A few months back, while trapped in traffic, I began idly spinning the dial, seeking some radio diversion. Expecting nothing, I stopped when I heard “upcoming interview with Tommy Tomlinson, (so what) …about his new book on show dogs and dog shows!” Bumper to bumper on the Northern State suddenly seemed more bearable.
“A person’s best friend is their dog” has long been accepted as a truism–and for good reason. Because, for an extremely high percentage of dog owners, it really is true. This remarkable bond between humans and dogs is no less true than that the sun will rise in the east every morning. Like an eastern sunrise, the bond between humans and dogs is always there whether it’s visible or not.
Maybe you’ve seen this happen, or maybe you’ve been the recipient of it: the judge assists the handler to present their dog better.
Form follows function.” It’s a mantra in the dog show world. And just about every judge’s education seminar focuses on how a breed’s particular form helps it do the job it was bred to do.
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History is full of examples that demonstrate how breeders have used certain skills and methods to improve the breeding of their purebred dogs.
Canine Intervertebral Disc Disease may present in dogs, with signs as subtle back or leg pain. With severe cases, the symptoms could be as striking as complete paralysis of the legs.
In 1993 Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd President of the United States; Czechoslovakia ceases to exist; there’s a dramatic Brinks robbery; the rom-com Groundhog Day is released and Kellie Fitzgerald handles Springer Spaniel Felicity’s Diamond Jim (James) to Best In Show at Westminster.
Dog shows are made up of many factions, but there is probably no bigger divide than that between the professional handler and the owner handler—and that’s partly due to a failure to communicate.
