I totally agree with you ,The competition is certainly at breed level in this country with the numbers we are competing with,if you get a place in a toy group that's an added bonus,but to win a CC is much nicer,most of our toy group judges here tend to go on form and follow the last show. mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.pascavale.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Annette Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Curious > Sorry Myra I disagree! VBG It's at breed level the real competition is - if > you beat a couple of hundred others of the same breed to me that is far > better than beating one of every other breed in the Toy group. There it > boils down very much to the knowledge of the judge and at the end of the day > his/her personal preference - nothing to do with structure or movement - > there are other breeds that have exactly the same problems or similar at any > rate. > > Annette > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Myra Savant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 5:57 PM > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Curious > > > > Look, everybody knows I am an idiot, and there are many things that I > don't > > know. However, this is something to ponder. The real "showing" isn't > done > > at a class level. It is done at a group level. For too many years, > > cavaliers were judged in sort of a vacumn because they were judged only > > against each other. It was almost like 'just go for the pretty head > because > > all the rear ends are so bad.' So, they didn't have to develop that kind > of > > structure that they needed to compete with a poodle, for instance. It is > > important to remember that they are dogs. They need to be built like a > dog. > > They need to move like a well-built dog. Now for the last several > years, > > they have had to compete against other toy dogs in the group ring. Sure, > we > > see dogs in the ring that shouldn't be there. I've probably shown a > couple > > myself. I probably will again in the future just because of ignorance or > > just because I feel like doing it. However.....those dogs will not ever > > compete in a group ring. They will take their little ribbon home and they > > may even make up their championship. They will not, however succeed in > the > > group ring. Also....if a dog places in group, you can no longer use the > > excuse that it won because it was professionally handled. The huge > majority > > of dogs in the group ring are professionally handled. Not all....but the > > majority. I'm not sure exactly what motivates me to show my dogs. I > know > > for sure it isn't greed. I guess it could be ego. The feeling I get when > > one of my dogs wins in group, or Best Puppy in show or something like that > > is the same feeling I used to get when my children performed at a piano > > recital or something. I just feel proud of them, and I feel just a little > > bit like bragging on them. Certainly not money motivated and not even > > particularly fun. When my dog is in the show ring, I am very stressed > about > > it. I get very nervous. I'm so afraid he will make a mistake. Just > > exactly like it was at the piano recital. So, is that Ego? I don't > > honestly know. Myra > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > http://www.hotmail.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. > > > > ========================================================= > "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. ========================================================= "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.
