Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:26 pm Post subject: Bathgate on Sunday
hi mum was at Bathgate on Sunday ...not sure what show it was...Jack got 2nd in Graduate, and Modine got 2nd in AV minor puppy out of a class of 9......
____________ Sarah x
Doesn´t matter you didnt win the first prize you always take home the best dog!
thanks mum was so pleased cos that means all 4 dogs are now qualified although we wont be taking all 4 maybe just the puppys.......it took us a long long time from when we first has Ossian and gang to qualify anyone else, keep going to everyone who shows you will get there
____________ Sarah x
Doesn´t matter you didnt win the first prize you always take home the best dog!
Do you feel like giving up Collette... you have to take the rough with the smooth in this game. You have to see through the very human feeling that you always have the best dogs in the world, and see that the big names who have done this for donkeys often DO have dogs more outstanding in certain areas and just use them to aim at!!!
Some days you are floating, other days you sink.
I went 450 miles round trip to a field trial last week to go out in the first round after a total of about 2 minutes dogwork on my part! Its just the way it goes.
Never give up, but if you feel in a rut of losing, take a long hard look at why it might be and do something about it if yu are a serious competitor. Either more training, keep some at home till they imrpove, mate up your kennel a little or only enter under judges you know something about - entering under all and sundry is hopeless, it just leaves you darting about the country feeling a failure ;-(
Even if you only show once a month, or once every 6 weeks, if you wait for a good judge and go out and win, by golly you feel better than any amount of 4th or VHCs or chuck outs!
Ehhhh just babling because I've been there Collete, and you should never say die.
Been there, got the T-shirt and then it all comes right. At the beginning of this year I was wondering whether I should actually be forking out for entry to Champ shows after her two disappointing appearances at Champ shows during 2005. When I got that VHC at SKC in May, I felt like I'd won! Qualifying for Crufts was an unexpected bonus this year. Never give up and keep trying!
Don't forget, you did beat Jenna at Dundee in June!!
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