The professional handlers will adapt to your ring practices.....based on the wins they are awarded. If your judges hold a firm line and adhere to tradition, the handlers will adapt to the English traditions. Above all else, they want to win because winning is how they keep their jobs. If they start winning with the dogs who are puffed, fluffed, trimmed and color adjusted, you will be flooded with pros with beautifully coiffed and often times articifially enhanced dogs. I would hate to see you lose your way of showing your dogs. They are no longer a "wash and wear" dog over here. My humble suggestion would be to get prepared by having some judging seminars and encouraging your judges to be very alert to the sorts of things that can, and often do, happen over here. Trimming, chalking, bleaching of freckles, and dying portions of the dog are some of the things we see here. Even without the artificial things, the time spent blow drying and conditioning the coats are pretty staggering. Myra Savant
>From: norma inglis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [CKCS-L] N American dogs showing in the UK >Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 12:00:21 +0100 > >There was an interesting article in this weeks Dog World (a UK weekly) >concerning the news that the British Government is planning to lift the >travel ban on dogs from the US and Canada. > >The view expressed was that when this happens the world of British dog >shows >will never be the same. There is so much money in dogs over the water, with >many of the well known dogs owned by very rich people or groups of people, >that money is no object. It went on to say that it will be an eye opener >for >some here in the UK to see how the professional handlers operate. The dog >owners will not come over but it will be the pros to whom they pay >considerable sums of money for results. It asks how those smartly dressed >ladies and gentlemen who handle their dogs with military precision will >react to our shows. No facilities for their racks of clothes (they change >outfits between breeds), no power points for their clippers, no facilities >for bathing dogs at shows and so on. The piece ends "the clash of the dog >cultures will be fascinating to observe". > >What does the list think? Will the professional handlers be able to adapt >to >our more casual approach to showing dogs? > >Norma (Craigowl) UK > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
