Coronavirus has shut everything down for dog people. We won’t have dog shows until maybe August. The thought of all the bills we are now going to be struggling to pay scares me. It terrifies everyone in this business. Dog people live on Facebook, so most of them are posting weekly updates about how things aren’t going well for them.
My mom and dad helped found a charity almost 19 years ago to help people in need in the dog show world. When my uncle passed away in our home 19 years ago, my parents missed a dog show because they had to clean up all the things that happened after my uncle died in the house. They didn’t know how they were going to pay for the cleanup crew and all the vet bills of dogs getting loose and hurting/killing themselves. That weekend there was a dog show happening in Monroe, Louisiana. Five of my mom’s friends put together a raffle and fun match to help raise money for my parents. After that, my mom wanted to continue to help dog show people who couldn’t afford to get the help they needed to so they created The Southern Handler’s Charity League.
Nothing is different during this trying time; the charity is doing everything in its power to help dog show people. There are vendors making masks instead of dog beds, then selling them and donating them to local hospitals. Another vendor is making t-shirts for the charity, and selling them. Half of the proceeds is going to the charity to help handlers at this time.
To buy a mask visit: https://www.facebook.com/fmsdogbeds/
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