Hi Robyn, You write <<<<<Okay. From someone entirely new to cavaliers and showing: Everything I am learning is that handling is (almost) everything! >>>....
Well it might put your mind at ease if I tell you that not every judge is intimidated/influenced/swayed by the handling. There are actually some judges who do consider the dogs............. believe me. I have been involved in the dog world for more than 30 years now. Judges are human beings as is everyone else and there are good and bad judges - the bad can be due to ignorance, incompetence or they can be open to influence. But please don't discount the many wonderful, knowledgeable and thoughtful judges that genuinely do the best they know how in judging the dogs in front of them. Jeanie ========================================================= "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.
