What a terrific post, Carol. I have to say that we have four "scruffy"
(untrimmed) AKC champions and are VERY proud of it. We ignore the
judges' comments that we are "having a bad hair day" and blythely go on
showing at a pace which is proper for Cavaliers. Will my dogs be top in
AKC at some point? Probably NOT...don't look for us in the near future
in formal standings...LOL...but I WILL know as you've so properly
pointed out which of them is future breeding stock; for sure the judges
aren't choosing them because of their owner handler or their untrimmed
coats.
It is exactly WHY I show this way. For me, it is enough to know that
I've paid for the opinion of someone who knows good dogs and picks
mine. Then I feel comfortable that my love for one or another hasn't
made me kennel blind.
THANK YOU.
Suze at Llawen Cavaliers
"Carol G." wrote:
> >
> Whenever this topic comes up on dog lists, some gung-ho exhibitor is
> bound to say "But it's a dog *show* !" as though they equate it with
> a fashion show. Maybe we should go back to calling them
> "exhibitions", so we can remember that the original (and IMHO
> *only*) purpose in showing is to pick future breeding stock, by
> comparing them to the standard and -- even more important -- by
> seeing their progeny (who don't inherit any of the grooming or
> handling).
>
> I'll get off my soapbox now and go back to lurking. Thanks for listening.
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