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Originally Posted by Mardelin  I've also had been guilty of being lax, especially at a Specialty. Specialty events are held in Grand Ballrooms in hotels, where most everyone is familiar and friends with one another. At dog shows there are so many outside entrances into a venue and so many building entrances.....anyone can get into the venue. Yes, there's usually security, but all it takes is one person whose thinking is just a bit off.... |
I agree. And yes - we all know most of the people at the shows, especially Specialty shows. I was thinking, when at the Memphis Specialty Show, that most often Specialty shows are in hotels, with others checking in and out not showing too. I was only watching at this show, and most were with their owners/handler the whole time. As exhibitors we also try to watch one another dogs though, if someone has an emergency or whatever. We do try to help one another. And one of the ways we help one another is to try and be a guardian over all yorkies.
I do remember a time though when you could go to a show and not have to worry at all! It was a very safe place and safe for all, even for the children and young adults that attend. One one had to worry at all. You could leave something - whether a brush, waterbottle, table, whatever and it would be there when you returned.
Showing still a family affair with family members and friends. And we should have the right to enjoy our time and feel safe when we go today. Unfortunetly this is no longer reality. So sad that it is a few that ruin it for the majority!!