 showing
I am east coast and you see just as many bitches as dogs shown as a rule..what you do not see alot is a female champion Specialed like a male champion..she goes home to be a mommy ..the male can be bred and shown with no problems. Since the Bitch can take the Dogs points, bitches do not seen to be any harder to finish..even if there are few entered. BUT every area can be different I am sure.
Since males/females are not shown together, the judge knows the sex of the group walking in the ring..ring steward announces everything. The judge knows it is Open Dog or Open bitch, puppy, American Bred etc..that is their job. LOL |