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wnalegria · 07-26-2005, 05:57 AM

By the time you add up all the costs to take a adult to a show- it may be less expensive for the handler to show your dog.

I have always felt that the puppy class is the chance for you as an owner to see if that kid has what it takes to be shown as an adult. You can watch him mature over the next few months and see how he compares to the others beng shown in the ring. I have seen a lovely 8 month old puppy not mature into a quality adult.

It is nice to sit back and watch your kid being show- you can observe a lot of things that you can not see when you are on the other end of the lead.
You can see how your kids is moving- what does his topline look like when he is relaxed- how is he holding his ears- what is his expression.

It does give you a lot of satisfaction to show your own kid- but some like myself have to face the fact that we can not physically do it.

07-26-2005, 05:57 AM	#5
wnalegria Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indianapolis Indiana Posts: 815	Handlers or do it yourself By the time you add up all the costs to take a adult to a show- it may be less expensive for the handler to show your dog. I have always felt that the puppy class is the chance for you as an owner to see if that kid has what it takes to be shown as an adult. You can watch him mature over the next few months and see how he compares to the others beng shown in the ring. I have seen a lovely 8 month old puppy not mature into a quality adult. It is nice to sit back and watch your kid being show- you can observe a lot of things that you can not see when you are on the other end of the lead. You can see how your kids is moving- what does his topline look like when he is relaxed- how is he holding his ears- what is his expression. It does give you a lot of satisfaction to show your own kid- but some like myself have to face the fact that we can not physically do it.