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11-07-2005, 04:21 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indianapolis Indiana
Posts: 815
| Ukc For those who want a refresher course or to try thier hand at showing I suggest a UKC show. AKC shows can be very over the top when trying to learn the ropes. UKC shows are on a lowe stress scale and no handlers are showing uless they own the dog. It is a perfect way at a lower financial end emotional cost to learn, have fun and get up to speed for the AKC shows. If your dog has never been at a show will also give him a chance to experience and you the hype drama and biz that goes on at a dog show. You can take your baby to puppy classes but you still do not have all the noise and other sounds and distractions that a show provides from a baby crying at ringside to all the hair dryers. The judges will also give you suggestions and have you redo things in a effort to help you. You do not get that at a AKC show. 2 shows are held at the loaction each day- you get a lot for your money. It is the best money that I have spent. I want to make sure that when I enter the AKC ring I have all my apples in the basket and this is allowing me to do just that. Peggy my handler will go and watch the kid show and also gives her a head start on what she wants to do with the kid. Gives us a chance to look at how they ( the yorkies) handle the stress of a small show. If they can't handle a small show just think what a large AKC show will do to them. Gives them and you just a little more experience and you can never have enough. |
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11-07-2005, 05:36 AM | #2 | |
Livin' La Yorkie Local Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NE Ohio
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| Thank you! Quote:
Kathy, Thanks for posting this. I am new to the show world and want to get my feet wet. I have been told about the UKC shows from other breeders and they say the same thing. I was on UKC's site and they don't have many shows in my area which stinks but I'll just take it slow to do it right. I have produced my own show hopeful and we start handling classes Wed. Wish me luck!! Hugs, Irene | |
11-07-2005, 03:21 PM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota
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| I live in Minnesota and would also like to get my feet wet but haven't found any thing avalable yet. |
11-09-2005, 08:57 AM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indianapolis Indiana
Posts: 815
| When you look at the UKC shows read very carefully- it will not just state conformation- The name of theClub sponsering the show might be White german shepard club. You have to open up the site and read to see if the conformation classes are included. So remember just beacuse it does not state conformation in the name of the show don't assume that- they do not have conformation classes. At the show last week we finished Dixie- he is UKC Ch. Alegria Southern Comfort. He can now demand respect from the rest of the household. Rowdie got enough point that he is halfway finished. I can finish him with three more shows with competition if he would win his class. Yea. |
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