Having just returned from judging the cavaliers of the Midwest show ,I have
just got to say I found a lot of quality dogs in the club,some American
breed some English,I thought the standard was very good overall ,and a lot
of the winners and placed dogs could win well in England,I have never had
chance to go to a AKC show as yet ,hopefully in the near future.
mark
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] AKC vs CKCSCUSA Registration
> > Perhaps one does feel the need to compete with good dogs;
> > Does it really matter that the surrounding dogs were also in the ring
as
> mediocre as
> > ARE some of them in both venues?
>
> Absolutely! No way can you learn as much with mediocre competition. It
is
> all about learning--not winning!
>
>
> > THAT being said, most of us who are in CKCSC, USA CANNOT attend
> all of
> > their shows as it has been extremely cost prohibitive to fly around the
> > country to campaign a CKCSC, USA prospective champion.
> > If you have children, if you have ANY job, if you cannot afford to leave
> > your dogs for four to five days each month, you can't campaign
> > *seriously* in CKCSC, USA.
>
> This is all handled in where you put priorities. I do have children. I
> worked full time for the first 18 years in Cavaliers. Talk about
income--we
> are dirt broke! I doubt any exhibitor in CKCSC has an income as low as
> ours. I do not fly often, I drive. I share with others. There are not
> that many show weekends that cost me more than $300--including the dog
> sitter. I take my own food except for Saturday night. My son goes with
me
> (as everyone in CKCSC will attest). If I share a room with several others
I
> can get away with $50 for my hotel room for the weekend. Share gas and
only
> spend $30-$50. Food is usually less than $20 a weekend. The dog sitter
and
> entries make up the other $200. The majority of shows were 500 miles one
> way--but this has been changing over the last couple of years. In 10
months
> time I will have attended 6 specialties (3 weekends) that were less than
250
> miles one way. I'm also certain that in a few years it will be different
> again. Then I'll be back to driving long distances. Oh well it is worth
> it. My budget for AKC shows is just a little less than for CKCSC shows.
At
> the recent Steel Valley Cluster I spent every bit as much as I normally do
> at a CKCSC weekend.
>
> And especially, I LOVE the shows. They are like mini vacations. So much
> fun! And I can do it when I can since there is one every month. If I
have
> something I must do instead of one, I can go to the next one. I don't
have
> to wait 6 months or a year.
>
> Laura Trunk
> Roycroft Cavaliers
>
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