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Originally Posted by Michiko1125  My dog in no show dog, but I want her to act like one. Training comes to her rather easy but getting her stance right I don't know how. She only holds her tail up when she's to excited to pay attention to me and she doesn't hold her back legs at the right angle unless I don't have her attention. And she likes to hold her ears back even when shes happy. Her mood signals are mixed up. She shows her teeth and sneezes when she greats people and will turn sideways to show her but. lol And she ducks when you pick her up or pet her. And we have never smacked her so I'm not sure why she does it. She's not even afraid of it, she comes to me to be picked up and then crouches when I do. |
Truly she sounds very sweet. I'm a little confused on what you think a "show dog should act like" and then how you think your lovely dog will be better by imitating a show dog?
It seems like she is standing great naturally and only veers off when you try to place her into position.
Just so you know the "hard stack" is something that breeders train for when their puppy is very young.... even starting at 4wks old. It is done with a lot of love and fun, and rewards.
Pet dogs have no need to "stack" into a position. Why would they? Love your dog; she sounds like she is greeting folks quite well.
If you feel she lacks confidence, then create lots of mini opportunities for her to meet and greet folks and dogs.
My boys are show dogs with different personalities. They have been socialized early, and often to lots of environments and people; and not just the show ring.
Training of your dog, especially group training, be it obedience, rally-0, agility or many other performance sports will help instill confidence in your gal, and will create a wonderful bond between you two.