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PRO vs AMATUER
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Professional
handlers are defined as any person that belongs or has belonged
to a professional handlers’ organization, distributed rate
cards, or otherwise advertised or represented themselves as
handling dogs for pay.
Julie
Borst Reed
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TheDogPress
September 2007
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In any other sport I can think of - there are amateurs and
professionals. Professional means the person is
compensated/derives all or part of their livelihood from being
engaged in that profession. Sports Amateurs often have as much
knowledge, talent and experience as do those designated as
Professionals. Olympic athletes of years gone by were amateurs,
meaning no monies were paid to them for training or
participating in that particular sport. They were no less
competent. They were heralded because of their ability to
perform at the top of their game and still be strictly amateur
status.
Someone who isn't "wild" about the new class said "Have many
breeder/handlers advertised or represented themselves as
handling dogs for pay? Probably NOT! But they have dozens of
SBIS, BIS, BOB, Group wins, etc. to their credit!...in general,
I feel there are many seasoned exhibitors who would qualify to
show dogs in this amateur class, so the true "newbies" would
still have trouble winning. . . ."
We just happened to refer to non-professional dog show
exhibitors as novice? No, we just haven't truly identified the
non-professionals and that is what my hope of the new class will
bring forth. The novice class was unused, and most likely, soon
to be retired, making way for the new class which has a very
worthwhile designation. The definitions below are food for
thought.
Amateur
1 :
DEVOTEE,
ADMIRER
2 : one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a
pastime rather than as a profession
3 : one lacking in experience and competence in an art or
science
Professional
(1) a : of, relating to, or characteristic of a
profession
b : engaged in one of the learned
professions
c (1) : characterized by or conforming to the technical or
ethical standards of a profession
(2) : exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally
businesslike manner in the workplace
2 a : participating for gain or livelihood in an activity or
field of endeavor often engaged in by amateurs <a professional
golfer>
b : having a particular profession as a permanent career <a
professional soldier>
c : engaged in by persons receiving financial return
<professional football>
3 : following a line of conduct as though it were a profession
<a professional patriot>
Novice
1 : a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious
community
2 :
BEGINNER,
TYRO
The delegates discuss this at their October meeting. See
https://www.akc.org/ August Board Minutes (Page 8
"Amateur Class - Rules Applying to Dog Shows, Chapter 3, Section
6") It is to come to vote at the December delegates meeting.
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