Funny about the smudges and the white markings on the whole colors. We had
a boy with a very pronounced cowlick right on top of his head last summer
("Spike") and he was very admired by all who came to see him. Everyone
loved the fact that he was 'different'. Myra Savant
>From: Geoffrey Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 23:22:49 -0000
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>I agree with what Shelley said about smudges and can sympathise with the
>smudge dilemma. Having recently had a litter and the pick by far, body
>markings head type huge eyes etc has brown down the show side to the nose.
>My heart says keep her, but my head says it is difficult enough to win with
>a well marked one without starting out with an obvious handicap!
>When judging a strawberry on the cheek or an asymmetrical head marking
>would
>not put me off an otherwise good dog, think of Ch Alansmere Rhett Butler,
>Kindrum Sylvia to name but a few, Alberto's grandma.
>Pam Thornhill tells the story of taking Sylvia under Miss Turtle when she
>had about 9 tickets under her belt. As usual Liz turned her round the
>opposite way not to show her little imperfection. Pam Turtle very slowly
>walked behind her in the line-up and uttered a loud aha as if to say she
>had
>uncovered a dark secret and didn't consider her for a placing, she
>obviously
>placed a lot of emphasis on markings. They saw the funny side and had a
>good
>laugh about it on the way home and still recall it.
>Don't you find that when people come to choose a pet they always take the
>one with the smudge first?
>
>Geoffrey Porter
>Ringcreevy
>N.Ireland
>
>
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>From: "Shelley & Garry Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 9:43 PM
>Subject: [CKCS-L] smudges
>
>
> > Myra, those marks do make a difference, when the chips are down.
> >
> > Having just had a litter of seven puppies, from two cleanly marked face
> > parents(and Gr Parents) we had 3 mismarked faces. There was only one
>female
> > who had a "beauty" mark on her show side, which we could have lived with
>and
> > shown her. But her off-show side had brown down the muzzle to the nose.
>Very
> > sad as she went as a pet and was the only female in the litter. We
>discarded
> > the obvious mismarks from Day one, too heartbreaking otherwise!
> > As a judge I would not disregard a mismarked face IF it was the best dog
>in
> > a lineup, but I would not show it.
> > (We try to keep only bitches to carry on to the next generation)
> > To keep a male we believe they have to be almost exceptional!!<VBG>
> > Shelley Walker
> >
> > Redcrest Cavaliers
> > Auckland,NZ
> > Website http://www.geocities.com/redcrest2002
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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