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Originally Posted by Gasman  If only this were a perfect world and the judges were judging the dogs! I have family that show some very nice dogs and switched to the UKC because they were unable to beat the handlers (except under a few judges) that often had inferior dogs in the ring! |
Yes, this is somewhat true and it is said that handlers can finish a dead cat. However, if you consitently take a good representation of the breed into the ring, judges begin to recognize that. As a newbie, I was fortunate to find a great breeder to obtain my first show dogs from and finished 3 dogs in less than a year, going against some top handlers and in Texas, one of the toughest regions to finish a dog.
It is very political in the show world and can be pretty disheartening to a beginner.