[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by simonandhallie

I watched and it didn't bother me at all. I really think that the comment was made in that particular context and for that type of a show when you are competing with dogs of all sizes and breeds (most that aren't small, dress wearing dogs), perhaps it's not a good idea to cover up the body, especially when part of the judging is on grooming.

As others have already stated, if the comments were only about not being able to judge grooming we all would have understood. However, the comments made went way beyond that and were unneccessary. One judge said "dogs already have a fur coat."....first of all, not the type of dog Bella is (she would have a single coat) and second of all..it had nothing to do with that. And the one that really got me was "A dog is not a Barbie doll. A dog is a dog." In no way is dressing your dog treating it like a barbie doll...it's no different than dressing your human child. These dogs are our children and if we want to dress them and the dogs don't mind it, it's noone's business and no one has the right to say anything negative about it. If they don't want to dress their dogs then that's their right, but we also have the right to dress our dogs without ignorant criticism.