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Originally Posted by KaylaB  Tina, CiCi is georgeous. All of the puppies on this thread are beautiful. Hopefully, they are all winners in the ring. I hope that you enjoy the motorhome also. Sounds like lots of room. How old are your other pups waiting to show?
Kristen, I don't understand points too much. If your puppy won his class, why didn't he get points? Please explain. Thanks.
Roseanne, thanks for the pointers on the tail. I also like the term "sparkle" in the next post. 99% of the time, Sasha's tail is up. Never when I have the camera. lol. In conformation class, the first time around the ring, her tail is down, second time, her tail is halfway up, third time it is a happy tail. I told the teacher, that we would have to be at a show a couple hours ahead of time, just so that Sasha would have time to have a look around and get comfortable. Wouldn't want to wear her out though.
What do you all do to get your puppies comfortable at the show when it is their first time showing? |
Thank you. I have Cha-Cha that is 9 months old and Trey that is just over a year. They were shown in puppy classes and did really well, just no points.
Kristen, won her classes, but no points since her dog would have to beat all the others for that sex (against all the dogs, or the bitches depending on what sex they were). It is really tough to beat the older yorkies. A puppy can, but is really rare.
Here are the classes you have for dogs and bitches each seperately: 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12 - 18 months, Novice, Amateur-Owner-Handler, Bred-By, American-bred, and Open. Each class goes in to compete against the others in that class. Then the winners of each class go in to compete against one another to get Winners Dog and Winners Bitch. They are the ones that win the points. Then the others compete again for Reserves. No points for Reserves, but if by chance later if the winners dog or bitch (in your class) that won gets disqulaified for something, usually problems with registrations, then the Reserves gets the points. Each sex competes seperately until you go in to compete for Best of Breed - which includes all champions that are being Specialed, Winners Dog, Winners Bitch. This is also the ones competing for Winners and Best of Opposite Sex. I hope this all makes sense. You will know better once you are competing. As you can see getting an AKC championship is tough, especially winning those majors!
To get them use to the show, I practice before ring time at the show too. And make it fun for them. Usually the more you take them the more comfortable they feel. Also my handler trains them too. They are the ones that do the magic for me.