In a message dated 2/10/02 7:41:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> judges can and do begin to gravitate towards picking dogs that > have that mediocre look. > > ahhh laura, this reminds me of something that someone (yes prof. handler) once told me. when you have a lineup of dogs in the ring and all but one are common, and the one that stands out is the epitomy of breed type, that is the one that will look out of place and so they go with the common one because the really good one looks so different. i think this is what happens sometimes because of the fact that there are so many out there that have no place in the show ring, so the really good ones get overlooked. like i said before, i have nothing against prof. handlers as long as what they are showing is deserving of the win. that is where i think the breeder handler has more integrity. the breeder handlers that i know in other breeds wouldnt be caught dead in the ring with anything less than a quality animal. claudia ========================================================= "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.
