A first for me

Go Max!!!!!!:clap::clap:

He's beautiful. I can understand why you chose to show him. I will let you know when I think of my other questions. I was pretty blown away by the whole process.

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Sounds like for a lot of people it is too much of a "business" at their dog's expense. I guess they don't want the dog to become too much of a pet because then it might not show as well??

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Sounds like for a lot of people it is too much of a "business" at their dog's expense. I guess they don't want the dog to become too much of a pet because then it might not show as well??

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Yeah. I guess I sort of expected that they would adore their dogs, but I think you might be right, Rita.

Yeah. I guess I sort of expected that they would adore their dogs, but I think you might be right, Rita.

Pepper's breeder loves her dogs. They stay in her home and sleep inside, not crated up. Of course, even with Pepper, when I'm at work or leave for several hours, I crate her up. She feels safer there and goes into her crate willingly even before we say "load up" (now she's learned "l-u"). I go barefoot all of the time, so when she sees me put on shoes, I don't even have to say l-u. LOL.

I will have to say that Pepper's breeder has avoided me ever since Pepper got toe cancer in 2008. That's the business side. She also hasn't returned my emails about Pepper's recent illness. Tests were normal -- Pepper has an ear infection that probably caused the dizziness. But the breeder adores her dogs. I've met them, I've had some of them at Lauren's apartment near Georgia Tech, and you can just tell that they are accustomed to being in a home environment and know how to behave. They behave like little princes and princesses.

Other breeders have so many dogs that those dogs do stay in their kennels, especially if the breeder has another job. And you take a group of standard poodles playing roughly -- it's crazy. One of my breeder acquantainces had her fibia broken from poodles running around playing roughly.

So it really depends on the breeder.

Thanks, BR.

What do you think is weirder--showing dogs or showing cats?

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I don't know about showing cats, but herding them is a mofo.

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:confused:... Why would you be herding cats DD? I'm trying to picture that!..

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i always feel like i'm herding cats. it's what i do.

What do you think is weirder--showing dogs or showing cats?

Welcome back! My face hurts from laughing at this question.

Okay, that's it...you and HoHall need to take this act on the road. I will be your manager. BTW...I have never wanted to leave a Broadway show until I saw that horror!!!!

i always feel like i'm herding cats. it's what i do.

I know this ain't your first time at the cat rodeo!

I'm starting to think NoHall and I were separated at birth. She got all the class and I got all the sass.

I'm starting to think NoHall and I were separated at birth. She got all the class and I got all the sass.

do you have man hands? :lol: