> my dogs hike, run, swim, and > retrieve regularly. they even go mountain biking with me. so, it's > easy to see whey they are a bit resentful about being tagged non- > sporting just because they don't hunt and participate in "field > activities.
Probably a lot more clever and better behaved than most breeds as well. People get trapped in categories. Too bad. On Dec 4, 4:30 pm, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 4, 11:03 am, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > However, if you look around most riding web sites, and engage in > > conversation with people about bikes on a regular basis, there is a > > decidedly marked tendency to refer to racers and racing bikes as > > 'serious' and other uses 'casual.' > > my poodles feel the same way. they take offense to being grouped in > the "non-sporting" breed group, especially when we see all those pudgy > labradors with custom collars and haughty weimaraners, who really look > the part with those sleek lines but are quite clueless when it comes > to actual "sporting." and then there are those perfectly groomed > setters that only fetch on the weekends. my dogs hike, run, swim, and > retrieve regularly. they even go mountain biking with me. so, it's > easy to see whey they are a bit resentful about being tagged non- > sporting just because they don't hunt and participate in "field > activities." > > i've argued this point with sporting breed owners ad nauseum and > written to the AKC, but nobody seems to care. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
