Showsight - August 2021

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? A LEARNING EXPERIENCE —HOPEFULLY

BY D. JAY HYMAN

The Premium List for the “Club’s” weekend shows stated on Page 4: “Exhibitors should follow their veterinarian’s rec- ommendation to assure their dogs are free of internal and external parasites, any communicable diseases and have appropriate vaccinations.” “Barbie” keeps track of all the shots given to all of her dogs, and was concerned that it appeared the shots were not up to date. “Penny,” had not been winning, and “Barbie” was concerned about the condition of “Penny.” She decided to go to the “Club’s” two- day show to see the condition of “Penny” and perhaps take her back. At the show, the temperature was 93-degrees. The dogs were in an open metal topped truck with no apparent water and no air conditioning. On the first day of the show, “Barbie” went to the local police and asked if they would help her take “Penny” back or if they would consider it a theft if she did. The local police said a co-owner cannot steal what she owns and expressed no interest in helping her take back “Penny.” She was free to do what she wanted. On the second day, after showing and losing both days, “Bar- bie” thought “Penny” looked underweight, lethargic, and unhap- py. In the parking lot, “Barbie” approached “Debra,” showed her the Registration Certificate with “Barbie’s” name on it, and announced, “She is my dog, and I am taking her home.” “Barbie” did just that. The “Club” President, and the “AKC” Rep, were told the bitch had been “stolen” by “Barbie.” The Police were called, and on visiting the site, determined that it was not a theft/stealing, and they had no interest.

THE PARTIES (Names are fictional to protect the actual identities.) • Co-Owner “Barbie” who bred the bitch (“Penny”) and made a gift (prior to an agreement being signed) of a co- ownership interest to Co-Owner “Becky,” with whom the bitch went to live, to be cared for, and to be shown; • PHA Handler “Lola” (Who had an assistant “Debra”); • The Show-Giving Club (“Club”) that held a two-day weekend show; • The local “Show Veterinarian”; • The local “Police” who were consulted both before and after the INCIDENT; • The omnipresent “AKC”; • And finally, the most important show for these dogs to be held on October 10, 2021: “Montgomery.” THE FACTS Barbie, a long-standing Breeder and Exhibitor, bred “Pen- ny” whom she considered a beautiful bitch, and decided to comply with a longtime friend’s (Becky) request to let her co-own, show, and house the bitch, “Penny.” An agreement was made, but BEFORE it was signed, “Penny” was registered at AKC in both names. Any of us can write the next state- ment… there was a misunderstanding and “Barbie” unsuc- cessfully asked for “Becky” to return “Penny.” “Becky” not only declines, but says she will not do anything, and she ceases all communications in early 2020. It is now early June of 2021.

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