Sue, Great post summing it up much more eloquently and accurately then I have been able to!
Dave CastleMyst Cavaliers http://members.aol.com/CMystCavs In a message dated 2/12/02 10:15:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > This is an extremely important point. If it was not, John and Robert would > not be so adamant about it. At the last Club show she judged, Mrs. Anne > Rogers Clark told one exhibitor to get up off her knees and to stand and > show > her dog free baited. If it weren't important I doubt that Mrs. Clark would > have made an issue out of it. > > It doesn't matter that Andy showed well with his handler crouching down to > bait him at eye level - he'd show well if the handler went to make a phone > call and left him in the ring all alone. He's a superb show dog. We are > not > making personal comments about Taffe - anyone who knows anything about the > professional dog show world knows that she is one of the most famous > handlers > in the country. It's the idea that if you give a a little, eventually you > end up giving a lot. What comes next - scissor sculpting and dying accepted > as SOP? Standing up allows our dogs freedom of movement and expression. It > also makes the statement that our Cavaliers are not just another pretty toy > dog. Very importantly, it is our tradition. I guess some of us value that > more than others. > > Sue Shidler > SevenWoods Cavaliers > Mettawa, IL > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ========================================================= "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.
