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Originally Posted by lisaly  My Katie is a retired show dog, but she achieved her championship very quickly, so she was not in the ring a long time. I often wonder if she had been trained to do certain things to win the judges over, or if they are part of Katie's exuberant personality. She was retired from breeding at three years of age. Katie is a very loving, confident little girl who loves people and life. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that she was loved so much by her breeder, was trained so beautifully, and was a member of her family. Katie adjusted beautifully to her new home and is loved beyond belief. Having Katie join our family was the best decision we could have made. |
Very well said...I KNOW this is the experiences my own dogs lived...they were also retired early in their showing careers after they got their Championships, they went home and were just loved and spoiled, so it was all a very positive experience...like Katie, all my girls and boys have that same bred in personality, from years of breeding, they all are viviacious and exuberant and confident, they were also adored by the breeder I purchased them from, and she made sure the handler that was with them, was just as concerned and treasured these dogs as much as she did...I have really had no experience with poorly trained or mistreated show dogs, so I can only hope this little girl you are considering, was not in that catagory.....