I sold a little tricolor bitch about nine or ten years ago that had a piece of my heart and to this day I cry when I think about her. I see her in the year book and get tears in my eyes and if I see her at a show you would think my favorite dog just got hit by a car it is horrible. And I have seen just a few dog in the ring that do that to me as well. Myra do you think maybe we just need our hormone levels tested......
LOL Cathy Myra Savant wrote: > Cathy reminded me of our Amy's first major. She was still just a puppy with > little puppy ears and we were wondering why she had won Best of > Winner's.....until the judge said...with tears in her eyes...."She reminds > me of my very first cavalier. Lovely girl." Then we knew that this was > sort of a sentimental win. Amy went on to become a championship with some > nice major wins, but we never did forget the judge's comments. Myra > > >From: "Cathy J. Gish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Is it proper to ask judge to explain placement > >Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:36:10 -0600 > > > >Glen I would not say that it is improper. However, it depends on how it is > >asked. You don't want to ask a negative question such as what is wrong with > >my dog as then you may get all negatives and no positives. Also you put the > >judge in a position to find something wrong with the dog when it may very > >simply be the handler who won and not the dog. Also the judge may very well > >like your dog but the other one who beat you had a little more ring > >presents > >or I have even seen inferior dogs win under breeder judges because it > >reminded them of the old champion they had 30 years ago. So with tears in > >their eyes and a warm fuzzy in their hearts they gave the win to that one. > > > >In the end it really does not matter what the judge thought of your dog it > >only matters that at the end of the day the dog still goes home with you > >happy and content that he is a champion in your heart. Besides that was > >just one persons opinion on that one particular day. I have seen dogs go > >Best in Show one day and look great and look like minced meat the next day. > >Maybe because he did not get a good nights sleep after the Best in Show > >party the owners had. Who knows. I never ask a judge what they did not like > >about my dog when I show because after awhile you have to get the attitude > >(and this is going to sound arrogant) if the dog wins then that was a good > >judge if the dog loses then what the hell does that judge know about > >cavaliers anyway. I was actually asked by a judge after he put up another > >dog over mine how he did..... My reply was. " As much as I wanted my dog to > >win .... if I had been judging today I would have done the same thing that > >you did." He was pleased with my answer and it was the truth I LOVED the > >dog > >he put over mine and would have taken it home in a red hot min. > > > >Glen don't ask the judge ask someone you trust ringside if there is > >anyone.... what you might have done different to improve your chances or > >what did the winner have that your dog did not. Or if you want to talk to > >the judge about it just ask what areas the judge feels you need to improve > >on. Sometimes it really is the handling of the dog and not the dog. > > > >Good Luck > >Cathy > > > >Glenn Fulton wrote: > > > > > Is it proper to ask a judge to explain why he placed your dog the way he > > > did or to ask the judge his opinion of your dog? > > > > > > Glenn Fulton > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > cincinnati/Mason, Ohio > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > "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. > > > >-- > >http://www.FlyingColorsCavaliers.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. > > Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > ========================================================= > "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. -- http://www.FlyingColorsCavaliers.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. 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