Look forward to next year and hopefully the gnomes will produce some excellent babies for you all
Jayne
Perhaps we could have a special class for the Best Gnome and the best baby gnome:lol: _________________ If your dog thinks you are the best do not seek a second opinion!
Perhaps we could at that Would that be before/after breed judging on the Sunday or after a few drinks on Saturday night _________________ Jan
Merlin, hips 9/9=18 and Ghillie, hips 8/9=17
Pull [n or v] An equal and opposite force perpetrated on both ends of a lead that results in the inevitable tripping and falling of the human involved!!
Well I want to say a very well done to Amanda for getting BIS at the Brit weekend that of course make him a Show Champion. I know the judge wanted to Buy him there and then.
Mabeleen is very happy to have a champ father.
He's a very nice dog Gill well deserved Ch just a pity his owner doesn't like the showing side as much as he does the working. _________________ Jan
Merlin, hips 9/9=18 and Ghillie, hips 8/9=17
Pull [n or v] An equal and opposite force perpetrated on both ends of a lead that results in the inevitable tripping and falling of the human involved!!
just a pity his owner doesn't like the showing side as much as he does the working.
He's a b&**£y gundog he's supposed to be worked, not pranced about in a show ring _________________ My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am.
I didn't say he wasn't just that he is a very nice dog and he could be shown and worked. Don't you argue with me Mr Hodkinson or I will MAKE sure there are LOTS and LOTS of gnomes for you to take home at the next show _________________ Jan
Merlin, hips 9/9=18 and Ghillie, hips 8/9=17
Pull [n or v] An equal and opposite force perpetrated on both ends of a lead that results in the inevitable tripping and falling of the human involved!!
I am with Jan on this one - shame he and more working dogs don't show - so they are the norm not the exception. _________________ Guy, Ellie, Topaz, Catja and in memory Barley
Beauty from Structure
www.epagneulbreton.org.uk
Hi,
I agree with Jan and Guy. I know a lot of working folk don't like the show ring, but really they should be please with the people who want to show there dogs off. The real reason for showing in the first place was for breeders to show to other breeders there latest stock, the judge is there to judge that each dog conforms to the KC standard so ensuring that who ever wants to work there Brit was indeed working a Brit and not mishmash.
If the working folk didn't have the show people how would they know weather they were working a Brittany, it could be a cross breed that looks like a Brittany. Maybe thay don't care as long as it works well, well they should as they are as responable for the continuation of the breed in type and health as the show people. How would people get to know about the breed they go to Crufts or Discover Dogs to be introduced to the breed not a field somewhere in the country. So please give the show people a break and let them get on with what they enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!
So it's up to working people to go to shows rather than for show people to go into the field and find out whats dogs are supposed to do. Maybe if the lab and springer show people had an idea of what the dogs were supposed to do we wouldn't have the monstrosities that pararde themselves in the ring claiming to be these once proud breeds.
Already we are seeing gun-shy, non-retrieving, non- swimming Brittanies. Are we on the slippery slope? _________________ My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am.
So it's up to working people to go to shows rather than for show people to go into the field and find out whats dogs are supposed to do. Maybe if the lab and springer show people had an idea of what the dogs were supposed to do we wouldn't have the monstrosities that pararde themselves in the ring claiming to be these once proud breeds.
Already we are seeing gun-shy, non-retrieving, non- swimming Brittanies. Are we on the slippery slope?
That's not what I said John.
If you have a good working dog that is also capable of winning in the show ring and people don't see it there as well as in the field how then can he be used at stud to improve the show dog's working ablities [if they need improving] and I am not just talking Brittanys here. How many people work Brittanys and need a stud dog but don't show so they just use a dog that may or may not be a typical Brittany [or other breed] that may or may not have been health tested etc
Perhaps this should be another thread so we can discuss it
_________________ Jan
Merlin, hips 9/9=18 and Ghillie, hips 8/9=17
Pull [n or v] An equal and opposite force perpetrated on both ends of a lead that results in the inevitable tripping and falling of the human involved!!
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