There is always going to be negatives within the dog show world unforntuately and it's ok to vent! Lord only knows I vent alot LOL!
I've had people say I'm not a nice person but then again I have many say I'm one of the nicest LOL...I take the good with the bad. To be honest I'm not in it to make friends although I've made a few very very good friends within the yorkie circles but I've learned over the years just be yourself and if they don't like you who cares, your in it for the love of the breed and the best representation of the breed as you can and to heck what others think :)

Donna

I'm not a fighter but I did get even :) Yeah horses can be just as cut throat so coming into the dog show arena was no different, I already had the skin of armour LOL

Donna

;)Now Donna, we both know there are some in the Yorkie world that nobody likes:D And no, you aren't one of them.

LOL LOL...I know several I don't like LOL and no you aren't in that club LOL....but all joking aside, there will always be someone you don't like whether it be in dogs or any other areas of your life.

Yep! But, then there are those that do carry a reputation.

But, I like you know there are those that don't particularly care for me, but then I've given them a reason not too.

I just had to laugh...someone told me once I didn't have a good reputation LOL....but you see, I'm not in this to make friends and if I do than it makes it a plus! I have more love for the dogs than I do humans LOL

If someone doesn't like me, like you, I gave them a reason :)

Donna

I love showing too but it can get a little stressful because of the tension between the different yorkie exhibitors. I like everybody and try to talk to everyone but I do know that not everyone likes each other for one reason or the other.

When I first started showing yorkies I was shocked a few times when breeders would walk up at a show and just start faulting my dog without me even asking. In the beginning it hurt but when I think about it I know they were just being honest and trying to educate me about yorkies. Of course the first puppy I showed was a beautiful little soft coated bitch so I soon learned that a proper silk coat is needed in the show ring if you ever want to win. She got retired really quick. Everyone at the shows has been really nice to me and very helpful and I have learned a lot in the last 3 years. I just wish I could go to more shows.

To the OP, I know that people like to 'talk' about the competition, it is just human nature. I have learned that there is no perfect yorkie, they all have faults. Once you start watching the dogs you will start seeing the faults in the other dogs too and perhaps you might want to talk to a friend about what you have noticed or what your evaluation of a particular dog is. People are not doing it to be mean but they are just stating their opinion. The show judge for that day is the only one who's opinion really matters. Just go to the show and have a good time.:)

Donna, I must say you have always been nice to me and very helpful. :)

Thank you Barbara LOL...I try and be nice and helpful most of the time but sometimes I just can't contain myself but I am learning to keep my mouth shut LOL...especially to some LOL...
I learned from a good friend of mine when you ask for my opinion you better get ready for it because I will be brutally honest LOL...it's a fault of mine to be blunt but oh well at least ya know where ya stand with me LOL...
Again, it's been said many times you really have to have thick skin in any competition whether it be dogs, horses or any other sport actually! If you love it enough you deal with it :)

Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers

Donna, I appreciate that in you. If someone asks to have their dog evaluated by another show person then they better be prepared to hear the good and the bad.

One thing I have learned though is there is a wide varying of opinions and preferences on things such as coat, head type, body type, leg, etc. so sometimes the type of yorkie one person likes, someone else will not like. Sometimes it is good to get more than one opinion. But then I guess that is why we show because the judges have a varying of opinions too.:)

Well we all will interput the standard differently just as we do in everyday life...while I prefer up on leg that is not actually what the standard calls for in my interputation BUT if the yorkie is up on leg you still need that square body and be in proprotion. Take Chandler aka Sure Shot for example, to me that is the breed standard, breed type "except" he has a round eye not an almond shaped eye. I do prefer up on leg and elegant with a pretty face. Not a baby doll face. Coat shouldn't be an issue you either have a silk coat or you don't LOL but again that is up to interputation again LOL...
You are right, judges have their varying opinions too, and as I always just another day at the dog show LOL

Donna

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I’m sorry!
I’m new here, and a bit lost! :rolleyes:
Please let me understand!
So please allow me couple of questions, so I’ll understand
( Sorry I’m a bit slow) :cool:

I believe it's your postings:


*http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/off...g-groomer.html so you are a groomer !? Right?


*Now! Congratulations here http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...acramento.html I see no complains here! Right?



*Here…I’m so sorry U’ve entered incorrectly http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-dog-show.html But it wasn't "yorkie PPl" fault, Right?


*Here …I’m sorry about the judge http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-too-dark.html Again not a "yprkie's ppl" fault! Right?



*And of cause this one http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...rced-show.html I thank them myself every time I go to the show!!! :clapsmile:clapsmile:clapsmile




I don’t believe we’ve ever meet, but from my experience in Northern California “yorkie people” are very friendly and even without wearing earphones I’ve NEVER heard on a dog show anyone trashing someone’s dog in front of the owner!
More than that! I went to quiet a few meetings in local club and so far I strongly believe, that members of the club are following Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Code of Ethics

Don’t get me wrong!
May be I’m naïve, but I strongly believe, Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Code of Ethics in the US is much more respected, than in any other country I’ve ever been so far. :animal-pa

Yelena, in defense of the OP, she may not have been talking about members of the YTCA or the local club. A person can have many wonderful experiences at the dogs shows but it can take just one bad experience to really get you down. Since you have not been showing long you may not have encountered any of this but there is a lot that goes on outside the show ring that you might not be aware of. The OP did come back and talk about the good things about showing.

I have had a few bad days myself where I got really down after a show. It was not because of loosing or anything like that but just from me being overly sensitive about things that I should not let bother me.

I know sometimes new exhibitors and spectators take things the wrong way and feel they are getting ignored but the truth is that it takes a lot of work and stress preparing your dog for the show and often afterwards some people just get in a hurry to leave or in the case of handlers, they may have other dogs to get ready to show.

Ops...I didn't know she needs a defense...
The only reason I was writing here , because I also live in Bay Area and kind of like it here! :)
:animal-pa

I am sure she likes it there too. She was just feeling a little down and needed to vent a little. We all do at times. It does not matter where you live, sometimes our feelings get hurt and we just need someone to talk to.:)

I hope so! :animal-pa