ne of the things that has always niggled me at agility is the nastiness that appears so often. I read a website from a 'top handler' recently talking of the WCs last year. The comment was made that the top medium dogs were over the allowed height and that it was about how big a dog dared be entered. It hit a chord with me for various reasons, of course my own Hoaxey is right on the limit of medium height (not that I am planning on the WCs) and our own Tash Wise won the WCs with medium Diz. Unless the handler measured each dog personally how can a statement like that be made? I am sure it caused offence to anyone concerned as to me it read an accusal of cheating. Not only that but why make a public statement like that? Is that really a show of good sportsmanship? Imagine if one of our Winter Olympians posted something like that on their blog, there would be uproar!
I hear this kind of thing so often, usually from people 'lower in food chain' than those that are the target. We all like a good gossip every now and again but often you hear people saying really libellous and deeply hurtful things. Next time you choose to impart a snippet of gossip about how **** starts training their young dog at five months old five times a week make sure you KNOW all the information and think how much you might hurt that person if they caught wind of it.
Ok off my soapbox now... :) x
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