Strange Showing Practices - Page 6

fun4fido · #51 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 01:52 PM

Hi,

I'm shocked, really I am, I haven't done any shows in the UK for a while now as I live in Cyprus, but I do do shows throughout Europe in places like Bulgaria, and I never see dogs being mistreated.

It is perfectly normal and practical to take a crate and let your dog rest in there when you're not practising or in the ring, as you can't leave your dog off-leash at shows at any time, and you can't walk around with him/her on-leash all day

So a crate is a must, show people will always crate train their dogs from young so the dogs at shows are used to being crated and not anxious.

However this slapping, glueing, etc., is just crazy. IMHO if you can't train your dog to show well in the ring without punishment then don't do shows, period.

So yes, I agree with you all its terrible, and if I saw it happen I'd go up and slap the human, for sure

I did witness something at my last show, two guys with their male dogs doing what was necessary (if you know what I mean) to calm their dogs down before going in to the ring. They gave their dogs a helping hand just outside the arena. they spotted me catching them and just shrugged. I guess I understand why they did it, and I'm not sure this would classify as mistreatment!!! But if I was to do this being a woman, well for sure it would be perverse!

Harley does of course get excited, and of course it happens just as we're about to go in the ring, but he calms down immediately, as soon a I run him in to the ring, flaccid again... thank god!

kimpossible · #52 (**permalink**) 13-08-2008, 09:32 AM

The thing that gets me about showing is the way people pick up their dogs when they are putting them on the table. I know terriers etc have strong tails and can be picked up by the tail and lead, but I show lhasa apsos and there is a woman I compete against regularly who picks up her lhasas by the tail. I shudder everytime I see it. Poor wee things.

#53 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by kimpossible

The thing that gets me about showing is the way people pick up their dogs when they are putting them on the table. I know terriers etc have strong tails and can be picked up by the tail and lead, but I show lhasa apsos and there is a woman I compete against regularly who picks up her lhasas by the tail. I shudder everytime I see it. Poor wee things.

I agree! I'm sure I read something in one of the dog papers this week that the Kennel Club was going to ban that practice - good job too!

#54 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ajshep1984

Well my first show on Sunday was fun! I quite enjoyed it but some things I found rather disturbing, like dogs that were doing as they were told because they were scared of getting walloped, dogs left in crates all day apart from when they were in the ring, and dogs getting a slap for flying their tail even when not in the ring.

The worst had to be the pups with their ears glued together and with weights pulling the tips over!?! What's that about? I can't understand why they are judged on that sort of ear when clearly that is not how they lie naturally until they are mature and even then it's not the norm???

And why can't the tail fly? I don't understand that, if that's how the majority of dogs tail lie then surely that should be the standard to go by? Why have a standard that dogs have to be trained to follow?

Yeah,
Bin there seen that and a lot more two, had a few rows also, did plan on showing my young girl, but cannot be arsed now what with the antics of some of the 'human jerks' that I have had the misfortune to stumble upon.

JANICE199 · #55 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 11:45 AM

well all i can say is, i'm totaly shocked..i should'nt be though as i was told these things go on, but i didnt believe it...for once i'm keeping me mouth zipped.

#56 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 01:26 PM

The thing about the dog show world is that it's no different from the "real" world - you'd think it would be, but it isn't. Just as there are good owners and bad owners, there are good owners of show dogs and and bad owners of show dogs.

#57 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by spellweaver

The thing about the dog show world is that it's no different from the "real" world - you'd think it would be, but it isn't. Just as there are good owners and bad owners, there are good owners of show dogs and and bad owners of show dogs.

It still surprises me, I really expected show people to be just good owners, unfortunatly it's not!

Debbie · #58 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by spellweaver

The thing about the dog show world is that it's no different from the "real" world - you'd think it would be, but it isn't. Just as there are good owners and bad owners, there are good owners of show dogs and and bad owners of show dogs.

That about sums it up

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