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Originally Posted by Mardelin  But, to coin a phrase; A good professional handler can show/finish a dead cat. |
Isn't that the truth.
I know a lady that was approached by a handler that handled several breeds but not yorkies and she asked to show this persons dog. The handler did not realize how much work went into preparing a yorkie for the show ring. Needless to say, after showing the yorkie for a couple of weeks she admitted that she just could not handle showing yorkies and she returned the yorkie to the owner. Of course the owner learned a lesson also and she then got a handler that was familiar with yorkies and the dog finished.
Handlers are not cheap but a person is much better off hiring a reputable handler because there are some handlers that will take advantage of unsuspecting newbies.