ThunderRock
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Originally posted by Wildhounds
I have shown a couple years now at AO to have fun, support AO and the UKC Coonhound program. My show Ch. hunting hound (soon to be Nt Ch.) has never won at AO, but I like to show him there anyway!
This year, though, a conversation IN the ring during our puppy class made me rather sad.
My pup (2, actually, who are actually nicely trained since 12 weeks of age when I got them) was rather nervous about the slippery floors, loud speakers and big echoey building so did not gait as well as she can (on and off again) and stacked nice but was not in the "look at me" mode, but nothing a skilled judge cannot see right through.
While I did not know handlers could have conversation with the judge DURING the class, a rather 'famous handler' in my class (and who won it with a rather weedy greyhound, roach-backed, sickle tailed dog) was conversing to the judge that my pup should not even have BEEN in the class and that I should have "at least had the deceny to TRAIN the pup." The judge (who is also UKC pres) agreed.
I came to UKC because it supports 'fun and family' etc.
I did not expect to be considered an embarassment to AO or lowering the quality of the show by entering a pup who could not be perfect when she got overwhelmed.
Someone else outside the ring also said my pups would 'do better in AKC because they LOOK like coonhounds."
Say what?
My suggestion would be, I suppose, that if us peons just having fun with our hounds and wanting to show our good moving, structurally sound (and PRETTY) dogs, but whose pups might not be perfectly behaved in the ring (or look like coonhounds instead of greyhounds) are somehow dissing AO, that AO should require certain pre-qualifying shows that will not place puppies who may act like puppies at some point in the show.
I still think those comments are very sad, and I certainly do not have the political clout as this famour handler to be joshing with the judge in middle of the class, but jeesh!
At least reserve conversing with the judge AFTER the judging is complete?
Who ever this was I belive this person is very low in doing this. An have no respect what so ever for them.
I showed my champion walker female at oaks and everything was going good until i had to gait. I knew she would get a lil scarred at times, but she was REALLy scarred when i approched Wayne, I'm sure some of that was nerves from me and her sincing that. but at the Local shows she doesnt act like that while gating.
By Gosh ppl this is a Coonhound event, not Westminster. yes the dogs should be performing well at this caliber of an event, but still its just a bench show. Designed to show off your Hounds to fellow hunters/ showers. these are all hunting dogs not poddles. I do think the show was a lil langthy, but i do belive this was the best judging i have sean since my 4 years showing at Oaks.
Congrats to all the Winners!!!!!!!!
Jarrod Ball
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09-09-2009 02:39 PM
I talked to you outside the ring before I took my gigantic moron of a plott female in... we saw you at plott days last year too. Congrats again, I think Tracker's really handsome.
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