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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  Also the reason it's over for most in 5 years is also because the newbies are competeting against the pro handlers and they get frustrated because showing is a very political game...it's tough for a breeder/owner/handler to compete against the handlers, you have to have tough skin and keep up the deligence and the heart and passion. |
SOOO true. And, the handlers walk around a show site like they own the place. When I was stewarding at our show in November there was a pro handler that got mad at me - The breed had started, and I had marked this handler as absent, then he showed up at the ring right as the class before him was finishing up. I hurried around and gave him his arm band and he said something like "You guys are marking people absent way too soon. You should wait until the class is OVER before you mark someone absent."
Of course, I was thinking, "Hey buddy, everyone else was here before the breed even started, so don't yell at me." But, I just bit my tongue.
