[topknot]

No news that I know of on the dogs. Darlene shows her dogs. Someone on my other forum posted about Darlene's dogs missing and Darlene wanted to get this information out to everyone in hopes that her dogs could be found.

I have gone to shows lately and everytime I am out traveling I think how easy it would be. One is so vulnerable when traveling to a new city and not familar with the surroundings. You have to go out away from the car at times - to check in to the hotel, grab something to eat, etc... I always travel with either my husband or my older daughter, so one of us can stay in the car. When you are at shows though you do some people that leave their dogs alone on tables, crates, or will hand dogs off to strangers. Just last month I had someone hand me a champion standard poodle to hold while he was in the ring with another dog. Yes, I was right near the ring, but he did not know who I was. It would have been so easy to leave. There is that trust at shows one has with everyone, but with the changing times I think that people must be so careful. I have heard in just this month of 2 other show people that had their purse stolen and attacked. Luckily the dogs were okay. As one owner said - the real value was not in her purse, but in the crate.
T.

Tami - I just thought --- How easy it would be to register the stolen dogs with CKC (Continental). Maybe those people were thinking the same. Who knows. At least some changes with registrations (CKC) will be changing in Jan. and won't hopefully be as easy to register any dog.