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PAGE ALLEN, 11 YEARS OLD
DISTRICT/COUNTY WHERE YOU LIVE:
Lingfield , Surrey
HOW DID YOU START OFF JUNIOR HANDLING?
Jodi could do it so I thought why can't I.
DO YOU TAKE PART IN ANY OTHER DOGGY ACTIVITIES (OBEDIENCE,AGILITY,FLYBALL,ETC)?
I've done a bit of agility and helped train Eddie for flyball.
HOW MANY DOGS DO YOU LIVE WITH,OWN AND/OR SHOW?
6 Rottweilers + 1 Australlan Shepherd Dog
WHICH ONES DO YOU USE FOR JUNIOR HANDLING AND WHY?
I use Jacob the ASD mostly, I have also used Eddie and Pilot.
WHAT BREEDS HAVE YOU SHOWN BEFORE IN COMPETITION?
Sheltie, Rott, Border Terrier, German Pincher, Beagle, Corgi, Whippet, American Cocker, Irish Setter, Siberian Husky, Lancashire Heeler, German Shorthaired Pointer, Afghan, Flat Coated Retriever, ASD, Bedlington Terrier, Pointer, Jack Russell.
TELL US ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE (SHOWING STYLE) YOUR BREED IN JUNIOR HANDLING CLASSES?
ASD are stacked and run on a loose lead.
WHAT DO YOU NORMALLY WEAR IN COMPETITION?
A suit.
WHAT ARE YOUR BEST ACHIEVEMENTS?
I did not think it could get any better then watching my sister Jodi winning the YKC Stakes Final at Crufts in the main ring. But on the 26th of January this year I went Junior Handler Of The Year .... What A Day can't wait until the International Finals.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE OCCASION SO FAR?
As above.
IF YOU ONLY HAD ONE 'TOP TIP' TO SHARE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
NEVER FORGET THE GOLDEN RULE.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT JUNIOR HANDLING?
Meeting all the other juniors at all the shows.
WHAT DISAPPOINTS YOU IN THE WORLD OF JUNIOR HANDLING?
When you don't get handling judges thay seem to judge the dog and not the handler.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO BRING UP?
I have met some very nice people this year in handling and made some good friends around the country,we email each other and keep in-touch letting each other know what shows we have been to and our results. It's also nice to compete against each other to see if we have got better.
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