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Originally Posted by AMD  Mary - would it be of any benefit for me to get a yorkie now to learn grooming, care and handling. Then if I can assist during the summer, I would know that much more? |
If you plan to show this pup.....I'm not sure, trial and error could ruin a good show dog.....I learned some grooming aspect on my pets, but not the care and maintenance of a show dog....the art of grooming, training and handling a show dog I learned from a professional handler.....
I was told when I first started, that if you have a good show dog and you're a newbie....put it with handler....newbies really don't know what they are doing and can ruin a good show dog....May not be always the case, but I took it to heart. Even after that training; my first show dog I took in the ring, it was such a chore for me it really wasn't fun for either of us....I was a nervous wreck and it came out in my breath and traveled down the lead....