I agree, only in part with you on this. Thankfully, I think this happens in only a minority of the AKC dogs out there and am concerned about making sweeping generalizations in such a forum.
I disagree with you that the responsibility lies in the hands of the judges to correct this wrong. I strongly believe it lies in the hands of the breeders. Again, thankfully, it is a small minority of breeders who are selling "show prospects" to that eager new person with no guidance, no support, only making sure they get those "puppies back." I think that's hurting this breed more than any judge. Hats off to the breeders who are willing to go the extra mile and take the time to mentor new people in the breed! :-) JMHO and donning my flame suit, Renee Bruns >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Renee, This may have been said before but as I certainly think you have hit it directly on the head. The people responsible for "putting" the mediocre dogs in the ring are most certainly the BREEDERS. Not the novice owners, not the handlers and certainly not the judges. I find it hard to believe that the breeders have forgotten that they are responsible for producing mediocre dogs. I find it hard to believe that if they are that knowledgeable that they would willingly sell a mediocre dog to anyone as a show prospect. If someone sends you a bitch to be bred and she has no redeeming qualities why not simply say "umm I don't think so I don't think even my dog wil help." Why not restrict? You have to be responsible about who you allow to be bred to your dogs, who you sell to and definitely what you sell as a show prospect. Novice or not. I don't see a lot of this being discussed here. Fire away! Jean Tremblay Halfmoon Cavaliers and Profesional handler but don't forget... I am CANADIAN! <VBG> _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= "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.
