[ SHOWGSD-L ] Rule of Thumb About Showing Dogs
- From: Jessica MacMillan <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:22:56 -0600
Two situations (of many):
We had a young class dog who was sitting on 13 points and a major. HOWEVER, we
continued to show him because majors were hard to come by and along the way, he
ended up in the Top 10 dals from the classes with 6 group placings (3 Group
IIs, a Group III and 2 Group 4's) - he finally finished his CH with a Specialty
major and then as a move up the following day went breed and WON the Group. Are
you telling me I shoulda kept him home so that the other dogs he beat could go
WD to get 1 point?
Second situation: A bitch I was showing - we went in to a specialty weekend
with 10 points and one major. She was RWB at the Specialty and then went BOW
the next day for a 4 point major... Someone had the guts to ask me if I was
going to pull her on Sunday (the major broke in bitches but held in dogs) so
that someone else could have a shot at the major. I was so p.o'd that I told
this person under no circumstances was I pulling - and besides, who said Salem
would go up anyways. As it was, she went WB/BOW/BOS over 6 bitch specials to
make it a 5 point major....
My philosophy - if you are tired of losing to me, breed a better dog, condition
it better, train it better and become a better handler. Nothing in life is free
and I ain't giving it away!
And just because those dogs were entered at Westminster didn't mean they were
going breed - it's all a judges opinion!!!! I don't think we should fault the
handlers or the judges.....
JMHO (back in my corner to finish working on the Spotter and get it to the
printer!)...
Jess M.
Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com)
& The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC)
Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC
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