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Originally Posted by bjh  Donna, I may not go to a lot of shows but I have talked to a lot of other exhibitor/breeders, not just in Texas, that have my same concerns and I have been told by many that it is just common practice. Using hair spray does not change the color of the dog. If a breeder has a dog that is too light and they feel they have to color the dog in order to make it competitive or to keep it from being disqualified then I just perceive it as deceptive but there again it is just part of the show world. As I have stated before I know it has always gone on and I just wish it was not that way. If I had a near perfect dog except for the color I suppose I would do the same thing. I really do understand what you mean.
How do you describe the proper yorkie attitude? If a yorkie goes in the ring, head up, ears up, tail up and moves on a lead is that considered good attitude or do the judges like those that are a bit of a wild child that are really alert and taking in everything around them? |
LOL...I have to laugh because unless an exhibitor says they are coloring/ehancing and or it's VERY obivious it's really hard to tell who and how many actually enhance their dogs and it's not like it's announced to everyone "
Hey my dog is colored/enhanced". I know many that do not color and I really don't think it's "common" practice actually. Yes, you'll have some that do color and you know....if it's being done to be competitive as you say then you also have to say it's being competitive when you use hairspray, gel, anti stat, shine sprays, conditionars, the little red bow ect and to be perfectly honest all that other stuff except the red bow can be used to "EXCUSE" a yorkie from the ring.....what I don't understand is why is someone that does color their dog so important to you when there are bad top lines, horrible rears and fronts and the exhibitors that tease a top line to make it not look bad....why aren't you calling all that deceptive and just hone in on color? There is so much that is being done more so than enhancing the color to cover up faults....I'm just seeing you have a problem with coloring over what is more important in my opinion and that is health and structure and movement....there is more problems in the ring with that than coloring and enhancing...I'm in the ring "A LOT" to see what is going on....Again, not to be argumentative ti's just how I see it.
Donna