[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: say... What?!? Hip replacements & showing
- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <proudk911@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:28:53 -0700
SAY WHAT??
I have no sand in my ears and I am not trying to distort your
message, I have NO "ATTITUDE", I am not deaf, and you know
nothing about my head.....<G>....nor am I the cause of the
decline in entries. Also, the pet owners and buyers that come
here usually love our "show dogs"....but then we only own five
dogs....so I don't think I'm turning the public off either. But
I do disagree with your 'view' of this Breed and show breeders.
I'm not saying all show breeders automatically are HEROES..but
most Breeders I know ( yep..AKC show breeders ) are very open
and talk to each other a LOT about dogs, the Standard, bloodlines,
problems, successful breedings, not so successful breedings,
winning and losing...and are very concerned about good health,
and good hips and elbows and OFA and are concerned about this
Breed. It's our passion!
AND...I have not met ONE with sand in their ears...<G>
AND...no, I do NOT know anyone dumb enough to deal with the
recovery and pain and expense of REPLACING HIPS on a GSD just
so they can show it. I KNOW OF ABSOLUTELY NONE!
What would be the point??
We are not talking about someone fixing a tail or setting an ear or
surgery to save a life or repair an injury....but HIP REPLACEMENT
surgery done to show a dog!! At least that is what I THOUGHT.
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.marhaven.com
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Subject: Re: say... What?!? Hip replacements & showing
I don't mean to be rude, but I want to yell "pick up your head and clean the
sand out of
your ears!"
To try to distort the message being about GSDs on a GSDs list who are AKC
titled dogs into "not being our (breed's) problem" and not being GSDs at all
is just plain trying to reach
for what is not there.
I should think that perhaps it is from attitudes like these presented is
part of why our breed still has the OFA flunk rate that it does. But "it's
not our problem" hasn't done much to fix that has it? The attitude of "it's
not our problem" is precisely why the ENTIRE SPORT OF DOGS is in the
condition it is today, and why so many of these little things never get
talked about even though they do exist and in higher frequency as time goes
along... Just feeding the AR people who don't want for future generations to
have the enjoyment of dog showing.
We will never survive when SHOW BREEDERS are ducking & weaving from the
truth as it is today. Perhaps it is those types of attitudes that the
public perceive that has turned so many potential pet owners off of show
bred dogs? Perhaps it is those attitudes that have resulted in the steep
decline of GSD show entries, where exhibitors complain about sick low
numbers for a major but yet can't pull one together at a show? The decline
in GSDCA membership? Where those "going out" are looking at an empty spot
since there aren't people "coming in" to the breed to STEWARD it?
I well know that there are those who will choose to ignore or deny it, yet
again- each of the dogs I talked about WERE INDEED AKC FULL REGISTERED
SHOWING AND TITLING GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS (just so there can't be any
ambiguity about what a GSD might be). It will fall on deaf ears to some,
and all that is okay too. My goal is not to win a popularity contest, as I
already know being forthcoming and popularity just don't mix well and I'm
just fine with that.
I'm also well sure that if anyone has been around dog showing long enough,
that yes YOU too probably know of a GSD who has had a corrective surgery and
is in the show ring. "Fixed ears" anyone? I know anyone who's been around a
minute knew the old "fix" to a gay tail... That is a corrective procedure-
and ones which are done PURELY FOR SHOWING IN THE CONFORMATION RING AND TO
WIN. Don't lie to yourself and say things like these last 2 examples
aren't just for that purpose! There is no other reason either procedure
would be done to a dog just to be a pet- it's done so the dog looks better
and can win. Me? I could live with a gay tail better than a kicked-around
tail that doesn't work. I like a dog who can waggle, but that's just my
opinion as a pet owner first, exhibitor then breeder.
I am glad I gave up on disillusionment years ago for if I were a new comer
to GSDs and hearing "it's not our problem" would have had me walking away
like most others and running back to performance only with AKC as so many
others have... And where most people can owner handle there too. There's
nothing better in the world than doing a job well done as the team of man
and dog; I am lucky enough to be an adequate handler in all the venues I
show in and that I enjoy doing things with my dogs. (And maybe that's why
I'm supporting our PC with futurity entries even though I have an ugly puppy
right now. But club support is another story and not this topic!)
Bottom line, as stewards of this breed, it is our responsibility to our
breed's future to YES talk about what is going on in our breed today and not
forget about yesterday all while looking to tomorrow. "Tomorrow" can only
happen with honesty & communication amongst the keepers of this (or any)
breed, or else there won't be one.
Jen P & her Pack accepting of being just a freak on (the end of) a leash if
that's what it is cuz that's what it is
JayDee's Proud-Haus Shepherds/Proud K911
www.jaydeesphs.com
Committed to the Total Dog you can be Proud of!!!
AKC Breeder of Merit
> On Jun 18, 2014, at 9:48, "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> AHHh. I thought we were talking about German Shepherd Dogs
> only also...and definitely thought we were talking about
> SHOW GSD and breeders also.
>
> Sorry, my mistake.
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