In 2003, we have Mr Pete Dawkins judging our specialty…
I showed TEN dogs to him.... the 9th dog was De La (my veteran bitch) and she won her class...
then we went in for breed and I was showing my veteran (her son, Benny) as a special... we were first in the lineup...
It wasn't a good day for Benny as his Valley Fever was flaring up bigtime.. but it came on whilst he wasx crated duirng the day....
and one thing that really got Benny mad was if he travelled and sat in a crate and did NOT get to show. so ?I had no choice but to show him, or deal with him being made at me for days on end (and YES this dog would hold a grudge against me, so I'd learned my lesson early on!)...
every time the judge made a cut he said okay just one more time around...
his one more time was not truly one more time... I ran around the ring 14 times during Best of Breed....
there was a handler right behind me the entire time and we kept telling each other that if our dogs weren't being considered, please let us leave the ring (to each other of coures, NOT the judge!!)....
it finally made it worth it to win Best of Breed with Benny... but man were Benny and I worn out (me being 6 months pregnant and his VF on edge!).
As a judge, I do like to move my dogs around the ring... and usually I will take the ones that I am comparing and have them go around twice together.. once with each one in the front.... if I can't see what I want then. the dog is NOT going to change !!!!