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TeddyandTiffy · 04-13-2008, 01:50 PM

I have some questions on how to pick out a puppy from a litter to know they MIGHT be show hopefuls.

I'm a hopeful here to have maybe 1 show hopeful out of a litter of puppies through Sage & Galahad and no breeding until the Spring of 2009 with that being said I need to learn all I can about how to pick a show hopeful puppy out of a litter.

When do each of U breeders of show babies do all this below and how?

On tail docking, I know they docked my Galahads' tail way to short!!
How long should U dock each puppies tail, is there a rule to go by. Do U dock each puppies tail longer at 3 days old even if a puppy turns out to not be a show hopeful?

How do pick a puppy out of the litter?

What do U specifically watch for in this litter for that one special puppy to be a show hopeful?

What specifically strikes U're fancy so to speak, when U see one U think might be a hopeful?

At what age do U really start watching them?

I allowed Tiffanies' puppies to be adopted at 12 weeks of age, if I adopted Sages' babies out at 12 weeks of age would that be enough time for me to pick out my show hopefuls?

If not what is the age U keep them all till U pick that show hopeful out of the litter?

At what age do U start training U're show hopeful puppy for the show ring?

What do U specifically train U're show hopeful puppy to do?

As U all already know I'm not into showing Yorkies at all, I do have some books of showing but if Sage was and I say was to have a puppy that might just might be a show hopeful (Of course if she has a litter of babies then U all will be the 1st to judge them here and help me to pick and not pick (If that can be done) then if I take the time to learn how to train a puppy for the ring could I do that even if I don't show any Yorkies?

When U pick out a puppy from a litter that U know is a show hopeful how long do U keep this puppy before adopting it out as a show puppy?

Does that puppy have be shown in the ring at least once to be a show puppy by it's breeder?

More less would I have to take this puppy into the ring in order to adopt it out as a show puppy?

Is this mandatory that U a puppy be shown in the ring before adopting it out as a show hopeful?

If yes, then I would have to hire a handler wouldn't I?

I'm just asking questions to learn about show hopefuls and I hope to get some answers from all of U show breeders. I would love any and all thoughts on how to pick a show hopeful.

04-13-2008, 01:50 PM	#1
TeddyandTiffy Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seymour, Indiana Posts: 1,384	How Do U Breeders Pick A Show Hopeful?? I have some questions on how to pick out a puppy from a litter to know they MIGHT be show hopefuls. I'm a hopeful here to have maybe 1 show hopeful out of a litter of puppies through Sage & Galahad and no breeding until the Spring of 2009 with that being said I need to learn all I can about how to pick a show hopeful puppy out of a litter. When do each of U breeders of show babies do all this below and how? On tail docking, I know they docked my Galahads' tail way to short!! How long should U dock each puppies tail, is there a rule to go by. Do U dock each puppies tail longer at 3 days old even if a puppy turns out to not be a show hopeful? How do pick a puppy out of the litter? What do U specifically watch for in this litter for that one special puppy to be a show hopeful? What specifically strikes U're fancy so to speak, when U see one U think might be a hopeful? At what age do U really start watching them? I allowed Tiffanies' puppies to be adopted at 12 weeks of age, if I adopted Sages' babies out at 12 weeks of age would that be enough time for me to pick out my show hopefuls? If not what is the age U keep them all till U pick that show hopeful out of the litter? At what age do U start training U're show hopeful puppy for the show ring? What do U specifically train U're show hopeful puppy to do? As U all already know I'm not into showing Yorkies at all, I do have some books of showing but if Sage was and I say was to have a puppy that might just might be a show hopeful (Of course if she has a litter of babies then U all will be the 1st to judge them here and help me to pick and not pick (If that can be done) then if I take the time to learn how to train a puppy for the ring could I do that even if I don't show any Yorkies? When U pick out a puppy from a litter that U know is a show hopeful how long do U keep this puppy before adopting it out as a show puppy? Does that puppy have be shown in the ring at least once to be a show puppy by it's breeder? More less would I have to take this puppy into the ring in order to adopt it out as a show puppy? Is this mandatory that U a puppy be shown in the ring before adopting it out as a show hopeful? If yes, then I would have to hire a handler wouldn't I? I'm just asking questions to learn about show hopefuls and I hope to get some answers from all of U show breeders. I would love any and all thoughts on how to pick a show hopeful.