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Perspectives
JUDGING PUPPIES WITH
Andrew
Brace
Speaking personally, there is nothing I found them, and I particularly appreciate handlers
more rewarding as a judge of purebred dogs who understand that their puppies are just that
than having the opportunity to judge puppies. … puppies. Nothing riles me more than seeing
There is something about the freshness of youth an exhibitor being heavy-handed with an unruly
that is not always apparent in older, more mature puppy that might be at its very first show. The
dogs that have been schooled to the nth degree main objective of any puppy’s first introduction
and in some cases are almost robot-like in their to the show ring is that they should enjoy it; it
performance. I like to see puppies come into should be fun and an entirely positive experience.
the ring with an element of naughtiness about Here in the UK, it is customary for dogs to be
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