northernmastiff
Well-Known Member
I am for showing and will be showing my dogs but I am getting so sick of hearing that a good dog is a dog that has been shown. I just found out of several breeders that are sandbagging the shows. They let each other know what dogs they are entering and if a dog needs points, they work together and bring a dog that will have a greater chance of losing against that dog. I think this practice is utterly disgusting and would not accept this type of "help" if I was offered it.
So yeah, I really think some things need to be changed in the show ring. Anyone else who have been involved in showing heard of this?
I have never heard of it when I showed Labrador Retrievers. The pool was just too big so when you went out to play, you went out to win. There was no way you could bring a subpar dog into the ring and hope for any points when there are 80 dogs entered in your class. The breed in question is a less common/rare mastiff breed, not EM's though with some of the dogs I have seen with championships, I wonder if they practice this as well, so you can stack the deck easier.
Okay, little rant but for some reason, that just ticks me off. It is how I feel with any type of competition, sandbagging is cheating in my mind.
So yeah, I really think some things need to be changed in the show ring. Anyone else who have been involved in showing heard of this?
I have never heard of it when I showed Labrador Retrievers. The pool was just too big so when you went out to play, you went out to win. There was no way you could bring a subpar dog into the ring and hope for any points when there are 80 dogs entered in your class. The breed in question is a less common/rare mastiff breed, not EM's though with some of the dogs I have seen with championships, I wonder if they practice this as well, so you can stack the deck easier.
Okay, little rant but for some reason, that just ticks me off. It is how I feel with any type of competition, sandbagging is cheating in my mind.