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10-04-2009, 06:20 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Jasper, AL
Posts: 15
| It all began.... To make a long story short (or hey, keep it long!)... How did you guys get into showing dogs? Where did it all begin? How did you learn? What were the early days like? Go! |
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10-04-2009, 07:28 PM | #2 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: GA
Posts: 3,787
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The early days was amazing, so many people that knew so much. Yorkie people that are now mentioned in books. Wow! I was just in a really good hot spot. I did take a break to raise my own family and returned to showing a few years ago. Once you get the bug - it has you. I love it! Most of our yorkies back then had a lot of Wildweir lines in them. Topknots were not so fancy - never puffed liked today - and was so much easier to put up. Bows were a lot simplier too back then. No fabric stiffner or fancy stones. Here are a few photos of the old days when I was much younger. | |
10-04-2009, 07:38 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: GA
Posts: 3,787
| Patesmom05 - best of luck and I think you will have a lot of fun showing! You are not too far from me - next state, so hope to see you soon in the ring. |
10-05-2009, 05:48 AM | #4 |
BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 9,248
| i am still learning every day and have a LOT to learn. But I got started about two and a half years ago when i bought a female pup with a great show lineage to breed from a show breeder. The day i picked her up, the breeder had brought her to a dog show for me and already was stacking her and walking her on a show lead. I talked with a friend and we decided to take our dogs to a show. My puppy won 13 ribbons that weekend and I was hooked. neither my friend nor I hae a mentor. There is no one that lives near us to help us and the show people that are within driving distance are not too friendly to newcomers. We made a few phone calls to a couple of friends and just decided to "jump right in". We winged our way thru it. the first show was a UKC show and I was scared to death. Then a few months later, we jumped right in an AKC show. My girl took a first and second place there. Scared to death that time too. I now have two finished UKC champions and a little guy that I am already showing UKC and plan to take to AKC next Spring. |
10-05-2009, 08:25 AM | #5 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
Posts: 14,776
| I answered both of your questions in the breeder section. Compiled my story into one answer.
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