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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  Since I don't show, but find it interesting, I'm the first to admit I'm not up on the show terminology (but would like to learn more) --- could you please explain self stack/hard stacked? Forgive my ignorance, trying to learn more. |
Hard stacking is when you put a dog into a stack position and your hands are placed on certain parts of the dog's anatomy to keep the dog in position. Free/self stack is when a dog put's itself in the proper stance, holds the position with you only holding onto the lead.
There are certain times when a dog is being examined by the judge when a dog is expected to be in stacked position. On initial entery to the ring, when on the table being examined (the dog is expected to be perfectly still while the judge is going over it's anatomy), when the judge is examining the dog individually after it has gaited and on final group evaluation by the judge. All is dependent on how the judge runs their ring.