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10-21-2005, 03:26 PM | #16 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ohio
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| I have another one to add to Sylvan's. It's infodog.com You can get results, sign up for a show etc, etc, it's a wonderful site.
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10-21-2005, 05:50 PM | #17 |
Livin' La Yorkie Local Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NE Ohio
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| Exciting! I am so excited Admin, thank you!! My focus is producing a show prospect out of what I have. THEN I will enter a show, until then..Practice, Practice, Practice... |
10-21-2005, 07:29 PM | #18 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indianapolis Indiana
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| Ft wayne Indiana has shows the first weekend in Nov. |
11-13-2005, 07:51 AM | #19 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| finding dog shows www.infodog.com has all the shows in the country for almost the next year. You can also enter shows online and get a wealth of information about past shows, kennel clubs and so on. Ruth |
07-21-2006, 06:08 AM | #20 | |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Michigan
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| Good yorkies, good breeding and real friends..... Quote:
I agree totally with your insightful observation of who has hurt whose feelings....Hi, Ricki, my good friend and confidant....Ricki has done more for dogs than most people out there....she was lucky to have been able to purchase good foundation stock that was not sold with outrageous contracts, she studied the breed for over a year before buying her foundation stock, she takes exquisite care of her dogs and is the best professionally trained groomer I have seen. She also cares so much about other dogs and pets and has helped many people by buying them things for their dogs/pets. She has the cadillac of grooming salons, just ask her how much she spent of the all breed bathing tub and hydralic tables she has.....She also previously dedicated much of her life to protecting the public by being a police officer...she also has attended college and is multilingual....she reads books that are 4 inches thick for fun!!....Ricki is a true friend she learned by making her own mistakes what breeding is all about and is highly intelligent. She also in her spare time which is very little to taking care of her father-in-law who is 89 years old and grooms his cats for him....Stating that UKC or other championships other than AKC or Canadian championships are worthless is a direct indication why so many people are turned off from purebreds because of the huge swelled heads and ASSES that wealthy show people have.....then there are the semi-wealthy show breeders who throw down a third place ribbon outside of the gate of a yorkie specialty in disgust because a wealthier well-known politically higher yorkie breeder/judge won over her dog. AKC is all politics and judges give other judges the points over the newer owner/handlers that is why one has to hire a professional handler to finish their dogs AKC championships! Yes, AKC is harder than UKC but there is also other countries that have even harder requirements to finish a dog than the U.S. Does "serious" people interested in breeding and showing only mean the ones with money? Does a low income mean that the person is too stupid to breed correctly or have the ability to learn genetics and be able to watch and observe the dogs that win in the ring and why and watch gait, movement, and the politics of the judges who almost always give the winners dog/bitch to other breeder/judges or professional handlers? And if you are from Canada and come into the U.S. and are wealthy and in the Canadian Yorkie Association almost always the points go to them for having traveled so far....I am not saying their dogs are not the best but I have seen better dogs in their line than some that complete their championships such as no neck or a heavier too dark of a coat and long body (not as balanced as their other champions). I have seen long time breeder judges that are putting dogs in the ring that are absolutely terrible but will win because they are old and well-known and have friends that are other judges so that long bodied, big eared, long muzzled, light coated dog becames a champion because of politics not because the dog is a good specimen just out of respect for the elderly show breeder/judge. It is real hilarious the statement that some have ears but do not hear and some of eyes but do not see because the one that said it is deaf, blind, and has no heart left in her at all only dollar signs and ego and doesn't have any real friends that love you for who you are but only for getting her dogs.......This same person stated "that if one works for a non-profit organization for people less fortunate than you and don't get paid a high wage for doing so then you are ignorant and a worthless individual". This is what the YTCA is coming to, poor sportmanship, not helping novices, belittling people, taking advantage of people who have not studied the breed and selling them pet quality as show quality, judges who are charging handling fees against the rules of AKC, not willing to part with their bloodlines to normal people, that they try to control dogs in the future that don't even have their names on the registration papers, by belittling and threatening people that they are going to blackball them!!!!This is why mutts called designer dogs are being bought for thousands of dollars because of the swelled heads that show breeders have!!!! When thousands of mongrels are being destroyed in our animal shelters every year. Why breed dogs in the first place if you are not willing to part with your puppies? How do newcomers get into the breed if no one is willing to sell them a dog without outrageous stipulations and strings attached for years to come down the line? What happened to gently urging newcomers to buy the right breed books, subscribe to the breed magazines, attend dog handling classes, and watch as many dog shows and specialities as possible to educate them not FORCING THEM to sign contracts for life, FORCING THEM to show whether they are ready to or not? Just an observation and I admire, respect and love Ricki as my good friend and she has beautiful yorkies and she will continue to learn as she goes along just like everyone else that breeds quality dogs!!! Love ya, Ricki! | |
07-21-2006, 10:35 AM | #21 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dayton Ohio
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| After rereading this thread numerous times I see RhapsodyYorkies did no more than confront an untruth. This untruth has never been acknowledged. Yet she has been attacked for things never said by her here. And people have to wonder about why we have strict contracts. People complain they have been ripped off for show dogs. Well how important is it then to make sure every word spoken is the truth? YTCA has been attacked. Let me make it very clear. YTCA does not ONLY promote showing dogs. They also promote good ethics. They do not expect their members to go on public forums and attack others. Confront misrepresentation of course. They promote ethical breeding practices. They promote backing up your puppies placed in other homes. Are there a few bad apples, well sure, isn't there in any organization, but the Great majority of YTCA members are extremely reputable breeders that would not come on a public forum and attack someone without just cause. I see the whole country of Canada's show dogs have been attacked. Oh my God. They get put up because they traveled so far and the judges just give it to them??? Excuse me they win, because they SHOULD have won. It also is just one judges opinion. I win, another wins, the judge decides that day. The next day the judge might reverse it. Rich folks only win. Well I guess I am the best person to speak on this since I have to look up to see poverty. You find an occasional political judge, again NOT the majority. If you have a good dog you will finish it's championship. Contracts? I still have the original email from you fieristar to most of the show exhibitors in the country asking us to buy your dogs with an extremely strict contract. Most of us use contracts to protect our dogs, your concern was to keep them available close to you for stud. I am no longer shocked at what I read on here or some other forums. A judge has been suspended for a short period of time because a person residing in their home handled dogs for someone which is not permitted. Just to keep clear on this also. I have to ask how anyone could approve of the things that have gone on here. Confront untruths, we should all do that. That is being opinionated. But being opinionated is quite different than being mean.
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07-21-2006, 11:48 AM | #22 | |
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07-21-2006, 12:05 PM | #23 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: GA
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| Well, I guess I took too long writing my last message - I lost it, so here it goes again. I am the one that recommended that this forum be added (Showing) originally and did so because I thought it would be great to learn from one another, pass on our own knowledge, share wins, and become friends with one another. I use to show years ago and made some really good friends and if I met them again I am sure we would be able to catch up where we left off. This is what I hope for again. I took a break from showing to raise a family of my own and for me it was just too hard taking care of the human babies and then to also have to take care of the fur babies. But now my kids are all grown up and I am ready to return to showing again. Did the politics turn me off from showing again - no! It is just a part of life and you learn not to listen and trust in yourself. Yes, I had a handler in the past but because it was just better economically. I just could not afford to drive to all the shows. I plan to show myself this time, but if I need to hire a handler again I will. We as exhibitors can also make sure that things are ethical because I choose which shows I enter my dogs in. I have learned a lot this year since my husband almost died earlier this year and that is life is short - make friends and be the best person you can - that means help one another no matter what. I hope that when I see others at a show - I will make new life long friendships. Taking turns winning is just a part of showing - but friendships are a lifetime. |
07-21-2006, 12:13 PM | #24 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tennessee
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| I hear what your saying....... Right on! I am right there with you, and with the same history in showing... I would be honored to call you "friend". See you at the shows! (as soon as I get a show girl) |
07-21-2006, 12:20 PM | #25 |
Donating YT 8000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spokane, WA
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| Yay, I want to learn more about how to show as I want Annika to try it out. I have already talked to her trainer and she teaches conformation and will get her ready in time for the spring AKC dog show in town . . . I hope to get lots of information from this thread . . . I don't care if she does not win . . .I just think it'll be fun to experience it Hopefully I can find the time |
07-21-2006, 12:48 PM | #26 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada
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| Topknot , I hope to meet you at dogshows . All the others too . |
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