‘Dog Showing’ Category
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,…
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There is a “dog definition” that we really should discuss, one that is somewhat taboo due to current day’s language meanings. You see, in the world of dog shows you must learn to speak the word “bitch” without hesitation and to hear it without flinching. There is no other correct word to take its place in the dog world. You would not think of saying you were going out to milk the female bull; you say milk the cow. You do not get eggs from a female rooster; you get them from a hen, although the rooster and the hen are both chickens. Probably the main reason for the confusion is that the word “dog” has more than one meaning.
It is unfortunate that the word bitch has another meaning not so nice as its true definition – a female of the dog.
Below I will give you the dictionary definitions…
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Very few people realize just what a LARGE dog show is like. Perhaps they have seen a local pet show or a small show in the neighborhood, but few have any conception of a really big show. Let me tell you something about a large show. As an example let us use the largest outdoor show ever held in the United States: the last Morris and Essex Kennel Club show in Madison, New Jersey, in May of 1957, at Giralda, the beautiful estate of Mrs. Geraldine R. Dodge. The lovely grounds were not used for any other event except this one dog show one day each year.
On the grounds there was a permanent first-aid building, staffed for the day with nurses; a permanent press reporters’ building; and two large permanent storage buildings to hold equipment during the year. Permanent ladies’ rooms and men’s rooms were freshly painted each year, and…
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The atmosphere of most any dog show is that if extreme excitement and happiness, almost too exciting, especially during the early hours of the show day. Everyone arriving is wearing a smile, even if a bit forced and tense, everyone is wearing his or her best manners as well as best clothes. They are waving hello to friends they haven’t seen for almost a year as well as to those they saw just last night. Most are hurrying to find a spot to place their equipment so that they can rush to get their car parked, rush to get a ringside seat, so that they can place an article on it, and rush back to prepare their dogs for the big entrance into the ring.
Meanwhile, under the handler’s tent the job of cleaning up the dogs after their journey goes on with a last-minute check on trimming, a last-minute…
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Novice Class: The Novice Class shall be for dogs six months of age and over which have not won three first prizes in the Novice Class, a first prize in Bred By Exhibitor or American Bred or Open Class nor one or more points towards championships.
Only dogs whelped in the United States or Canada shall be eligible. The two things about this class that confuse the novice exhibitor are: (1) Even if you are alone in your class and you win it, the dog has won a first prize; and (2) If he wins a Puppy Class and goes on to win Winners with one point, he is no longer eligible to compete in this class.
Bred by Exhibitor Class: This class shall be for all dogs (except Champions) six months of age and over, which are owned by that identical person (or persons) who was the breeder of record.…
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Breeder: The breeder of a dog is the owner or lessee of the pack at the time when the pack is bred. Bear in mind that the person who owns the pack when she whelps is not necessarily the breeder and will only be the breeder if he also owned her when she was mated.
You might hear the word breeder used in another way. “When purchasing a show dog it is advisable to go to a good breeder.” This really means to go to someone who raises dogs as compared with a pet shop or puppy-selling establishment.
Whelped: Whelped means “gave birth to”. However, the word is frequently used in slightly different ways. “When is she due to whelp?” means when is she due to give birth to her puppies? “She is in whelp” means she is carrying a litter. You could also say, “He is a good whelp,” meaning…
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