on 3/23/02 4:52 AM, Susan A. Schlenger at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, Marilyn and List, > I think this letter is super and am very heartened by reading it. > Thanks, Marilyn for sharing this. I wonder if this letter could be put > in ad format so that all handlers could read it? It is going to take > effort on the part of handlers (both owner and pro) as well as judges to > implement this return to our standard. > > GREAT letter. > > Suze (and Gary who said that a copy of this letter should be kept in > everyone's tack box to hand out when "needed". <G>) > > Marilyn Mayfield AKC#4264 wrote: >> >> I am sharing "my" letter with you, as I feel it is one of the most positive >> things the National Club has ever done. I am thrilled as an exhibitor (and a >> judge), as I know many judges will be more educated as a result. I hope we >> soon notice a difference in the handling of our breed. >> Marilyn Mayfield >> >> THE AMERICAN >> CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL CLUB, INC. >> March 2002 >> Dear Judge: >> The popularity of a breed makes for larger classes and strong competition in >> the show ring. This increasing competition can make winning more difficult >> and cause exhibitors to look for ways to improve their chances. >> <snip> > -- > Suze at Llawen Cavaliers > "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man > to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica > "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear > I had a lady phone me today who wanted a cavalier who was adamant about not needing a yard for a cavalier - she swore everyone walks their cavaliers at the beaches. She swore training would keep it from running off. I asked her if she would get up in the night and take a cavalier out and she said no dog would get her up in the night to piddle --that it has to work into her life. And if it growled at her cats it would be the first thing out the door. Additionally, she doesnt have the money to buy a cavalier and wanted a resque but she wanted a perfectly healthy cavalier since she is retiredand cannot afford vet care and living in a condo and wants a dog that works into her life.
She got more and more defensive when I talked about the need to excersize and run in a safe yard. Then she said she would go to the pound and get a little dog and avoid the questions. She promptly hung up on me for asking one question about her living conditions. I hadnt even got to anything else. Where can she walk in a buy a dog without answering questions other than a petshop? Sarah West ========================================================= "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.
