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Tips To Prevent Disqualification Of Your Dog
from:Assuming that you have entered your dog for a show, let's hope you have investigated carefully, and that your dog has no disqualifications. In certain breeds the Standard of the Breed (by which all judges are supposed to judge) lists certain faults as complete disqualifications. In all breeds, cryptorchidism (male with no testicles) or monorchidism (males with one testicle) is cause for disqualification. In some breeds an undershot mouth (under jaw protruding) will disqualify. In some breeds an excess of the color white will disqualify. As well as having no disqualification, it would be well if your dog had no faults listed as serious in the Standard of the Breed. These are the reasons why you should so strongly know your breed before you buy the dog and before you start to show him.
It is also wise (almost necessary) that you have had your dog inoculated by a competent veterinarian, not only against distemper and hepatitis, but for any other diseases for which vaccines are available at the time you are ready to show.
One very necessary subject that you must learn something about but which I will not go into in this book is trimming. Since practically every breed is trimmed differently and of course some require no trimming it is necessary that you know exactly what is done for your particular breed.
If you have studied your breed as carefully as you should have, you will begin to see that trimming may help conceal certain faults in your dog, or it may be used to emphasize his good points. Watch other people in your breed trim their dogs. Beg, if you must, permission to visit them when they are trimming. If you own a long haired but flat coated dog, such as a Cocker or Setter, who is just a shade wide in the shoulders, you could be of much help with a very judicious use of thinning shears. By removing some hair from underneath without interfering with the top hair, you will improve your dog at this faulty spot. If your breed should be well chiseled between the eyes, a few hairs plucked out with the fingers or stripping knife may help him a great deal. The better you know your breed, the better you. will be able to trim your dog for the show ring.
Inside The Ring Part 1
When it comes to dog shows, word "handler" is the person actually in the ring with the dog A and#39;professionaland#39; handler would be a handler that shows dogs as his profession and he gets paid for being in the ring with the dog You who are not familiar with the word may misinterpret some of these statements When we say, "watch the good handlers," we do not necessarily mean the professional handlers.....More on Chihuahuas Dog Shows Work
The Day Of The Show
Here are the things to take along which are considered necessities: the identification card and dog show ticket, a water pan (although you can always use the cardboard ones supplied by feed companies at most shows), a sponge and towel, a bench collar and bench chain or wire bench crate, a show lead, and finally, a comb and brush If you use a tack crate (a crate with drawers), these very useful a.....More on Chihuahuas Dog Shows Work
Why Do People Breed Dogs
You see them on TV all of the time; people showing dogs in shows But who are those people Are they lunatics or fanatics The dog people have a favorite joke about themselves They say you donand#39;t have to be crazy to enjoy shows, but it certainly helps! This is because they actually go through many hardships and disappointments but still enjoy it and call it fun It is one of the fascinating .....More on Chihuahuas Dog Shows Work
Studying The Results Of Experienced Handlers
Good advice for people who want to show their dog is to watch the good handlers in your breed It is also wise of you to know your breed well Here is one very good reason why this is important: A novice watches a good handler show a dog He sees the handler place his hand on the dogand#39;s rump, between the hipbones and the tail set The handler makes sure the judge has seen him do this The jud.....More on Chihuahuas Dog Shows Work
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