[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: ......but it's all in the game
- From: "Mo Murkland" <murk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:07:56 -0500
Christine,
I have to ask here.........why is the assumption made that the "gasp"
Therapy dog wasn't "due" the win? I have a Therapy dog, in fact several, it
was not unusual for Little Richard to go from winning a show on the weekend
to a week of presentations in the classrooms. Believe it or not there are a
MANY top notch dogs that are drop dead gorgeous and STILL have the brains to
do Therapy work. Mo
>> Your right Barbara on most accounts..it doesn't hurt ANYONE..it hurts the
>> BREED.If anyone loves the breed as they are proclaiming they do..they
>> detest seeing mediocre win. I have a very close friend who entered a
>> 'therapy" dog in a show to help build a major. the dog won the major.
>> This
>> should never happen. This sport is about people as much as it is about
>> dogs..I will agree. HOWEVER..making people feel good about what they do
>> should not take precedence over the breed. We have a responsibility to be
>> "guardians" of the breed..not just a few of us..ALL of us.
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