[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: thoughts to ponder

  • From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx>, <TISHW@xxxxxxx>, <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Mary Tripp" <mary@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:08:59 -0400

Oh, I don't know about that...they charge more because the dogs' owners 
CAN'T show their own.....one of the few breeds in which this is the case. 
Of course, at many all breed shows, a lot of the owners COULD...but they 
have this firm belief that they can't win without a handler...and under an 
awful lot of judges, specialist and otherwise, that is true!  And THAT part 
is true for a lot of breeds, too.
      I sure couldn't show my own Shepherd...I'd drop dead.  The last time I 
tried to show a big moving dog of my own it was a Pointer...and I thought I 
was going to die after the first time around the ring!!!
       It's fine to use handlers...I am glad they are there...
but judges have to learn to look at the dogs instead of the top end of the 
lead......some judges, anyway.  Most of our good handlers know whether they 
deserve to win or if there's a better dog there...I think a lot of the 
problems with the specialties is that judges feel safe putting up a dog 
someone else has put up, or one they've heard about, OR -- they are afraid 
that if they don't put up the handler of the day, they won't get an entry 
next time.
  Guess what? Everybody ELSE will enter........

Also, a lot of exhibitors won't give a judge a second chance when they get 
beat by poor quality...just because of who's showing the poor quality 
animal.

Peggy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Tripp" <mary@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx>; <TISHW@xxxxxxx>; <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>; 
<Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: thoughts to ponder


> And one of the reasons they charge more is that they do not show any other 
> breeds.
> 
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