I couldn't attend many shows with large entries when I first began. The
Canadian entries were very small with rather poor dogs.
I couldn't get to many CKCSCUSA shows due to family but I somehow managed to
learn breed type.
How do you do at AKC shows, Laura? You say you've gone to 30 shows youmust
have many champions.
Jo Ann Carvill
BJ Cavaliers
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www.bjcavaliers.com
> > Well I have seen complete classes of quality dogs at AKC shows - try
going
> > to the National........but what concerns me is your attitude about
numbers
> > per see....... here in Australia, apart from our specialties with
entries
> of
> > from 100 - 250, our entries are similar to American entries and yet I
> don't
> > see anyone decrying the Australian dogs as being lesser quality. At
most
> > shows I go to week in week out, the entry is usually around 30. And we
> > don't stay the whole day - only if we win and are required for further
> > judging in the groups etc. And yet, people here still manage to learn
> about
> > the breed
>
>
> There is still no comparison. When our AKC dogs are shown to their
> chs--they do not need to compete against champions--ever to get points
> (unlike your shows). The entries are not usually 30 here--more like 10.
> Yes, there are a FEW shows with 30, or even 60, but percentagewise a very
> small amount. More than likely you have more Cavalier specialties (than
AKC
> does at this point in time) to attend each year as well.
>
> If someone is going to try to tell me that it would be just as easy to
learn
> breed type by attending AKC shows in my area as it would by attending
CKCSC
> specialties--well they are welcome to their opinion, but I am willing to
bet
> my life that it wouldn't be for the lion's share, if not all, of the new
> breeders. With the poor quality being shown these new breeders ARE
learning
> breed type all right--just not the right breed type!
> Also note: because the Cavalier is still rather new to the AKC, a very
high
> percentage of the judges have no idea what good breed type is either. Of
> the 30 or so shows I attended this year--the Winner's Bitch was of
> exceptionally poor breed type in the majority of them. The higher the
> entry, the better job the judges did. Again, numbers of entries makes the
> difference in learning breed type--even to experienced judges.
>
> Laura Trunk
> Roycroft Cavaliers
>
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