One of my dearest friends has been involved in the dog fancy for a little over 30 years, and to date has bred 78 champions (almost 79). She has told me more than once that she still doesn't know everything and learns something new all the time. At the Pat Hastings seminar here back in November, she said, "You can dedicate your life to the sport of dogs and still feel like a newbie when you hear something and think 'Man, I should have known that'." |