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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 1:03 pm
Grace, love the shadow technique! Hershey looks as if snow agrees with her (him?)!! How cute!!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 1:15 pm
Julie, you should go to a big dog show sometime.. you'll be amazed to see all the different breeds.. go toward the end of the day to see the group judging where you'll see the best of breed for each breed or variety. Yeah you can see that on TV but it isn't the same as being there Oddly, even people who show dogs don't always stay for groups. Check the AKC site for lots of info.. Oh.. on tv today I saw the First Lady's new puppy.. so cute!! a tiny version of their adult doggie..
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 1:16 pm
Grace, love the action shots!!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 1:31 pm
Sea, there are many shows where there are no Sussex Spaniels. This is why we are keeping Cami in the mid-west and east until she's finished. Julie, in your area, including Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota and some in PA, you 'should' have a good chance to see some.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 2:39 pm
Which ones (and when are they?) are in the Chicago area? Hey Grace--YOU ROCK!!!! You too Karen!!!!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 2:49 pm
Julie...go to the AKC site Seamonkey listed. They have an area that lists all the upcoming shows over the next few months. After our breeder does the PA show, she will be at the Eukanuba in FL with her b!tch, Gwen. After that, she has a show in IN, I believe, at the end of Feb. March will begin the real start of 'show' season and there will be loads. Also, check with your local Kennel Club...they know what's going on and where.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 3:03 pm
Yeah, I never showed in the Chicago area.. back when I was showing California was really tough, especially after we got the first licensed specialty show for Labrador Retrievers west of the Hudson River (the Labrador Retriever Club, Inc, the parent club had to be dragged kicking and screaming into reality and the present and our group did it.. today there are lab specialty shows all over the states).. I actually had one lab who got all her points in California and that was a big deal. But with a breed with small numbers and in states with smaller shows it can be disconcerting if you have the only entries for a breed (although someone with a batch of dogs can enter them all and build up some major points wins, too).. So I mostly showed all over CA but did show dogs in New York (Westminster kc, Albany and Troy) and at specialties in Wisconsin, Maryland and other places.. showed in Vegas a couple of times and in Arizona too., Oregon, Washington. Julie there is no doubt that there are some big dog shows in your area.. summer is fun if they are outside.. it can be fun and educational, but you should ask permission before touching any doggie.. you can't imagine the grooming that can go into some breeds (not labs we didn't do TOO much, compared to Collies or Cockers or Poodles or other fluffy breeds.. and terriers often have to be hand plucked to pull out unwanted undercoat). You also have to be on the watch for an "accident" tho they try to keep things picked up, and beware of standing next to a young dog (male) who may just decide he wants to mark you as his territory!
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Scootersmom
Member
08-10-2002
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 6:39 pm
Awww Grace, looks like your baby is having lots of fun in the snow! LOL!! Kstme, sending out all positive thoughts for Cami to get her points so she can get home to you and TheKid! Oh Sea, I've been to a dog show here in our area. I knew not to touch the dogs, because of grooming, etc. But, oh how I wanted to hug the Maltese babies!
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-21-2004
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 7:00 pm
you like that photo effect, eh? try I did nothing but point the camera on a VERY bright day at a VERY dark dog. 
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 8:42 pm
OMG, I remember trying to get good pictures of OUR very dark doggies.. While I had all three colors of labradors, most of mihe were glorious, gorgeous blak labs and they just ABSORB the light.. the professionals would fool with the exposure and use a strobe.. and back in the day, when I first was showing them, most photogs used black and white only.. then they branched into color..
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-21-2004
| Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 9:15 pm
that's funny Sea She does always seem to look bad in pics - between her camera shyness and the deer caught in the flashbulb poses - I always get too much glare from her very glossy coat or no features of her at all. You probably can't tell but in that first shot, she was actually curled around looking straight at me, so you should be able to see her eyes and nose and the big silly grin. . .
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 11:16 am
Cami took Best of Opposite and Best Puppy in her group!! There were no points awarded at this match. I get so confused, so easily!! Seamonkey can explain all the differences better than I ever could!!! It was not an 'AKC' 'show', but a 'Sweeps' event. Cami got a big pink ribbon, a big purple ribbon and a pewter mug! My breeder said this show will tell how well she'll stack up when the competition starts rolling in! lol Her next match in late Feb. is for points.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 11:22 am
What is "opposite"? Was she up against cats? Oh and congrats, gramma!!!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 3:09 pm
Was watching a dog show today and they were discussing a site called dogage.com The site is supposed to have information to help you keep your dog healthy. I don't have a doggie so haven't checked it out myself.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 4:05 pm
No cats, Julie.. It may have been a sanctioned match, which would not carry points, or it could have been a sweepstakes at a licensed specialty show, or something similar, that doesn't carry points but MAY carry prestige, depending on who she beat. BOS or Best of Opposite Sex.. means the best female, if a male won Best of Breed (or best in Sweeps). And the breeder is correct, it can show how she will measure up later. If she is going for points in Feb, that will be a show instead of a match. At a regular show (or specialty show , which is a show for just one breed), dogs compete in different classes. Classes can be by age.. and are also by sex 6-9 puppy dogs would be males over six mo and under 9 mo (the other class uses the b word for female that would undoubtedly produce on the board ) There will be regular classes for each sex 6-9 9-12 12-18 (may not be a regular class) novice (for dogs who don't have points or something similar) bred by exhibitor (the breeder/owner of the dog will be handling it in this class.. can be a very prestigious class to win) American bred (the dog isn't an import) open (open may be divided again by variety or by color..) (open.. any age, any handler, any origin, etc) So each class goes into the ring, is judged, first, second, third and fourth place assigned.. ) All of these classes are non-champions, normally) When all the classes of males are done, the winner of each class now comes into the ring and a Winner's Dog is chosen. Then the next place dog in that dog's class comes in and the judge chooses a second best from the group.. that is the Reserve winner's dog. Now we start with the little girls and each of those classes is judged. And they also have a Winner's B... and a Reserve chosen. There can be non regular classes too, but nornally, then there is Best of Breed Competition.. this contains males and females.. All the champions who are entered, and any non defeated entrant.. the Winner's dog and B.. will go in.. sometimes a non regular class winner, like a veteran (over age 7) winner.. and they are judged. The judge will decide which winner is best between the WD and WB.. that one is BOW, Best of Winners, and the significance of that is that if there are more points in one sex, the other, if they win BOW, will get the larger point value.. There is also Best of breed and that can be any of the champions, or the WD, WB or other undefeated dogs in the ring.. and then they will judge the entrants of the "opposite sex" for Best of Opposite sex. The Best of Breed goes on to compete in a group, like sporting or working or toy or terrier or whatever.. and the winner of each group competes for Best in Show.. Now Julie will wonder about points, right? Points are earned by defeating a certain number of your breed.. and it is complicated by the fact that AKC has various regions and based on show entries for the past year they calculate how many of each breed it takes in each region to get even ONE point. A dog can earn from 1 to 5 points in a show. 3, 4 or 5 point wins are called "major" wins and at least back when I was in the game, you had to have at least two major wins while you accrued at least 15 points (and they had to be earned under more than one judge, too) Majors can be hard to come by, and that is by design.. they don't want it to be too easy to obtain a championship. For AKC shows everything is standardized.. colors of the ribbons and such.. Judges are licensed, dogs are registered. Kstme, how old is Cami now??
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 4:39 pm
Seamonkey!!! YOU ROCK!! Thank you!! The 'match' was The National Spaniel Show in PA. Used to be the Cocker Specialty, but changed some time ago. Cami is 6 months old now.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 10:04 pm
Oscar came through his surgery with flying colors!! The little masses turned out to be fatty masses called lypomas. While he was under anesthesia, he also had his choppers cleaned and polished....no cavities!! LOL... He's been sleeping off the anesthesia for the last 4 hours and I'm sure he'll be his rascally little self in the morning.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 10:06 pm
Yay for Oscar!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 10:18 pm
That's great news! And nice white teeth as a bonus, too!
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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 10:20 pm
Yay, great news about Oscar!!!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 11:47 pm
Yay, yay, yay for Oscar and his mommy!! Herc and I are so happy to hear such good news! What's a little fatty deposit to a sweet little hot dog anyway? LOL! Celebrating with you, Eggieswan!!

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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 11:57 pm
Herkie....I'm LOL at that picture!! That's EXACTLY what Oscar looked like when I handed him over to the authorities this morning...LOL!! An Oscar Update: He's fully awake, has eaten some munchies, drank a little water, did a little #1 and possibly #2...and now he's wanting to play catch with his favorite hamburger toy! I'm just amazed at his turnaround after sleeping off the anesthesia!
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Scootersmom
Member
08-10-2002
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 6:39 am
Yay Oscar!!! 
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Cher
Member
08-18-2004
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 10:38 am
Get well soon Oscar!! Thinking of YOU!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 4:03 pm
Eggie!!!! What FANTASTIC news!! Go OSCAR!! This weekend is the Eukanuba Dog Show on the Animal Planet. Starts Saturday!! Says it's live, but we're getting a delayed version. Make sure you watch the 2005 version as they are re-playing the 2003 version, too!! Look for Sussex Spaniels or ANY dog of your choice!!
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