covet the ribbons
> and the Championships and the like for OUR sakes...not theirs. It
> is fun, it is exciting, and I love seeing
> our friends, but it is not WHY we are involved in the breed. Love
> of the breed and it's preservation, and
> appreciation of it for it's many and varied talents, is what got
> most of us , into the breed..I would assume? It is what
> keeps us in the breed.
> Not showing.
> For us, it is the day to day enjoyment of our dogs, that makes them
> special, not just what they have won.
> Regardless how long they live, it is never long enough. They are
> our friends, not objects.
> I wouldn't trade all the ribbons and Championships in the world, for
> the daily love and happiness our dogs bring to us.
> When they go...they take a piece of our hearts and souls with them,
> all too soon.
> But that is just us.
>
> Kathy
> http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com
> UPDATED: May 20, 2011
> Home of:
> CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs
> CH. Victory's Leviathan
> CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle
>
> "Victory...Vires et honestas"
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Penny & Bill
> <ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "If you could have a super-star for a few years, would you want that
> dog?"
>
> Evan Ginsburg
> *******************************************************************************
>
> That's easy. NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
>
> Penny in NC
> Farm Dog Forest
>
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