dog show "structure"
At first you thought all you had to do was just dress up and clean your dog and go to a show. ...but there is so much more and so often a "first timer" gets there and is totally bewildered. Here's a run-down of how it works:
You can enter your dog at dog shows after it has attained the age of six months. If you have not yet registered the dog you will not be able to enter him UNLESS the registration is in the mail. so be sure that most important thing is taken care of. the same thing goes if you are a NEW OWNER and the dog is not yet registered in your name.
You start with the premium list. Dog shows are put on by "dog show superintendents". They send out the little catalogs which list the upcoing show, who the judges will be, what the entries will cost (you NEVER make any money going to a show, you ALWAYS spend money!!) and hotel information and routes to the show and so on.
These little "catalogs" are called "premium lists". (After you enter you will receive a "catalog" called a "judging program" which will tell you which judge will judge your breed and what time you will be expectedat ringside.)
The first thing to do is to get on the mailing lists of the dog show Superintendents. You can find their addresses on the internet and nowadyas you can even request through email to be signed up on the mailing ist. furthermore you can look up the premium lists, upcoming shows, and judging programs on the internet also. The dog show superintendents in this country are as follows:
Jack Onofrio (www.onofrio.com/) (covers most of the central United States)
Jack Bradshaw (covering Arizona and California) (www.jbradshaw.com/)
Jim Rau (www.raudogshows.com/)
Roy Jones (www.royjonesdogshows.com/)(a.k.a. Sleeper Dog Shows)
You can enter almost any dog show online at Infodog (www.infodog.com/)
You can also check out more iformation about showing at the American Kennel Club pages which have a lot of information about all of the dog sports at www.akc.org/
If you are planning on going to Specialties, contact your bvreed club. Most of them have web sites. Just look it up in the Google Search box at the bottom of this page.
So....after you have gotten on the dog show lists or gone to the webpages to find out when and where dog shows will be held in your area, the next thing to do is to get started learning about showing. Besides reading this book, you will want to take some classes in handling if at all possible. You need to learn and your dog needs to learn some basic stuff.
Your dog needs to learn how to "gait" and how to "stack". He also needs to learn to be touched and examined by a judge without flinching, growling, or backing away. You can practice this with a friend. Stack your dog and have your friend approach and "examine" your dog. Attend fun matches when you have any within your area. Check out these pages for training your dog how to "gait" and "stack"
Two beautiful examples of show quality Newfoundland littermates.
If you are on a superintendent's mailing list, you will get premium lists mailed to you for free, and you will get judging programs if you enter the show.It is possible nowadays to enter almost all the shows online.
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