In a message dated 10/6/2002 9:14:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<Firstly, I don't think the original post spoke to any fear of professional handlers catching on in England...just whether some of ours might go there to show dogs. >> Actually I think they were referencing an article that referred to culture clash and I consider the way I saw Cavaliers shown over there vs what I see in the pro ranks here just that .... MAJOR culture clash. > <<Also, you can have NOTHING on the coat except water here, either, if you > are > talking about the rules. Ever heard the term "foreign substance?" And > the next > time you go to the UK, Dave, take a walk around the vendors...they sell > chalk, > and finishing sprays, and oils, and conditioners...surely they aren't just > there > for the visiting Americans. > Peggy>> > Well that shows my ignorance. While I knew the chalk and magic markers some breeds use happily coloring their dogs in the open and powders all over the tables and floors, etc were probably illegal at least in some breeds, I thought here as long as the substance didn't alter the appearance of the dog such as chalk, it was allowed such as a finishing spray that just makes it shinier or removes static cling. In fact there is so much powder flying around the grooming areas and piles left on the tables and floor and magic markers like an art class to the extreme I thought in some breeds here it surely must be legal to be so blatantly applied with no fear of repurcussion. Learn something new every day. I have no doubt if you say the booths in the UK are selling these things that they are Peggy you have probably been there many more times then me and I didnt walk the booths. My statements were based on the fact that I didn't see the blow dryers and powder clouds coming out of grooming tents and big tufts of hair blowing around etc when I was in the UK. I did not feel the Cavaliers I saw displayed there where nearly as primped and fluffed as what I have seen here. It could just be my untrained eye. I do have one question for you ... being a long time judge and all. Do judges here not enforce these rules or are they just not good enough to tell if something outside the rules has been done? If the judges are not going to enforce the rules why don't we just change them to allow those following the rules to compete on even keel with good conscience? Do you have any opinion on any way to get judges to actually enforce the rules or do you feel it is a lost cause. I'm looking for an experienced opinion which I know you have but not so sure you are willing to share. My opinion is it would be political suicide for a judge thats why they don't enforce these things especially against big name well connected handlers. Dave CastleMyst Cavaliers http://members.aol.com/CMystCavs ========================================================= "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.
