--- Leanne Bertani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Although I'm sure there were probably trimmed dogs > present, dogs with short > feathers are not always trimmed. People with large > numbers of dogs often > have gravel paddocks to keep the mud out of their > houses. The gravel trims > hair from the feet.
Perhaps. However, that does not explain how VERY many cavaliers there were with perfectly rounded ear feathers. This was my 4th CKCSC show. Maybe I just didn't know what to look for before, or maybe I was paying attention to other things, but I was certainly amazed (and a wee bit chagrined) at how very many cavaliers had seemingly perfectly sculpted ear feathers at the old club show this weekend. And, it didn't seem to me that these dogs were being excluded from placing and winning classes (and more). Maybe judges are looking at other things too. To an impressionable novice (like me), it was also interesting to see who was on the other end of the lead of the cavaliers with such ear feathering. Does it grow that way? And on so many cavaliers? Or is it just growing that way in some of the lines? Or maybe it is a particular brand of kibble/diet? Inquiring minds want to know... I didn't notice the feet or the v-shape. But I have listened as many people tell me something like "So-and-so showed me how to trim feet so that it looks natural." Very interesting. I think I'll stick with wash-and-wear-Teddy for now. It's all I can do to keep up with trying to get rid of the pee stains <grn>. It was a fun show, and there were so very many absolutely GORGEOUS cavaliers in attendance -- trimmed or not. What a fun weekend. Even my kids had fun! Did you hear that there were 9 kids in the junior children's handling class and 2 in the senior class? Just makes me want to find the money to go again as soon as I can. Robin McLeod Minnesota (& Teddy who was very excited to get home and pee on his favorite bush!) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.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.
