JavasMom

Congrats - had hoped to make the show but son had a football game.

kelcoblue77

Congrats on the 2nd Rally leg!! Great pics, especially the second one

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ps4570

Very nice! Congratulations to you and Maureen. You all look great.

I recently received an email that is a tongue in cheek look at dog shows. Have you seen it? The following is excerpted from it regarding Juniors. Too long to post in its entirety. Let me know if you want a copy and I'll email it to you.

JUNIOR HANDLERS: JHs may be confused, at first, with kennel help. However,
this is only because of the similarity in age and intensity of the facial
expression. The plumage is distinctly different. While kennel help are
invariably in white grooming smocks with paw prints and clots of hair
stuck to them, JHs are by far the most impeccably dressed people at the
show; including the judges; the show chair and the AKC field
representative ( q.v.). The average JH looks like a recent appointee to
the ambassadorship of Great Britain, and a whole class of them filing into
the ring evokes images of an opening session of Congress, but more
dignified. The JHs' expression and demeanor is unique in the world of
dogs: In the standing line-up, they stare intently down at their stacked
dogs with a slight frown that says, "I'm very constipated, and so is my
dog." This effect is only interrupted by piercing glances up at the judge,
at which point the expression changes instantaneously to a disconcerting
and maniacal sort of rictus, which says, "All better!" This transformation
is exaggerated even further when the judge has the JH gait the dog. The JH
then goes into high gear, somehow running the dog around in a circle but
never unpinning the judge from that death's head grin. It is a skill worth
watching, but weirdly reminiscent of the scene from The Exorcist when
Linda Blair's head creaks slowly around backward. Throughout the entire
performance, their clothes never wrinkle. JHs are the only exhibitors who
routinely congratulate each other on their wins, although it may be done
through jaws clenched so tightly that one can almost see the child's
orthodonture shifting. JHs do not have a readily identifiable call, as
custom forbids any audible reaction whatsoever. Noises are strictly the
purview of the parents of the JH, who are at ringside. (They are the ones
with the paw prints and clots of dog hair stuck to them.) These calls
range from high-pitched screams of delight (when the child wins) to a
sharp but hushed squawk of "Andrew! Bring that dog over here!" (When the
child doesn't win).

velmadobe

I have seen it as part of the bigger glossery - LOL! It is hysterical IMHO :-)

I have not been around the Jr's ring enough yet, but the parents with the paw prints and clots of dog hair is certainly true as is Jrs being the best dressed people there........... at least most of them. So cute to see the boys in their too big suits :-)

Saturday was a decent sized class of 5 and she got 2nd. I think she would have won but got nervous at the end and was messing with stacking too much. Sunday was just 2 of them in her class - and how bad did I feel that the boy in her class was wearing a hearing aide and was bald as a cue ball. If she had not been so good and he so bad, I would have wished for him to win the class - it would have been way to obvious if the judge had put him before Maureen. He seemed pretty happy though - so I figure that he will do fine if he keeps at it. He got a ribbon so I'm thinking he was happy with that. If I see him win at some point I will clap big time.

I'm looking forward to our next handling class.

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Linda H

Congrats to both of you and Louise does look very nice in all her pics. You and your daughter look nice too.

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JuneBug

Congrats to all of the VelmaDobe team!!! Those are huge wins!!!!

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dobesanddragons

Congrats to you guys and thanks for sharing pics! Louise looks great. Who is her "boyfriend"????

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rosca_ru

hey velma! its me, watchdogwanted from the next day pets forum!

great job at the show, i like your daughter's choice of clothing! lol

DobeMom616

MJ the team looked fantastic! You, your daughter and of course Louise. Looks like you all are having a ball. Congrats on your second rally leg.

Isn't this the truth. I have seen some judges dismiss entries and bearly look at them. That is not fair to the entry. Every entry should get their 2 minutes of fame. And if you get a good look, who knows, right? Breed, owner handled!

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