owner handler Q&A which is just north of Kansas City. I have been exhibiting and breeding Kerry Blue Terriers for five years. Raising pup- pies has influenced everything on my farm; I bought sheep to raise my own organic raw food, and I have British Guernsey goats to provide goat milk for the puppies. Being a breeder has influenced every aspect of my life
SHERRY WILLIAMSON We are located in Raeford, North Carolina and have been showing Cane Corsos since March 2013.
Although I am new to this breed, I have had litters of hunt- ing hounds in my past. I researched Kerry Blues for over 15 years to make sure that when the time was right and I retired from the military, I would step into the breed with the best bloodlines and the mentor support that would take me to the top with the least struggles. CHERYL ROLFE
SUE WILLUMSEN I live in New Hampshire My breed is Labrador Retrievers and I’ve been exhibiting for 30+ years. WANDA
WOODLEE Shelbyville, Tennesse, Chinese Shar-pei, I got my first point on April, 8, 1995 in Olive Branch, Missouri.
I live in Lake City, Florida. My breed is Swedish Vallhunds. I’ve been showing for 30+ years. I had GSDs before SVs. TRICIA STANCZYK I live near Garland, Nebraska. I cur- rently have Parson Russell Terriers. I started showing almost 20 years ago. ANITA TATE I live in Atlanta Georgia. My breed is the German Wirehaired Pointer, I have been exhibiting since 1980. TAMMY WALDROP I live just north of Houston, Tex- as in New Caney, Texas. I’ve been exhibiting for just over two years. LINDA WHISENHUNT I live in Ventura, California with my Great Pyrenees dogs and my family. I have been exhibiting approximate- ly 30 years, off and on. I did take some time off to raise my family.
1. What is the toughest thing about being an Owner Handler or breeder Owner Handler? JB: Being very selective about where and who gets my puppies. Showing against professional handlers (that don’t always have the best animal) is tough. I don’t mind losing to a better dog, but it’s tough when the judge is looking at the handlers’ faces and not the dogs’. ZB: The toughest thing about being a breeder/owner/han- dler is keeping the number of dogs that I own down to an acceptable number and managing time spent at shows versus time spent at home with puppies. I try to keep my costs down by doing all the “work” myself. I don’t have outside help but I do have family members living on my property who help out with the dogs at home when I am away. SC: The toughest thing about being a Breeder Owner Handler is having judges recognize the Owner Handlers in the breed ring and not just as a *. Sometimes the Owner Handler has the better dog then the Professional Handlers K&GC: The toughest thing about being an Owner Handler is learning how to evaluate your own dog and then present- ing that dog to look as good or better than the profession- al handler’s dog. This takes time and work on the part of the Owner Handler. MC: The toughest thing for me is keeping myself on a level keel, not getting to excited with wins or too disappointed with losses. JD: Ok, I guess I will be honest about this one, but it is tougher for Breeder/Owner/Handler to beat Professional Handlers. SD: Competing against such wonderful Owner Handlers and their beautiful dogs. KD: In my opinion the toughest thing about being a Breeder Owner Handler, is breeding that puppy with the correct breed type, along with that show dog attitude. Then we
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