Re: [PyrNet-L] breeding question/showing

[Dancingpyr@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/10/2000 7:08:22 PM EST, igots2beme@hotmail.com writes:

<< I'd like to add, dog shows are VERY political a lot of the time...however, 
a dog usually cannot become a champion if he/she limps, acts aggressively, 
shyly, or has other temperament problems. >>

I agree with you on this, and I also think that here in the US, many shows 
ARE beauty pageants in the sense that the only the surface of the dog is 
looked at.  Last night we watched the first evening of Crufts on television.  
When the judge was examining the Yorkie, the judge actually took the 
handler's brush and ran it through the dog's coat.  The commentator noted 
that he was doing this to get a better feel for the texture of the coat and 
that you just didn't see that at American shows.  What really ticks me off 
with American shows are the judges who after they've examined your dogs, and 
ask you to take them around the ring, don't even watch the dog move.  When in 
the ring, I only have those few precious minutes to have my dog impress the 
judge, and I want every minute that I'm entitled to.

Robyn
dancingpyr@aol.com
Taylors, SC