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Originally Posted by WalnutHill  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.  |
we as breeder/owner/handler will always have to deal with the handlers because it's their lively hood and their job and those of us that show our own it's not our job but our love and hobby for showing....that is what scares most newbies away because it will always be harder for us to get ahead in the political arena. We have to continue the passion and obsession and then eventually a owner/handler can keep up with the big boys but that's after many years LOL...I just think more need to find the mentor/exhitor first and foremost before attempting to go it alone