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Originally Posted by topknot I know some handlers - (not mentioning names and I do not know Kathy) will add in some dogs to get those needed majors. Interesting Hmmmmm.  But that is really expensive to do. When I showed years ago - there didn't seem to ba as many absent dogs.
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It has been a long used practice to pad with several dogs if you can not get the points. Handlers and well known owners have done it for years. It can backfire on you and you lose too. My handler only takes one dog or one bitch out at a time for a client. She plays pretty fair.
Tha answer on the cost to show. You have the entry fee which can run 15-25.00 per show depending on the class. The handler will charge you for daily board and the fee for gas and other travel related expenses. Handlers can be very expensive on a average many are 50.00 to 75.00 per show and up for big time handlers. They charge you each time that dog goes into the ring. You may pay $50.00 for the handler to show your baby in the puppy class and if he wins and you go back to fight out with the other male/female winners you pay another fee set by the handler cause he went back in the ring with the dog a second time. If he/she wins and you go in for breed you may have a third fee for the handler. It can be very expensive by the end of the weekend.
To me it is cheaper to have the handler show Buster at this time. It is nice when you win, but you still have to be positive when you loose and not become discouraged.