I was looking at show results and noticed that a Bichon that Dave transported back from Norway, was still entered but not being shown. This dog's US owner promised Dave that he would be the one to show this dog when he was done in Canada and came to the US, unless his Canadian handler was coming to show him. Wynn is a gorgeous dog, and his Canadian handler came to the US Nationals, and he looked fabulous. That is when the owner was going around telling everyone that she had hired a different handler to shown Wynn in the US. I sent the owner an email and she did not even have the courtesy to respond.
This handler, who is also a Bichon breeder, and this dog were at a some of the big Texas shows last month. Just as with some shows in the Carolinas, this handler stayed on his own dogs. This handler and his assistant did everything they could to make Wynn lose and his other dogs win. Well, it worked most of the time. Dave said it was almost comical how Wynn kept trying to show and correct the obvious efforts on the handlers to make him lose. So back to why this dog is still entered and is not being shown. HE NEEDS A MAJOR TO FINISH. Of all of the majors that this handler has had a shot at with this dog, all but one went to his own dogs.
So, back to the original question: Does it make me a bad person to feel like the owner got what she deserved, by backing out on her promise to Dave?
When Dave takes a client dog and has our own dogs entered, he stays on the client dog. We have a situation coming up with a class dog of ours and a client dog. We always make sure that the client knows ahead of time that our dog is planning to be entered. For the upcoming shows, the client knows that our girl doesn't need much to finish, so if our dog wins, they won't pay handling for those days. If they had said "No" we would not have entered our dog. Too bad more handlers don't have those same ethics.
I still remember what it is like to be the one paying the handling bill - actually I still am, as my GBGV is with a handler in Colombia.
This handler, who is also a Bichon breeder, and this dog were at a some of the big Texas shows last month. Just as with some shows in the Carolinas, this handler stayed on his own dogs. This handler and his assistant did everything they could to make Wynn lose and his other dogs win. Well, it worked most of the time. Dave said it was almost comical how Wynn kept trying to show and correct the obvious efforts on the handlers to make him lose. So back to why this dog is still entered and is not being shown. HE NEEDS A MAJOR TO FINISH. Of all of the majors that this handler has had a shot at with this dog, all but one went to his own dogs.
So, back to the original question: Does it make me a bad person to feel like the owner got what she deserved, by backing out on her promise to Dave?
When Dave takes a client dog and has our own dogs entered, he stays on the client dog. We have a situation coming up with a class dog of ours and a client dog. We always make sure that the client knows ahead of time that our dog is planning to be entered. For the upcoming shows, the client knows that our girl doesn't need much to finish, so if our dog wins, they won't pay handling for those days. If they had said "No" we would not have entered our dog. Too bad more handlers don't have those same ethics.
I still remember what it is like to be the one paying the handling bill - actually I still am, as my GBGV is with a handler in Colombia.
