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Location: Lancashire
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,187
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I think the thing you need to appreciate is that a bad handler can make a good dog look c**p and a good handler can make a mediocre dog look special.Its not down to 'face judging' although it does happen its down to knowing how to show a dog to its best advantage.These people know how to hide a flaw and exaggerate a good point.
This is a completely different debate to 'face judging'.Face judging happens in all breeds to some point and has nothing to do with proffessional handlers...its about being a 'seen face' or a judge and returnig a 'favour' .A proffessional handler wins because they make the dog LOOK BETTER....
I am at the point where I am considering handing my dog over to a person I know to show.I cannot move the dog fast enough and so I am hindering the dogs progress...its nothing to do with faces its to do with giving the dog the best chance of winning