It certainly is true, that a certain dog can just grab you and not let go. Love them all, but ever so often, one is just more special in some unique way. 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 11:03:36 -0600 > >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. >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. 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