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07-08-2014, 12:10 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Chandler, AZ, USA
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| Show dog to pet Does anyone have any experience transitioning a show dog to a pet? Just wondered about the differences in doing that with a 3 year old or starting with a new puppy (which I've done before). Thanks |
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07-08-2014, 12:28 PM | #2 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| I have done both, and with my schedule as tight as it is, I really respected and appreciated the behavior my show dogs brought with them. Grooming was a wonderful, wonderful experience....obedience and following commands were a wonderful welcome relief.....I adore and appreciate the effort that has gone into the training of my breeding show dogs....if you have the time to train and work with a puppy, the satisfaction you get when that adorable little baby starts to follow YOUR training and commands, is heart warming and endearing, giving you a sense of bonding in that area. with that baby you may miss with a well trained show dog. I love both experiences...but I am not a trainer, so the level of training I am able to provide my puppy is amaturish.....when I groom my trained show dogs, I can put a leg "here" and position the head "there" and they do not move! During their bath, they stand absolutely still in the sink, until I reposition them....not because they are fearful, but because they have "show manners"!! It is all a matter of what you want to do! Transitioning a show dog to a pet is a breeze!....I just have to be careful because when they see a carrier, the show dogs think they are going out "on the road", and they all run to the carrier and try to load up! |
07-08-2014, 12:47 PM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | LOL Judy. Agree with the carrier, and going out the door, and watch how the dog reacts to packing up for a trip Show dogs should be a breeze to groom, and will know how to walk on the show lead, and are usually good pack animals; after all most show folks own more than one dog. But I would like to know the "social" background of the dog; that being were they taken out on regular walks, trained on lead for this, socialized out in the wider world of home or show grounds. Were they kept basically kenneled of xpenned all day with only short time outs for a run in a backyard. Were they kept in a kennel separate to the home? Were they exposed to wide open spaces, lakes, hiking, folks on bicycles or rollerblades. How are they with children? Are they housebroken? Or have they just gone on pads in their Xpen/crate? This will give you a better idea on what you are going to be working with. Also for males, ask about their marking behaviour. Does he? Is he belly banded most of the time in the home? I think what is fair to say in terms of training there should be a solid base to work from and with. And puppy or adult, it is the time you spend with your dog that will help bond you to him and vice versa. And the wonderfull feeling of accomplishment you and your dog "the team" feels when we get a new command or trick is quite wonderfull. Good luck with your decision
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07-08-2014, 03:00 PM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Chandler, AZ, USA
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| Thank you both Thanks to both of you for your comments. I think the things that I wonder about the most is the lack of socialization (with other than people met at shows), and the lack of being taken for a walk outside or even having a chance to run around in a yard. I have no doubt that, over time, this little pup will become comfortable with all of these things; it is just that when we raised our first Yorkie, she was outside and being socialized from the time we got her at 12 weeks. As she grew she went everywhere with us and was a dream to have along. |
07-08-2014, 03:48 PM | #5 |
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| My little girl, Katie, is a retired show girl. She came to us at the age of three pre-spoiled, trained, and so very loved. Katie is an absolutely amazing little girl. She is so beautifully trained and socialized. Katie was used to lots of outdoor playtime, and she is a dream in the car. The fact that Katie earned her championship wasn't important to me, but her short time in the show ring meant that she was used to being around people. I wanted a healthy, happy little girl with a good temperament, and Katie is a dream come true. I think the points that Gemy and Yorkiemom I made are important ones. It really depends upon the breeder that a pup comes from. Though she was raised in a family setting and was greatly loved before she came to us, Katie adjusted beautifully, much faster than I ever thought possible. I believe Katie loves her new home with us (for the past 26 months), but I know in my heart she will always love her other first mom. I can tell how loved Katie was by her breeder because of her confidence, love of life, great temperament, and loving nature. It is because of Gemy and another close friend of mine, Jackie, that I have Katie, and I could not be more grateful to them for bringing Katie into our lives and for her breeder who entrusted us with her precious girl. I missed out on the first years of Katie's life, but her time with her breeder had such a powerful, positive effect on her life and disposition.
__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . |
07-08-2014, 04:54 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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| What a coincidence!!! My very best friends in the world live in Chandler & are faced with the same decision! LOL, let me just say if your breeder had needed a reference I'd be able to tell them from first hand experience that you 2 are the best Yorkie parents in the world!!! And I am the #1 babysitter for their Yorkie!!!! I've never babysat a champion & I can't wait!!!!!!! Go for it please--Dolly & Teena want a new best friend.
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07-08-2014, 05:01 PM | #7 | |
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It is more like what was this dogs' life like? Just an inquiry. And a three year old is still a young dog, and can be with time trained up in the way your would like. It is information for you that can inform your decision.
__________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018 | |
07-08-2014, 07:06 PM | #8 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Chandler, AZ, USA
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| Another question to add to this thread. This little girl will come from her show home with a number of doggie friends into our home as an "only child". How much will this add to a difficult transition? |
07-08-2014, 07:24 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA
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| I got my Cali when she was 10 months old who had been shown since she was a pup. The very ethical breeder decided that although she was doing very well in the ring, that she was not going to make the 5 pounds required to breed the next champion. I had friends who knew the breeder so I talked with her and she sent pictures. She raises her dogs in a lovely, large mansion type place with a puppy room, a bitches room, a room for adult dogs and a welping room. My Cali was still in the puppy room. I asked that she be spayed before I got her home because I did not want her to come to a new home situations, go to a vet to be spayed then come home to an unfamiliar place. So, I flew out to pick her up after her recovery. She was so well socialized she just took to me and the trip home just like it was nothing new. The only issue we had was that Cali had never been outside and the grass freaked her out. She was already piddle pad trained and the 3rd night she was here she let me know she would sleep in the big bed. Everything went very smoothly. Now her favorite pastime is squirrel chasing, so she got over that grass thing! She still runs into the house to use the piddle paper then back outside to play! She does obedience and a agility, but likes agility the best. But when we go to the dog shows and the confirmation dogs line up she gets very excited and wants to go with them! She gets the prance going! Like you said, she is a dream to groom and bath. In fact she will let me do just about anything with her. I call her my beauty queen who became a farm dog
__________________ . Cali , and Cali's keeper and staff, Jay No, not a "mini" Yorkie - She loves to motor in her Mini Cooper car Last edited by yorkiemini; 07-08-2014 at 07:27 PM. |
07-08-2014, 07:56 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I know a few Biewer breeders that have beautiful show dogs. They are family. They are regular dogs at home, play outside and roll around. But when it is time to show they are amazing in the ring
__________________ Teri . . . Galen Jameson Frazier Seraphina Luna Rosencrantz, Saber Tooth Tiger, Pussy Willow Pandora Guildenstern |
07-08-2014, 09:00 PM | #11 | |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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I LOVE the personal testamony about Katie....all my dogs that I bought retired from the ring, loved their show experiences, and the people they were used to socializing with and the families they grew up in.....like Katie, all had a wonderful, positive experience on my ladies. If you have a wonderful, loving breeder that is showing her dogs with concern and love and respect, you will see that in her dogs! They love what they are doing and they "Sparkle, Neeley Sparkle"!!!!! (I know after I groom Boss, we put him down and we clap and whoop and cheer and he thinks he has won the room!!! He prances and struts and absolutely just bubbles over!) | |
07-08-2014, 09:55 PM | #12 | |
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I hope to get Katie a sister sometime in the future. I really want that for her. I honestly think she's happy with just us, too. Her dad dotes on her. There is nothing he wouldn't do for his baby girl. When I am at work, she doesn't leave his side. It's so incredibly sweet. When I come home, Katie and I go for long walks and play lots of fetch, and she also likes to hang out outside to watch people go by. She loves people and other dogs. I wondered if she'd be jealous if we brought another little one into the home, since she is the princess now who gets all of the attention. Our dear friend Jackie came to visit three months ago with three of her Yorkies. Katie loved being part of a pack, but I also believe she is thrilled with her life just as it is now, since she gets lots of love, attention, playtime, walks, and exercise.
__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . | |
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