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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, April 24, 2005 - 5:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've only been to a couple of cat shows.. very interesting! My cat would NO WAY go along with that!

My labs were pretty good about showing but I went to more shows than they did! With my first one to become a champion, I was showing her quite effectively but then she started becoming competitive with several other b!tches who had handlers.. she and I took a very nice three point major right in front of three of the top handlers with very nice b!tches and then.. we lost out at a huge 5 point show (the most you can get in one show) in Bakersfield (lol.. it was on the "Raisin Circuit") when one handler threw a large piece of liver right in front of her.. my only consolation, after it wrecked her concentration, was that I still got 3rd and he got 4th, but I was really steamed. The nicer prof handlers also felt that was uncalled for. So.. fight fire with fire.. I hired a very good one myself. This guy wouldn't have DARED pull crap on her, believe me, she'd have taken him OUT.

Another sad thing at shows is you have to beware of the extremeists, including some Peta people.. They don't believe in pets.. animals being owned by people, so you know how they like to let lab animals loose (this of course does nothing good for the lab animal, or the research), well they've also been known to open up pens or crates and let show dogs (and I'm sure they've done it to cats too) loose.. So people had to become way less trusting and more vigilant. And yes, poisoning, too. Very sad.

Get landi in here; she has some dog show stories to tell..

Landi
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07-29-2002

Sunday, April 24, 2005 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
oh gawd, i can tell the stories about it. let me tell you one thing; the movie "best in show" was very very real. my mother had a dog that was PERFECT in every way, but one. it had a terrible bite. she paid to have orthodontics put on this dog to perfect his bite!

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Sunday, April 24, 2005 - 6:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I had a fantastic vet who worked with me from the beginning. He interned young vets who really didn't know the "show" protocal. Everytime he got a new intern they'd trot up to see my cattery and how it was run. Any how about 3 of them decided to go to the local cat show and when they saw me carry a cat up (behind the judges tables there are the cages so supposedly the judges don't know who owns what cat) I am directly behind the judge when they spy me... they were so tickled to see me and hollering my name. Everyone turned around and looked. These young guys were enthusiatic and I didn't want to make them look bad but I was getting these glares like it was my fault. It took every bit of composure I had to smile and wave at them and then shrug my shoulders at the judge! Some of those judges get so full of themselves. And just like the judge in Show Dog Moms and Dads..they expect to win if they are exhibiting. Quite a life but not for the tender hearted!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, April 25, 2005 - 5:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Our vet also breeds and shows Siamese and Abbys - (I'm having a blank on how to spell Abbesinian?!!) When I picked my son up from work last night, I had to go in and see the two new Abby kittens. My son was going on and on about them and they're so adorable; 10 weeks old and so full of it! Our vet has more cats than I can count. Some of them live at the vet office and then she has a whole bunch at home. My DD was at her house for a Christmas party and was telling me about all the "cat additions" to the home so the kitties can have fun and be comfy. Then she has a separate room with cages so they don't breed when they shouldn't be with the wrong cat.

I really love both cat and dog shows, but it's just too expensive for me to ever really get into.

Someone posioned your cat, Granny?!! I would be devestated and it would definitely make me not want to be a part of anything anymore. Peta people really don't have their heads on straight so often. They do so much more harm than good when they release animals. They DO need protecting! I get so upset with all the roaming cats in my neighborhood and the occasional dog. Fewer dogs since we have a leash law, but you still see them. I had to rescue a stray/abandoned young cat from a loose pitbull last summer. I took her to our vet to have him tested and neutered and adopted, but it turned out he suffered some kind of neurological damage and she had to put him down. I still think about him, so you can imagine how I am about my own babies!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, April 25, 2005 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sigh.. I have a "situation" with a roaming cat right now. My cat is in indoor cat. I really don't want her having nose to nose contact with the outside cats, especially since I had the very sad duty of trying to rescue one who was a stray and we found out she had full blown cat AIDS, which is contagious and incurable and has no vaccine.. (and it was heartbreaking to have to have her euthanized) I have an adorable male black cat on one side of me. Coco comes and goes, usually over the top of my patio cover. He used to hang out in my patio until his human "mom" made theirs more appealing. He's shy and really not a big problem because if he does approach the screen door, just a word or motion and he's gone. Recently the neighbors on the other side adopted an adorable male kitty.. long hair, orangey cream with gorgeous copper eyes.. Reilley is completely unafraid and he's completely fascinated with my patio, my screen door (actually also my front screen door) AND my cat! And he not only refuses to leave but he claws at the screen and the glass, meows.. and my kitty is quite interested. This is going to be a real problem as the weather warms up because I must have both doors open to enjoy the weather (I have no A/C). I can easily go out and usher him out thru the garage, or scoop him up, all furry and purring.. can I say I would love to have this cat, just not as an outside visitor, exposed to every possible illness?

I feel for the outside kitties; their lifespan is SO much shorter, on the average, than inside ones.



Rosie
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11-12-2003

Monday, April 25, 2005 - 10:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I feel your pain SEA. The outdoor kitties that stop by to visit my indoor cat also get aggressive towards the screen doors and windows too.

You already know how my cat reacts to these visits - she goes bonkers.

The result is the outdoor kitty clawing the screens and my kitty clawing from the inside.

Only thing I can do is to be diligent when doors and windows are opened and close them when I leave.

Some of these outdoor cats come by and mark their terrority too.

Don't know what we can do about any of this?

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Monday, April 25, 2005 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We have been using a safe cat trap, my husband loves the birds and our whole back yard is filled with every kind of bird, anyhow he traps the cats and takes them to the local Paws (great org) and then the neighbors have to go pick them up and listen to the Paws give them a lecture. We rarely see the same cat again except in their windows looking longingly out. We live in a wildlife reserve with deer, racoons, pheasants even a local black bear. It is heaven. But there is a leash law and no farm animals in the reserve.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, April 25, 2005 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We have no-kill rescues, too, and that's who was sponsoring the kitty that I rescued last summer. All of the groups were so full, the only way I could get them to sponsor him was to find a foster home for him on my own. The whole thing was very heart-breaking. I noticed at times he wasn't stable on his feet - something not noticed at first glance and my vet said had I not mentioned it, she might have missed it since she did a more thorough eye exam and found he had hemorraghes behind the eyes. There was no way to tell if he had an infectious disease without a lot of testing and treatment so the rescue group deemed him unadoptable. I too was worried about my indoor kitty. As much as I loved petting and loving this stray, I was so careful about washing myself so I didn't bring anything in to my own cat. She's around 2 1/2 and unfortunately, when the weather gets nice, she tries getting out the back door and has suceeded a couple of times, but didn't get far. She now wears a collar with a bell which I'm going to add more bells to when it gets really warm! Our yard is fenced so the dog just goes in and out when we open the door and she thinks that's a good idea for her, too. My other cat who was 16 when she died, would sometimes sniff at the door a bit when it would first get nice, but she was terrified to be out, so I didn't have to worry about her.

We also have the problem of males spraying our door - sometimes it's really strong and all my females have been spayed so I wish they would find someplace else to mark! Unfortunately, for every person who might look for their missing cat, there has to be 20 or more who don't even bother when they go missing. That's why the shelter and rescue groups get so over-whelmed with cats. Too many people think of them as dispensible and it's really heart-breaking. :-(

Oh a funny note: Last night after I picked up my son I stopped for gas at a mini-mart. I saw this women come out but didn't see much else. My son had gone in for a drink and came out and asked if I saw her. He said she had a 30 lb. cat on a leash and she brought it in the store to pick out what kind of food he wanted! I'm sure they were baffled when she did it. Only service dogs are supposed to be in stores, etc., but this was a small store. I can just imagine what the workers were thinking! It's hard to believe but once while DD was working there and already since my son started last week, someone was bringing their cat in to be checked and didn't have them in a carrier or on a leash and both times, their cats freaked out and ran into the woods behind the practice. Sheeesh - you would think people would know better!

Max
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08-12-2000

Friday, April 29, 2005 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just finally got a chance to watch this week's episode. George and COnnie totally crack me up! When they visited the pet cemetary and then had the discussion about how one might fit a horse into the crematory, I was laughing right out loud. I swear, Christopher Guest couldn't have scripted a better scene! :-)

Those Australian shepherd puppies were absolutely adorable! If I wanted a dog. . . :-)

Katbry
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10-27-2004

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 3:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just finished watching this week's new episode...oh where to begin, these people get nuttier every week!!! The two boys are drama queens that act like they are 14 yrs. old every time they fight and their dog is beginning to act just like them. Also, walking on the beach and asking if sharks come on the sand and if there are tides??? Are they kidding?

Also could not believe the wife not believing her husbands test score could be as high as hers and actually going back in and asking the scorer to verify it.

Can't wait to see how much crazier this show gets!



Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 3:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Darn - I missed the show this week. Do they rerun it?

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There is an all breed dog show on Mother's Day about 100 miles from Seattle. Wouldn't that be a hoot if the boys were there? I hope to be able to go...if we don't get a big houseful for the week end and if they all leave early!

Katbry
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10-27-2004

Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 12:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes Watching, they rerun it all the time.

Sanfranjoshfan
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09-17-2000

Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 11:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here is the complete schedule for the rest of May.



Sanfranjoshfan
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09-17-2000

Friday, May 06, 2005 - 11:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just watched this week's "Showdogs..." and I have to agree with something that Brandon said. He was carrying on about how embarrassing it was at that dog show, and I agree. It was totally embarrassing.....for Liberace!!!

:-)

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 12:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Liberace needs some serious anger management. LOL

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 1:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
For heaven's sake.. dog shows cost a fair amount of money to enter.. you don't just scoop up a dog that isn't trained and ready to be around a bunch of other dogs and plunk them down in a ring like that. Nix on the pianos and little feather boas. Take the dog to handling class and then go to puppy matches for training.

For one thing if the dog bites a judge it can be disqualified and that's not a good thing.

Liberace was awfully cute when he was swimming.. but the boys are so jealous over that dog! Sheesh.

That was an odd hunting test Chalcy was doing.. seemed all to be at such close range.. but I was used to Labs who retrieve at great distances and also swim in their tests but don't point (tho some will do that.. a friend once found their lab "pointing" at a coat closet and finally figured out it was a goose down sleeping bag he'd scented)

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Did anyone watch this show last nite? It is so over the top I love it. I could not leave it until I saw how Liberace did. And one minute these people are so catty and the next so sweet. Funny funny. I think Lourdes is great and my favorite even if she does feed her dog with a spoon.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 1:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I'm surprised Annie Clark didn't disqualify Liberace, but at least he didn't bite her! That would have done him in. Funny to see her there; she really is one of the known and respected, blah blah.. judges. She did our lab specialty one year, long ago,but really she isn't a lab breeder but I think she was doing Best in Show the next day at the all breed show, so we decided on her. And just as they said on the show, you really want to listen to her and follow orders

The junior showmanship kid did well (his mom was right though, that lead hanging down in front of the dog was a major blunder). But irritating or not, she shows and prepares her dogs very well.

Lourdes' new handler is better than the other.

I'm with Chacey's owner if she doesn't choose to trim whiskers on her sporting dog, but she needs some major practice if she's going in the conformation ring.

The whippet owner shows just fine, just not his day.

Pretty great to have a B&B owner who also does massage and therapeutic back manipulation.

The boys quitting.. for heaven's sake, withdraw from the second show but they should have gone to the show to cheer for the rest of them.

It seems like the show finally started, now that they got them all together.

Tk4x5
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07-10-2004

Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 9:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh Seamonkey, I agree with you 100%. The show is really picking up steam and next week is the last episode. I truly enjoy the commentary since they've all come together. Just seeing and hearing their reactions to each other is great.

I'm glad that Brandon/Ryan calmed down enough to show Chachi on the first day at least. I'm not quite sure they believed Lourdes when she told them that the judge didn't have to give them the second place ribbon. Oh well, I'm sure we'll be treated to footage of the 2 of them fighting in the streets of Philly next week.

I was so happy that Adam won. It really was the boost he needed and maybe, just maybe, Moira will feel a bit more confident in Adam's ability to show/handle.

I'm liking George better this week. I'm thinking he's one of those people that perform better under stress.

Oh and how sly are the producers for scoring the Kyra/B&B owner back massage scene with the "boom chica bow bow" music?

Tk4x5
Member

07-10-2004

Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Meant to include this with the other post. It's too bad that Real World Philly had wrapped production when this show came to town, as Brandon/Ryan would have fit right in with that group of drama queens.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That's the truth! I wouldn't sell a dog to them. (or wouldn't have back when I was into that game).

I hope to heck that Chalcy performs well in the next show. She seems to mostly "miss" on her routines, but she's a happy girl.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, May 13, 2005 - 4:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love Lourdes!!! The boys and their crying/fighting make me sick. I am glad that they realized that they are better at playing dress up with their dogs.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 2:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They could just become vendors for their dog costumes and go to shows and sell then, I suppose..