In a message dated 2/9/02 8:35:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> THE CONTROVERSY OVER BASHING > > PROFESSIONAL HANDLERS HAS ALWAYS BOTHERED US. I WOULD LOVE ONE OF THE > > PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUCH A CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDER ON THIS SUBJECT TO TRAVEL > WITH > > A HANDLER FOR ONE CIRCUIT AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IN A 24 HOUR DAY in the past, yes there has been bashing of handlers, however, in this particular thread, there has been no bashing. all that was said was that it was a sad situation where the majority of cavaliers at a big show were shown by professional handlers. there are some breeds that are not a handlers breed, and i feel that this should be one of them. i happen to handle for other people and i have helped out some of the bigger handlers in other breeds at times when they needed it, but in this area of the country when a class dog in cavaliers is sent out with a professional all breed handler, the majority of dogs are not the quality one would like to see being shown. i originally came from a breed that does not get all breed handlers. yes, there were handlers and some quite well known, but they were breeder handlers and would not in most instances embarrass themselves by taking a dog in the ring where the quality leaves alot to be desired. the odd special in cavaliers that is handled by a professional all breed handler, for the most part is a quality dog, but unfortunately i cant say that about the class dogs. most of those are dogs that the owner has shown a few times and just cant cut the mustard because the quality is not there. giving the dog to a professional handler almost always insures that at some point the dog will win and therefore finish which is most unfortunate for this breed. Claudia Jones Titania Cavaliers Dix Hills, NY ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
