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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. |
Houston SPCA's largest seizure was of an AKC show breeder couple and their show digs and co-owned dogs...the majority of the dogs were released to the co-owners...the dogs were covered in mattes, more like filthy dred locks and left unsocialized and caged in rvs all over their 'ranch'... obviously this is NOT the norm, rare but it happens.
I think they showed cockers...and 2 other breeds.
I believe rhe tip to the SPCA actually came from an AKC official who was doing the certification inspection of the 'kennel'dogs and noticed all yhe rv's about...all dogs were debarked, I think I read the inspector noted a foul smell of fecies and urine from the rvs