> It can be done but it means more work for the Cavalier enthusiast because > instead of buying wins with a pro on the lead they would have to earn them. > It would also mean those mediocre dogs will not finish. > It would also mean putting the best interest of the breed ahead of the > importance of winning.
That is the whole thing in a nutshell. Everyone wants those dog's finished, even if they are not quite up to caliber. Finished and finished as fast and possible--so they can get on to the next one. Finished if it CAN be finished, not finished because it SHOULD be finished. There are only two reasons an owner handled dog can't finish in the AKC somewhat easily: (1) the dog is not good enough, and (2) the owner-handler has to compete against well known professional handlers who often win even when they have poor quality dogs. Get rid of (2) and the only reason the dog won't finish is because it is not good enough. A pro handler CAN finish almost anything. For the life of me I can't understand what the satisfaction is in getting a championship on a dog--knowing a pro handler can finish almost anything! Laura Lang Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "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.
