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07-24-2005, 06:54 PM | #1 |
Luna_Bug's Chew Toy Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa
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| Showing dog question So i have read on here about a few of you all that show your dogs...now are these dogs pets or are they just show dogs that you are just trying to get to champion status so you can breed them? I am just curious as i have met some people that look at them as a hobby instead of the beloved pet they should be.
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07-24-2005, 06:59 PM | #2 |
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| showdogs I think you will find most are beloved pets..they may be one of a houseful, but they are loved as pets. Of course, to some it is a business. They only count the titles and their ranking in the numbers...but you find that everywhere. |
07-24-2005, 07:06 PM | #3 |
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| Good thread. I was wondering the same about show dogs. Is good to know that the majority are consider part of the family. I was wondering, who of the YT members show their dogs? |
07-24-2005, 07:42 PM | #4 | |
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07-25-2005, 04:05 AM | #5 |
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| I use to show years ago and now returning since my human kids are grown. But my show babies are and have always been my pets too. They are well loved and in the house. You do have to watch out for their coat. Some I had in wrapes and some not and just in oil. I hated it when my handler went on the circuit and they would be gone for awhile, but their wins made up for it. Pat is right - it does depend on the person. Some have them as pets others they keep at arms length. Some said it would ruin their show attitude and coat if they had them as pets. I didn't agree with this. T. |
07-25-2005, 05:23 AM | #6 |
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| I have 3 girls that I am showing and 2 not for show . All my girls are leaving in the house with me . |
07-25-2005, 06:24 AM | #7 |
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| Showing dog My kids are my pets first and showing or breeding stock second. Buster will look oh so pretty when groomed and ready the day of the show. Check him out at home- he is in the back yard chasing the birds- leaves in his hair and his topnot in his face. I have tried a new groming method- I am not wrapping or oiling the coat. His coat is down all the time- it is still growing and we are winning in the ring. It makes for a happy dog. I think the pet/show dog has a happier attititude then a straight show dog. I want my dogs to want to show-if they don't then- we stop. It is like being a parent and trying to force a child in to sports for your own gratification. |
07-25-2005, 07:00 AM | #8 |
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| I have tried a new groming method- I am not wrapping or oiling the coat. His coat is down all the time- it is still growing and we are winning in the ring. It makes for a happy dog. What is the new grooming method that you use ? |
07-25-2005, 07:03 AM | #9 |
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| showing I have shown and even finished a few champions..like T, I am starting again. I took a long break, got burnt out and needed to do other things for awhile. Now that I have retired from grooming I have time to think about showing. It is hard to allow a show prospect to have as much freedom as a companion in pet coat outdoors. It does depend on the dog...I have had some who could not walk across the grass, they had to roll around, wet dirt was perferred. Some would lay on the concrete patio on their backs or rub their butts against the fence..so they had to play indoors. |
07-25-2005, 09:42 AM | #10 | |
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My fiance & I show our dogue de bordeaux and have for about a year now. He has less than half way to go till he gets his ch. title. It's definitely just a 'hobby' for us, we go to shows when we have the time. I'm in school and work so that time is very limited. I have no doubt that if we were able to show 'full time' Dozer would already be championed. We're actually looking into getting a handler for him. Dozer's being bred (if all goes as planned) in August to a ch. female. Once we move we'll be getting a female ddb and plan on showing her as well. Bailey's entered into his first show in August. I'm so excited for him. When/if he recieves his title he'll be bred. I personally don't believe in breeding unless you have titled dogs (or you've been breeding for 20 years and KNOW quality when you see it) so that's how we're going to do it. | |
07-25-2005, 11:27 AM | #11 |
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| Not wrapping or oiling Buster and Dixie are not wrapped- and go in and out just like the kids that are cut down. They play in the grass- nothing is different. Dixie has a coat that drags the ground and Buster (13 months old) is just touching the floor and is filling in. I have not wrapped or oiled either one of them. They have full run of the house. |
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07-25-2005, 04:32 PM | #13 |
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| Can your dog win if she has a cotton coat? Sylvia |
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07-25-2005, 05:18 PM | #15 |
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| coats What the standard says and what goes in the ring are two different things. Many champions are soft. Some judges are not coat judges, they look for structure or a pretty head. Some judges will put up a really good structured, showman with a soft coat over a silk coat with poor movement, tail down or poor structure etc. Look at all the Brazlian champions people are buying...many are very soft. |
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