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conformation showing with facial injury
I have a question about a scar such as this, when showing the dog, do you
point it out and explain in a phrase or two its injury (not a fault), or is that a no no? Darby Aimee Nicole Schantz wrote: Harry and I have our first conformation show this weekend. So of course, last night Harry tried to steal Grant's kong. He got bit on the muzzle, on the show side. It looks worse than it is. It's very superficial, but REALLY obvious. http://www.odnarb.com/harrycutface.jpg Has anyone tried to show a dog with a facial scrape, or have any tips? Aimee Nicole Schantz Brando the APBT Grant the AmStaf Harry the Malinois http://www.odnarb.com http://www.rosecitydogs.com |
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Darby Wiggins wrote:
I have a question about a scar such as this, when showing the dog, do you point it out and explain in a phrase or two its injury (not a fault), or is that a no no? :-) You only point out a dog's virtues in the ring by the way you handle them - you never ever ever call any attention to anything you don't particularly want the judge to notice, nor offer up information unless asked. Sometimes the judge may ask you a question (it's often about the age of a puppy, but I can see a judge asking about a scar as well) you give an honest answer but that's all. Of course if you are not the world's greatest handler in the conformation ring (and I'm certainly not) you run the risk of calling attention to a dog's faults whether you're trying to or not.... *g* Dianne |
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well, this does make complete sense....Duh!...silly me :-)
I suppose if you have a young young dog or a puppy that had a bit more enthusiasm than the older dogs, would the judge take that into consideration when making placements? i.e., give a bit of leeway to a young dog, that best fits the standard, who might be a bit more anxious/excited? Darby diannes wrote: Darby Wiggins wrote: I have a question about a scar such as this, when showing the dog, do you point it out and explain in a phrase or two its injury (not a fault), or is that a no no? :-) You only point out a dog's virtues in the ring by the way you handle them - you never ever ever call any attention to anything you don't particularly want the judge to notice, nor offer up information unless asked. Sometimes the judge may ask you a question (it's often about the age of a puppy, but I can see a judge asking about a scar as well) you give an honest answer but that's all. Of course if you are not the world's greatest handler in the conformation ring (and I'm certainly not) you run the risk of calling attention to a dog's faults whether you're trying to or not.... *g* Dianne |
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Darby Wiggins wrote:
I suppose if you have a young young dog or a puppy that had a bit more enthusiasm than the older dogs, would the judge take that into consideration when making placements? i.e., give a bit of leeway to a young dog, that best fits the standard, who might be a bit more anxious/excited? Some do, some don't. If they truly can't be examined, the judge is obligated to excuse them. OTOH, there are some very nice judges that'll give a puppy a little extra time and help the handler get them settled just so the puppy will have a good experience in the ring. Finally some judges are much more likely than others to put up a nice puppy over an adult. JFWIW, Dianne |
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