excuses

dog owners/handlers/trainers..........

and dogs

So, you've go your dog in training?   Here are some good excuses for the handlers angle:

"The judge needs glasses"

"THE MATS WERE DIRTY"

"THE GRASS WAS TOO TALL"

"The judges measured my dog too tall"

"My dog flipped me the paw"

"He's never done that before"

"I didn't know we were breading for sits and downs"

"I didn't see the judges signal"

"MY DOG IS HAVING AN OFF DAY"

"The dumbbell bounced the wrong way"

"THE JUDGE/STEWARD SPOOKED MY DOG"

"My dog doesn't' like to work indoors/outdoors"

"But I walked him right before we came in"

"I DIDN'T HAVE THE CHANCE TO PRACTICE"

"The dog next to us broke the sit/down"

"THE JUDGE DOESN'T LIKE MY BREED OF DOG"

"BUT MY DOG DOES IT PERFECTLY AT HOME"

"My dog doesn't like men/women/children/people"

"It was noisy my dog couldn't hear me"

"ALL OF THE ABOVE"

"DON'T ASK"

Now if you ask the dog......

"I've got a Headache"

"I'm Not Deaf, I'm Ignoring You"

"My Handler is Having an Off Day"

"YOU WANT ME TO JUMP HOW HIGH?"

"Let's Sit the Handlers In The Sun For 3 Minutes And We'll Hide In The Shade"

"BUT I TOLD HER I HAD TO GO FOR A WALK"

"People With Clipboards Make Me Nervous"

"MY HANDLER WAS STANDING ON MY TAIL"

"MOTHER TOLD ME THERE WOULD BE DAY LIKE THIS,"

"SHE WENT TO OBEDIENCE TRAILS TOO"

"Does O.T.Ch. Stand For 'OUR TURN CHUMPS'?"

"Cats Don't Have To Do Obedience, They Still Get Fed"

"If You Wanted The Dumbbell, Why Did You Throw It Away?"

"My Handler Doesn't Like To Work When It Is Too Hot/Cold"

"Even When Handlers Flunk, They Still Blame The Dogs"

"IF YOU THINK THE LAST EXERCISE WAS CREATIVE, WATCH THE NEXT ONE"

"SO YOU SIGNED THE CHECK AND MAILED THE ENTRIES HA! HA!"

"WHETHER THEY WIN OR LOSE, DOGS ARE ALWAYS GOOD SPORTS"

"MY HANDLER IS RING WISE, SHE KNOWS SHE CAN'T CORRECT ME"

"MY HANDLER DOESN'T KNOW HIS RIGHT FROM HIS LEFT"

"If Handlers Are So Smart Why Can't They Do Scent Discrimination?"

"DOGS NEED TWO LEFT FEET. HANDLERS SHOULD ONLY HAVE ONE"

"MY HANDLER GETS BORED HEELING, SO I NEVER GET TO PRACTICE"

"YOU'D THINK BY NOW SHE'D KNOW HOW TO THROW THE DUMBBELL"

"The Devil Made Me Do It."

This cute little ditty came from a sweatshirt.   The front was the handler's excuses; the back was the dog's. Courtesy: Desert Dog; Obedience Equipment (606 898-2136) Thankyou!