Yes, I came from a Dobe breeding family, my father's show dogs were his life and he to was a stickler for everything being done the right way.
I gained great knowledge from him and the people he associated with and at 14 he gave me the chance to do my first breeding......watching ever move I made, making me study everything, showing his and then criticing everything I did.
Making me work for hours from cleaning, helping with croppings (including being at the surgery), to studing to perticipating. Having me sit for hours at shows and watching every breed, their movements, stances & gaits. When ever I showed, he spent more time telling me what I did incorrectly than correct regards if I place or won in my group. Praise was something that you had to earn and he wasn't big on giving a lot of that out. I had to do something majorly well to get, 'Good job'.
And I am still learning after 41 years. It's thanks to people like yourself and others that broadens my education. Now with Danes I am starting all over, having them only 11 years I still have much to obsorb.
Please never feel just because I ask a question that I am questioning anyone's experience or knowledge. I am truly asking for a reason.....that is to better educate myself.
Again thank you. I know I am not a favorite here, I just believe no matter how long I have been at it there is always something I can learn.......till the day I die. Hopefully that will not be too soon........as I have plans to learn more and more and certainly don't ever want to stop.
My feeling is if you stop learning, regardless of what you already have, you stop living. I have no intention of doing that.
Dragon
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