Hi all, I wanted to relay a story about a Cavalier that had ear featherings so long they were getting in the way!
Some of you may remember my Blenheim girl, Sparkle. She was the pup that I kept from my very first litter, way back in 1982. Sparkle didn't work out as a show dog but we had many years together in the obedience ring. After Sparkle had earned her Novice and Open titles, she took a break while I worked with her Tricolor half-sister, Annie. Annie was a dream, not only did she win a Best Puppy and a Best of Opposite at the club shows, but she was a wonderful obedience companion. Sparkle's break lasted a little longer than anticipated and by the time Annie had earned her Novice, Open, and Utility titles, Sparkle had matured into a lovely lady with the longest ear featherings! The featherings became a problem when Sparkle would work her utility articles. She would sniff all of the articles and would then make her selection. But as she tried to lift her head with the article in her mouth, she would give herself a 'correction' as if she had picked up the wrong article because she was standing on her ears! Poor girl, I had to cut about 5 inches of feathering off of her ears so she could perform the exercise without confusing herself. <g> Sparkle went on to earn her utility title later that year in her first three trials at almost 8 years of age. Take care, Jackie ========================================================= "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.
