Checkers first night home
  but knew we would have to do something about the kitty food again. Normally it is kept in between the dbl sink in our master bath off of our bedroom. Norm told me "nahhhhh he won't remember that".
i woke out of a DEAD sleep to see him pulling the mat out from under the food and the bowl off of the counter, to me yelling "LEAVE IT ALONE", and then FALLING out of bed..... I hit my head on the nightstand (and have one hell of a goosebump). Norm just sat up saying Checkers leave the food alone, looking at me on the floor and saying "what are you doing down there?". Other than that it is as if he has never left this house. I was worried about him coming back and 2 males in the house, but is as if he never left. Only one snarled upper lip from Duncan and a "KNOCK IT OFF" in a loud voice is all it takes...... Caly was SO EXCITED to see her brother.... he was a bit jet lagged for the first day. Then he is back to sucking on her ear again.... We had to mix up the icky stuff and spray it on her ear again to get him to quit. don't know what it is about that. But we are happy to have our 'little' boy back home again. |
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| Ali wrote:
Quote: Then he is back to sucking on her ear again
(I think) I have a spare 'baby' around here somewhere 
BUT they all look like this........from your HEART!!!!!  |
| i'll have to take a picture of her ear.......... but yes it looks like Heart's 'babies' nose.........
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| Ali, I thought he was going to be specialed in Canada? |
| No Holly, when you put the #1 handler in Canada on your dog from Amber, what was the point? Amber was just helping me out..... Besides he has come home to finish his AM Championship and then he and i will go to Mexico.
Amber will do the same for me with Calypso once she has had a rest..... it is what she and i do for each other.... I bring her dogs down here to get their AM Championships and she helps by getting mine in Canada. It saves a lot of money for each of us. As I told you all when you were looking at buying Checkers as a puppy, Amber and I do a LOT together, showing and breeding and will continue to be doing some breeding together. I just bred my boy Duncan to her Mom's bitch. We are friends who have decided to work with each other for our breeding and showing decisions for the breed. |
| Ali, I'm not trying to start a fight with you. The only reason I put a handler on Gabe was because Amber was showing Checkers for you and obviously couldn't do both. Believe me, I would have been happy not to pay for a handler but Amber told you she would do it and she did. Having a professional handler doesn't guarantee anything, and most of the time Gabe's handler has been Ashley, who just turned 17 last month. I'm sorry I asked the question since it seems to be upsetting you. |
| I think if there should be any fighting going on, it should be directed towards all the animal rights activists who want to eliminate all purebred dogs. Surely that would be the best place for that. This sport will be destroyed by all who can't support each other and the wonderful dogs that rightfully win on their own merit. There aren't that many OES at the shows as there is. |
The fun in showing is going up against the big handlers AND winning!  Every dog has it's day, each judge has their own preference and often times who is on the end of the lead does not play into it.
As a owner/handler I think that more of us need to be out there giving the handlers a run for their money. If we have that type of defeatist attitude than we only provide the handlers with more power and you see more of them in the ring at the big shows. New owners then think that the only way that they can win is to put a handler on their dog -- I would hope that every breeder shows their new owner that is NOT the case! There are a number of breeder/owners that rival the best handlers in the ring and WIN. It is my belief that there are a number of fair judges out there that look beyond the handlers. Yes, there are some that look at the person on the end of the lead and their potential "money" shot in the dog magazines -- but if I felt that my dog was good enough -- I wouldn't let a dog, being shown by a top handler, keep me out of the ring. I think the focus needs to not just be on winning, but cultivating new owners into the ring, providing them with mentorship, teaching them how to show like a professional and creating a sportsmanlike atmosphere. Like I tell my children -- it's not if you win, it is the grace with how you lose that determines if you are a winner. Just my two cents. |
SheepdogLover wrote: There are a number of breeder/owners that rival the best handlers in the ring and WIN. I must say I agree, and Amber would top the list. She has been complimented by judges for her skill at grooming as well. Sometimes I wonder if it's actually easier to be an owner/handler because then you need to know only one breed. At any rate I guess it's best to just let the dogs do the "talking" |
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