George Alston stuff
Learned lots of cool stuff. If everyone is nice, I'll share. 
The BIGGEST thing that I learned is that there is now a website: www.georgealston.com It's still under construction so there's just a few general things for now but it should develop nicely. One thing we learned. If you have your dog on a choke or any kind of collar that is tight around the neck and he coughs or gags when pressure is applied then he needs his tonsils checked. As long as you aren't hanging the poor dog or anything like that.  Apparently bad tonsils are a very prevalent thing that don't get enough attention.
There's also some cool stuff about PH levels in dogs that I will dig out of my notes. (If everyone is nice!  Muh hah hah!!!!) |
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| Ok Mandy, what do you want? Brownies, chocolate? Or are you more of a pie girl? |
| Did he tell you about the gum chewing or mints to hide anxiety??
Did he tell you not to do the courtesy turn because the judges hate that? Were you in beginner or advanced class?  |
| This was the Super Advanced Class. You were supposed to have already taken the regular class to get into this one.
He did talk about the mints to mask the adrenaline/stress and no courtesy turns because they make the dogs dizzy. 
And I work for chocolate and cheesecake. |
| OMG Moplover, I LOVE your avatar!!! What a great photo! LOL
Ok, please return to your previous programming...
Mandy, that's great that you got a chance to attend a George Alston seminar. I've watched video, and heard so many rave reviews. I also heard he makes people cry |
Quote: And I work for chocolate and cheesecake.
Would that be regular, NY style, chocolate swirl, or one of the fruit topped cheesecakes? I do cheesecake pretty well, and you aren't that far... and I'm still looking for some grooming tips... Shellie |
Maxmm wrote: This was the Super Advanced Class. You were supposed to have already taken the regular class to get into this one.
He did talk about the mints to mask the adrenaline/stress and no courtesy turns because they make the dogs dizzy. And I work for chocolate and cheesecake. Was it the mega mega super hella advanced class?
I was just doing some reading the other day and read the same thing about the tonsils-- weird coincidence. I never really even thought of dogs having them until I read that. |
So did you win your match??? I know he must have loved you being the flirt that he is....  |
| What is the courtesy turn? |
ButtersStotch wrote: Was it the mega mega super hella advanced class?
Damn skippy, it was! The courtesy turn is where the judge tells you to take your dog down and back and instead of walking straight in front of the judge and going down the ring, you walk out in front of the judge, turn your dog all the way around and then go down. It's a '70s thing. No match in the Super class. Just book work and a little running. I work for any cheesecake except blueberry, blech! And Shellie, you are so close that you can have grooming lessons whenever you want!!! |
| COOL!
You just can't possible know how excited that makes me. Shellie |
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