What a bunch of wet blankets!!! Here we have Kennel Club that is at last trying to put things right and what do they get - more criticism and hassle. Is it not time to stand up and say - OK we'll forget the past and see what happens in the future. Some POSITIVE thinking for a change!
I wish I hadn't bothered posting this on here now.
Annie, i feel you are a little over sensitive (maybe you would rather i had no opinion?) i am not against the idea as long as there is something taken from it, change is not a dirty word as long as it is for the right reasons
I'm not against it, but I'll take some convincing that it will make a difference. It would be much more fun if we could have all gundogs in a show lined up off the lead at the start of the day, have a shotgun fired behind them and only judge those that the handlers can catch and get into the ring
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I wish I hadn't bothered posting this on here now
Come on Annie, you've got people talking and that's whet forums are about, isn't it? _________________ Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
perhaps you could explain what you hope the outcome of these judges attending trials would be?
One thing would be to see if they could understand the correct movement for our breed, why it moves the way it does, by seeing it in action in the field. So many all rounders just don't have a clue.
But that is purely a parochial view. I would hope that in addition to that all new CC judges would get an insight into the reason for Field Trials, and also to see the differences in style between the HPR breeds, and also between HPRs and other gundogs.
But I had hoped people on here would welcome this announcement as a step towards the show and working side being able to communicate. Perhaps I was wrong.
Yes I probably am over sensitive. John H can I am sure testify to that. Is it a bad thing to be enthusiastic and to be annoyed by negativity? _________________ Aberdon HPR's. Good-looking AND Intelligent.
Having only been to one show & only one breed present I cannot comment,
it does seem strange to me this doesnot happen & the wording "have" to attend, i would have thought they would want to attend.
Fair play to kc for getting the ball rolling (nobody likes change) & getting things moving, for some it will be a tick on the cv but maybe some will see what the breed's are really meant to do, look like, move like & act like & things will move on for the better _________________ Den
I think it is a good ideal, but it is a shame it is only for new judges and does nothing to stop present judges putting up lame, bad moving or over sized dogs which clearly are not 'fit for function'
Caz _________________ NOB'S do it in the field!!!!!!!!!
At least it is a step in the right direction for some breeds - Labs would also be most interesting Apparently, American Cockers look completely different in the States and do work. I didn't know ; I thought they were all 'pyjama' case dogs (I have a friend who wants a dog that looks like the pyjama case she had as a child )
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Here we have Kennel Club that is at last trying to put things right and what do they get - more criticism and hassle. Is it not time to stand up and say - OK we'll forget the past and see what happens in the future. Some POSITIVE thinking for a change!
But what would happen with the likes of the 'show gundog' breeds like the Am cocker etc!?
Apparently, American Cockers look completely different in the States and do work. I didn't know 
; I thought they were all 'pyjama' case dogs (I have a friend who wants a dog that looks like the pyjama case she had as a child