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Originally Posted by shelbysmom I had the opposite experience when I went to a show in CA last year. I thought the dogs were gorgeous and everyone in the room had an appreciation of the breed. Sure some of the breeders were arrogant and their dogs looked empty but MOST were adorable and happy little prancers that I wanted to take home!
before the show, everyone is nervous and it isn't a good time to approach the dogs or the breeders. After they show most are nice and open to talking to you. The dogs were soooooo cute. I was invited to one persons room to see her pups and I held her show dog. Sweet and funny and a typical Yorkie, just more beautiful than most of our pets.
And many show dogs end up sharing pillows with loved ones after they contribute to the advancement of this beautiful breed. |
You are so right. You know I never put all pets into the same category, knowing there are plenty out there that are sad and not in good homes, so not the same can be said for all show dogs. My dogs are extremely spoiled which actually can sometimes cause me problems in the ring. Yet they know when to behave and when they can act up. Although quite often they are bad at the shows too, which I just love.
You are also right about talking before showing. You don't want to know how many times people have distracted me and I almost missed going in the ring, so now I try not to pay attention to anything but the person calling in the classes. We pay a lot of money to be there and sure don't want to miss getting in the ring. We have to have great attitudes to have a great dog, but most dogs are resting up before going into the ring. Are mine arrogant, well sure, they know they are gorgeous!
