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Originally Posted by Britster  Well, I'm really glad to hear that.  I guess this video was a bad interpretation for someone who, like me, really doesn't know much about showing. I'm sure they're not all like that. I understand bettering the breed and earning approval, etc. I'm all for that! I think that the world of dog shows sometimes can just get a little crazy and certain things I've seen and heard have left me a bad taste in my mouth. Not Yorkies in particular. I don't like what a lot of humans have done to the bulldog for example, simply to satisfy human wants and needs, or Pugs... they have major health issues now including breathing issues simply because humans wanted them to have more human-like expressions and face. But I do understand the benefits of dog showing and such... I just don't like what it's become. I'm not saying grooming takes away from a dogs life either because that's simply not the case. |
I agree with you about breeding traits that are detrimental to health.
I also agree that this grooming video is probably not representative of show grooming. The dogs I saw being groomed at the one show I have attended looked happier and livelier, and they were handled much more gently.
I thought of another great example of a show dog who lives a normal life: YT member Carlybaby has almost finished his boy Sebastien who shares all the same freedoms as his non-show Yorkie sister.