OK PEOPLE.
I AM SO EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED
and SAD.
Sad for us, sad for the people who do not think before they type, and sad for all of the people who believe things that are written without confirmation or verification.
and SAD.
Sad for us, sad for the people who do not think before they type, and sad for all of the people who believe things that are written without confirmation or verification.
I am so tired of people saying and writing crap about us and now that we have a winning BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER in the ring again, those people are starting again.
The following was posted on facebook about our BRT Varias, who successfully completed his OFFA Certification for ELBOWS, HEART, HIPS, PATELLAS, and DENTITION last September. He also had his CERF done, but I have it sitting on the computer at home and need to send it in.
http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=1680903#animal
As posted on facebook:
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Richard Hawkes
Watch Dave Scheris dog go around turns. He can't walk straight.
Yesterday at
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Laura Young
Texter Richard
I saw Dave's dog running crooked. sasha does the same thing - you say that's
bad elbows?
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I have gone onto Dave's facebook page and posted this response:
OK PEOPLE…DARLENE SCHEIRIS HERE. AND I AM PISSED OFF!!! Richard Hawkes, a BRTCA Member, and I just found out that he is also a vet, posted on facebook that my BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER dog Varias 'probably' has bad elbows, because he didn't make the turn well, moved less than perfectly straight, and slipped on the corner in the ring at Westminster. Varias was trying to cut in front of Dave. He has only been shown since October 2014. It's not like he is an experienced show dog with all surfaces and environments. WTF !!!! Have you checked the OFFA PAGE? How can you say that against any dog without an exam or x-ray?
AND ARE YOU AN ORTHOPEDIC VETERINARIAN? On September 29, 2014 we had Varias' HIPS, ELBOWS, PATELLAS, CARIDAC and DENTION OFFAS done and he has NORMAL ELBOWS, GOOD HIPS, NORMAL PATELLAS & CARDIAC, AND FULL DENTITION. His CERF was also Normal, however it is sitting on my computer at home waiting to be sent in.
GCH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=1680903#animal
If you want to suggest to someone, as you did, that they might want to have the elbows checked on their bitch, that's one thing, but do not insinuate that because their bitch might move as my dog did that one time in the ring, that my dog has a genetic defect because he was a dorky young dog and did not show his best. We have had several people call and email concern for our dog based on your posts.
DR. HAWKES, THIS WAS A TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL, AND WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR RETRACTION AND APOLOGY. And maybe next time the appropriate response, if you were truly concerned, would have been to email David Scheiris privately and express your concern for the health of our dog rather than make it look like you know what you are talking about and telling the world that our dog has bad elbows, WHEN CLEARLY HE DOES NOT.
And another note:
RICHARD HAWKES, if you had bothered to ask, I would have told you exactly that PLUS the fact that we almost pulled him because he was under the weather had been on antibiotics for just a few days before the show, under veterinarian care. His new owner was in town and this was her first experience at a show, after getting Varias. We wanted her to be able to see him in the ring in person. He felt well enough to get around, but was not at 100%. Not an excuse, just the facts. A very nice dog won the breed, and that is all that matters. Varias did not show well enough to win on Tuesday, and I will be the first to admit that.
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Varias truly seemed to enjoy all of the attention he was getting in the benching area, as did his owner, Dr. Charlene M. Cassidy, who also enjoyed seeing him in the NY Times, The NY Post, the Vogue website, Fox 5 NY, and several other media outlets.
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And now that I am thinking more about this, Mr. Hawkes, is this just sour grapes because Varias beat your male for WINNERS DOG at NATIONALS, has already earned his GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP and been awarded a GROUP PLACEMENT? And Varias has also beaten your bitch special, shown by Rhanda Glenn, several times? Can't you just say congratulations and move on?
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| 'Varias' GCH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME Thank You Judges Garry Newton & Honey Glendinning Breeder Owner Handled by David Scheiris |
