Abady ingredient thread might bear watching

I checked in now, it's still quiet after your warning, Gina.  So, i'm gonna go to the bed and sleep in it... with my hairy crew.  Honestly it's been a very quiet evening for the most part.  DPU has mysteriously disappeared.... (knock on wood)

Conformation is a lot of work -- i'm seriously considering just hiring a handler to meet me ringside to show Logan.  Apparently he should do well and I don't feel like driving 4 hrs not to point.  Can ya tell I'm not in a great mood?  Sorry, OT!  ... i'm pissy and tired.  I'll shut up and go to bed now! lol

Don't you DARE!!!! I'll come out there ad BEAT you silly!!!!

Losing is as much fu as winnig...after all it is soething you are doing with your dog no matter what the out coe ad you eed to get practice in and train your dog that it is soething fun even with all of that "stuff" going o all aroud him...need a pep talk?? call me!

conformation takes gumption...showing yourself I mean. I don't have it...outside of UKC anyways LOL. You'll do great!

Thanks Jaime (and Gina... I think, LOL ... i didn't know you didn't show your dogs in AKC!! ... maybe if I try it, I should make YOU try it! :o)

I may need to take you up on that pep talk, Jaime.  I'm just getting frustrated cause I'm not sure what I'm doing and I'm trying to train him to stack and gait... and yet I'm not even sure what *I'M* doing... how do you train a dog to do it? And when he gives me different behaviors, I usually don't realize they are "bad" in the ring.. so i don't fix it, then he's a mess in class (once a week confo classe) ... and he's nearly 7 months old and lost his entire brain. I don't mean to whine. I'm just getting frustrated.  The breeders are WONDERFUL people... but, they've kinda been dropping hints, by sending me handlers names.  And if i hire a handler, get him his CH... maybe they'll leave me alone for a bit... and i can just play at shows without the pressure.  But, you're right.  Even on a bad day I'm still with my dog.. and he's a good dog (when i'm not going to kill him that is... :o) 

How's that for a tantrum?  Sorry guys -- but if you two don't  understand what I'm going through, I don't know who does.  I'm not trying to complain or say "I don't want to lose", I don't mind losing (well... that's not entirely true! LOL!) but, i'd hate to lose because MY handling skills let us down.

I however am excited and enjoying rally, he's doing pretty good, too.

Thanks for listening to my rambling, just getting frustrated about a sport I don't completely understand and feeling a bit of pressure, which shouldn't be there, they are lovely people, just very proud of their pup.... and then getting frustrated with my dog who's lost his brain, just in general.

SO anyway -- i'm off to get a bit of cheese to enjoy with my whine :) 

Thanks, truly!  

Sera_J

and Gina... I think, LOL ... i didn't know you didn't show your dogs in AKC

I do...I just don't show them MYSELF...in AKC...lol.

rwbeagles

Sera_J

and Gina... I think, LOL ... i didn't know you didn't show your dogs in AKC

 

I do...I just don't show them MYSELF...in AKC...lol.

 Ahhh, but that's what I mean!  ... I'll meet you in AZ, and we can each win our classes as owner handlers! :) ... and then we can meet up in the BIS ring -- where the AmStaff takes BIS LOL

CC is sitting on 2 edits as I just noticed Jaime got him for something...

I responded to rather than editing CC's response to Mudpuppy's post on restricting food intake in large breed dogs. The word choice of starve (in bold no less) is inflammatory but I didn't know that it needed to be edited. I responded as  a member calling him on the word and redirecting to the actual intent of MP's post..."fatness in a large breed pup is not healthy"....we'll see how CC reacts to that post.

I am totally fine if another mod/Admin thinks the word starve should go...and I will remove my post or edit it if that's done just let me know.

ETA: Sorry this was in the "Obesity in dogs" thread not the Abady Ingredient one. My bad!

Jaime is of the opinion that Charlie's intended baiting of the moderators via his (now disabled) avatar counts as one strike.  So that's 3.  I'll send her an email.