was not her crowning feature, but her body was near perfection.
10. Do you think the quality of competition is different in different parts of the country?
Carol: Yes I do, although things change with time. There was a time when I would have said that the South had perhaps the best dogs in the country (in my estimation). Although many people who produced those animals are no longer alive, breeding or living in the South, so the look has changed a great deal in that area.
The East (New England and Mid Atlantic) area still has some very beautiful type dogs and some very good movers.
The West Coast has a different look from these two areas, although you are seeing more of this look now across the country.
11. What about breed quality improvements in the last 10 – 15 years?
Any breed qualities that we have lost in the last 10 – 15 years?
Carol: Again this is just my opinion, but I think we have lost of lot of movement in the past 15 years. There are many many dogs out there winning who go FAST, but do not cover ground when they move around the ring. There are still some of the beautiful movers left here and there, but many judges do not feel that this breed should move.
10. Do you think the quality of competition is different in different parts of the country?
Carol: Yes I do, although things change with time. There was a time when I would have said that the South had perhaps the best dogs in the country (in my estimation). Although many people who produced those animals are no longer alive, breeding or living in the South, so the look has changed a great deal in that area.
The East (New England and Mid Atlantic) area still has some very beautiful type dogs and some very good movers.
The West Coast has a different look from these two areas, although you are seeing more of this look now across the country.
11. What about breed quality improvements in the last 10 – 15 years?
Any breed qualities that we have lost in the last 10 – 15 years?
Carol: Again this is just my opinion, but I think we have lost of lot of movement in the past 15 years. There are many many dogs out there winning who go FAST, but do not cover ground when they move around the ring. There are still some of the beautiful movers left here and there, but many judges do not feel that this breed should move.
I think that we have lost top lines and under lines in many of our dogs today and this is an important part of what makes the Whippet in type and ability to gallop.
The breed has become certainly very pretty, but with this pretty has gone some of the “houndyness” in the picture.
12. Have you been involved in racing, lure coursing, obedience or other than showing with your Whippets?
Carol: I have lure coursed several of my Whippets. DC Locar’s Ferrari SC, FCH was a BIF winner and his sister Ch Locar’s Mercedes was a BIF winner. When I was working and living in California, I could not do everything. I needed a weekend here and there to stay home and take care of the yard and house <G>. I was very involved in showing at that time so it was not until I moved back to the East that I began to Lure Course.
13. Do you feel this is important to the breed to be involved in more than one aspect of the breed?
Carol: Yes, but not everyone has the time and money to do it all.
14. When did you first get your judges license? For which breed?
Carol: I was approved for German Shepherd Dogs in 1976 and got Whippets several years later.
15. What are the highlights of your judging career?
The breed has become certainly very pretty, but with this pretty has gone some of the “houndyness” in the picture.
12. Have you been involved in racing, lure coursing, obedience or other than showing with your Whippets?
Carol: I have lure coursed several of my Whippets. DC Locar’s Ferrari SC, FCH was a BIF winner and his sister Ch Locar’s Mercedes was a BIF winner. When I was working and living in California, I could not do everything. I needed a weekend here and there to stay home and take care of the yard and house <G>. I was very involved in showing at that time so it was not until I moved back to the East that I began to Lure Course.
13. Do you feel this is important to the breed to be involved in more than one aspect of the breed?
Carol: Yes, but not everyone has the time and money to do it all.
14. When did you first get your judges license? For which breed?
Carol: I was approved for German Shepherd Dogs in 1976 and got Whippets several years later.
15. What are the highlights of your judging career?
Carol: There have been many, of course judging the National was a great highlight. I have been lucky to judge many of the Regional Specialties and they are always rewarding to judge.
16. What are the highlights of your show career?
Carol: Winning my first group, Martin winning the Southern
Specialty and many others.
17. What is your opinion on the difference between breeder judges verses all rounders?
Carol: All rounders tend to look for the “pretty dog” and not necessarily the soundest movers. They also tend to get sucked into the “fast” movement rather than slowing the exhibits down and looking for ground covering. They are more “into” the parti colored (white and brindle or white and fawn) colored dogs. Breeder judges tend to look for an overall sound moving dog regardless of color.
18. What features of the Whippet are most important to you?
Carol: First of all is type. Without type you have nothing. Secondly movement. I like them sound coming and going and I love easy ground covering side gait AND you have to have both on the same dog.
19. Where do you think Whippets will be 10 years from now?
Carol: Hard to say.
16. What are the highlights of your show career?
Carol: Winning my first group, Martin winning the Southern
Specialty and many others.
17. What is your opinion on the difference between breeder judges verses all rounders?
Carol: All rounders tend to look for the “pretty dog” and not necessarily the soundest movers. They also tend to get sucked into the “fast” movement rather than slowing the exhibits down and looking for ground covering. They are more “into” the parti colored (white and brindle or white and fawn) colored dogs. Breeder judges tend to look for an overall sound moving dog regardless of color.
18. What features of the Whippet are most important to you?
Carol: First of all is type. Without type you have nothing. Secondly movement. I like them sound coming and going and I love easy ground covering side gait AND you have to have both on the same dog.
19. Where do you think Whippets will be 10 years from now?
Carol: Hard to say.
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