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05-23-2006, 05:12 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland Oregon
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| FREE STACKING - interesting read FREE STACKING by Dorothy Kendall (Orlane-Elan Yorkshire Terriers) What’s the big deal about whether or not to free stack your dog in the show ring … isn’t this about choosing the best breeding stock at the shows? Yes, it is a dog “show” and we want our dogs to look good, but why carry this into realms of the absurd? I like to see dogs sparring, but it’s difficult to get Salukis to spar, right? How about Bulldogs? Now Terriers do this without thinking, and look great doing it … that’s a good thing. Even some Toys will spar, or look at each other with animation … but Afghans look good in a stack or moving, they don’t spar – or free stack! Let’s judge dogs on an individual basis – Shelties are free stacked, and look good when standing waiting for the bait. However, let’s not feed the dog in the ring, but use the bait to get their attention! If a judge can only make a decision based on which dog stands still the longest, why are we working so hard to breed better animals? Does this mean that the whole lineup is so good (or so bad) that this might be the only deciding factor? Cut me a break! I love to watch dogs being shown naturally – standing on their own, not being propped up, held together, and pushed and pulled into some unnatural pose. As I get older, it’s also easier to stand with my dogs, instead of kneeling – but you have to have a pretty good dog to do this! I guess that’s the idea of showing, though – taking in a dog that looks good without a lot of extra handling. So stop worrying about free stacking – unless of course, you plan to win the group at the Garden! - Dorothy Kendall http://geocities.com/heartland e-mail: orlane@fast.net
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05-24-2006, 03:30 PM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: TN
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| Umm...well that was a mouthfull...lol I personally train my dogs to free stack because it shows they are disciplined and intelligent...that and my old fat butt doesn't like to get down on the floor! LOL I don't bait, my babies work for love.
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05-25-2006, 04:17 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: GA
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| I have trained my dogs to free stack too. I just feel IMO that it looks better and shows that I have been working with them - and I am not a novice. It shows the dog off better too. Now,one has it down to a T. I do not bait him, but praise him and it works so much better for him. My other one needs to be moved forward on the table to show her great shoulders - my trainer said to bait her and it works. What a difference. She always had these really nice shoulders, but if you don't have her standing right it won't show them off. Different dogs need different training. T. Last edited by topknot; 05-25-2006 at 04:19 PM. |
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