Thanks, Pam. I really worry about the impression that we give to new people (especially) in the breed. Such a general statement sounding negative in such a public forum might just lull someone into thinking showing isn't important. "Why bother?" I realize you didn't mean to do this and were probably just expressing some frustration. :-)
With so many new people in this breed, I think we need to be encouraging them to show and it just happens that AKC has the most venues to do so. I'm still new enough to wince at some of the roadblocks that seemed to be thrown in my way when I first started pursuing this dream of mine. I happen to love showing my Cavaliers, win or lose, so nobody was going to stop me! LOL Someone else might not be as willing to jump over those obstacles. Everytime I'm in the ring, it's a learning opportunity for me. With only having been recognized by AKC a few years ago and with new judges coming up, I also think we need to be mindful there is always going to be the need for judges education. It appears to me the parent club is addressing this issue well with Carol Williams chairing the committee. Renee Bruns Caryse Cavaliers http://home.mmcable.com/caryse From: "PAMoesinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Your right Renee.......that's not where I was coming from..... I'm just discouraged at how breed type is being ignored in lieu of "other things" or not recognized due to lack of education. There are politics in both venues....... :-)" pam ========================================================= "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.
