Panda or Roxie will not be going to class tonight.
Panda is in a show on Thursday and she would be too tired as she would have to be washed after class. I mulled it over, talked to the handler teacher and we all agreed that it would be a lot for me but detrimental to Panda to have her show sluggish so time off just this week.
We will play catch-up and teach on our own for the week. Panda really seems to enjoy the handling class.
As I haven't gone to handling classes lately it was a pleasure to see how much Panda has progressed.
She even was excited to go to class and happy to see all the other dogs.
The judge made fun of Nathan talking to the dogs in a cute manner but that's because she owns a power breed and you can't talk to them like that. But we laughed and Panda performs better than way so I say go for it.
Why is it okay for a woman to talk to a dog in a cute manner and not a man in the ring? It's not for some and for some it is.
It tells me you have to know who you are showing to. So many opinions on ring ettiquette.
It reminds me of Fiona scatting in the ring. People laughed and laughed but this one judge was mad and wanted her to be serious. So, Nathan accomodated him but Fiona was not happy. Havanese are supposed to be playful, folks!