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Originally Posted by topknot But I have also seen all very nice dogs and the one that was showy won. All were equal in quality, but one just shined that day.
What I was talking about in presentation of how you handle the dog is like I did - it was totally a bad day - my dog looked great, but I could not hear the judge's direction and went ahead before she was ready. And was called back. She then preceeded to tell everyone how I messed her up on her speech. She then told me all the way through the ring that I didn't probably know I could do this or that. What an experience. It was I that made the mistake. I have learned that if you cannot hear - tell them and ask them to repeat. We were in a huge arena with a lot of noise which echoed off the building. Here I messed up my dog. She did great - I was the one that messed up. you think well that should not matter since the dog did well, but in my case it did and I had others confirm it that were there.
You just don't know what will happen from one show to another. A lot depends on many different things: different judges, dogs in the rings, handlers, weather, away or local shows, inside/outside shows, number of dogs, show building, etc... we can go on and on. |
In my oppinion your judge was rude. Should not have been so open with her comments. Judges are there to help. I know that there are so many things going on at the show site, let alone so many things to keep track of in the ring, watching the judge for signals, keeping track on whose in front and in back of you and most important what the heck your dog is suppose to be doing. We all have bad days, for what ever reason. I always know I'm gonna have a bad day if a dog is being uncoperative in getting groomed (topknot), I know then I'm gonna take that thing down 3 times before I get it right....that throws my whole schedule for a loop, makes me nervous, and it's hard to calm down the nerves before ring time. I usually allow an hour for each dog......but sometimes 1 dog takes more time.