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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  How could someone who "shows" her dogs, not spend time training, grooming etc? I understand that many breeders who show say that they don't believe a "pet" dog shows well, and you should treat a show dog differently, and in fact that's the mistake many newbies to showing make, but show dogs really can and do enjoy their lives every bit as much as pet dogs. |
Well, you know the old working/hunting dog theory that a kenneled dog is one that LIVES to get outside that cage and please the devil out of its person to the max so it won't have to go back in that cage. They claim it makes them twice as alert and far more likely to stay attentive and eager to obey when they are taken out to work.