I have never shown a dog but I have family members that have and do. I have purchased dogs from several people who show and in the past I did show Himalayan cats. I know that people would like to think that the show ring is full of people with the highest of integrity but it just isn't so. Some people may have a beautiful dog that has a fault here and there and they will try to champion it by disguising the faults with color or by various other tricks. There is a lot of fierce competition going on in those rings and there are a lot of tricks of the trade going on at all times. It is very unfortunate but the people who play by the rules are many times beat out by the people who want to win at all costs. It has driven a lot of good people out of the business.
Sometimes color is used to to get the edge and not necessarily to cover a fault. Getting the coat just a little darker or lighter may make that dog catch the eye of the judge a bit more than the other dog. There are so many things that go on behind the scenes that you just don't want to know. |