Suze, Your entitled to your viewpoint as I still disagree about your perspective on what took place. :-) pam
----- Original Message ----- From: Susan A. Schlenger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Westminster BOB > Hi, Pam, > "Traditions" are a funny thing. I am not talking about breed standard > here, but as you say "traditions". Take, for example, the "tradition" > of putting the lead around one's shoulders when a dog is on the table. > Most of us do that now. I'm told that it was started by a man who > showed with one arm.........for him it was a necessary thing. He won > doing that and others imitated him. So..................? We should > now all show that way? It works for some of us, some of the time. (For > me it works sometimes and not others; I do it when it feels right for > that particular exhibit). It is NOT more than a method; it is not a > rule. I see this in the same way. Now, this kneeling on one knee may > work for Taffe. (Or it may have not worked and it may have just been > the formal wear last night) But she did this. Now, others may imitate > it because of that. I KNOW it won't work for me. I'm NOT Taffe. <G> > However, I don't find it offensive or in any way reflecting on breed > standard either in a positive or negative way. So long as she didn't > "pose" or hard stack the Cavalier, it was shown naturally. > I do think she did us great credit both last night and in the past > years. > > Suze ========================================================= "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.
