--- Judith Gates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 4/30/02 4:08 AM,
> The judge should judge the dog. Exhibitors might > take a moment after the > judging is completed to speak to the judge about > having not asked the > exhibitor to stand up, but the judge took the > correct approach in judging > the dog, no matter how it turned out, no matter the > appearance of otherwise > from ringside. Okay. From someone entirely new to cavaliers and showing: Everything I am learning is that handling is (almost) everything! Even if a dog is not quite up to par, give him to someone who is a good handler, and she is able to make that dog's strengths stand out enough to win. What's a newbie to do? I attended an AKC show recently to observe. ONE owner/breeder/handler hand stacked her dogs, and the judge put up her dog in a class at least once (without looking at my notes, it might have been more than once). I commented (under my breath) to another owner/breeder/handler that I was tempted to say something (gently and diplomatically) to the judge about free stacking, and was warned that someday this judge might be evaluating my dog and just might remember my cheekiness! If I, as an observer/future owner/handler was intimidated, what's an exhibitor to do? Robin McLeod (& Teddy) Minnesota (where this past weekend's 5" of snow has melted!) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.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.
