[ SHOWGSD-L ] juniors and co-owning
- From: pruett@xxxxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:07:19 +0000
>PlushPuppyOhio typed about [ SHOWGSD-L ] Showing in Junior Showman on 15
>Aug 2005, at 8:38:
>Does a Junior have to own/co-own the dog, in order to show in Junior
>Showmanship?
>If so, can someone fill me in on the reasoning/thoughts behind it? I was never
>involved in juniors, so I don't have any clue how it works.
>THANKS!
>Sean
The AKC does require that juniors co-own the dogs they handle, although I do
believe that they can handle (in junior competition) any dog owned by a member
of their immediate family without being a co-owner.
We need to "adopt" interested juniors, put their names on dogs for them to show,
transport them to dog shows, wait (while everyone else showing GSD's has gone
home) for the junior classes to be judged. Many folks have assumed over the
years that Ariel is my daughter (and, in some ways she is - I get Mother's Day
cards from her) but I met her and her mom when Ariel was 8. They attended my
dog obedience class with their sheltie. Ariel began traveling to dog shows
with me as a young teenageer. I put Ariel on as co-owner of two of my chamion
GSD males - Ch Windy Acres' Free and Easy was Ariel's first junior show dog.
When he died, I put her name on Ch Windy Acres' Ami of Riverdell TC. Ariel's
family never owned a German Shepherd while she was competing in juniors. My
all-breed handlers were very gracious about coaching her (thank you Freddy
Olson and Chip Rayner) and she had a lot of natural talent. Now she's hooked
and will be, without a doubt, a lifelong participant in dogs with a special
interest in the German Shepherd Dog.
If everyone of us adopted an "Ariel" the future of our sport would be assured...
Laurie Pruett
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