Right . Showing Q's

[paddysmum]

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right. my daughters would like to join the YKC and do child handling type stuff but i have NO IDEA whether Lucy is good enough for doing it with them. she has some scars you see and other little things which make her unsuitable for showing , but i have read that it is the child being judged , not the dog...? so could they enter with her and still have a fair chance? just wondered and thought id ask before they get their hopes up.

 

[georgina]

you are right YKC is judged on the handler and not the dog, however you do have to have the dog entered in to a breed class - you cannot just book in the junior handling.

hope this helps, my daughter has been handling for a couple of years and really enjoys it.

 

[paddysmum]

Ahh... shame. i guess we will stick to the fun dog shows then.

 

[quintessence]

Do you have a ringcraft class close by, at our ringcraft we have a juniors section which would be ideal for your daughter. The juniors attend normal ringcraft but once a month they have training with a very experienced trainer. It might be worthwhile having a look. The juniors at our club are given the opportunity to handle other people's dogs to give them an idea of what it's like to handle other breeds, and some of them are brilliant little handlers. Have a try, she might be a natural.

Jenny

 

[kris]

oh yes,dont dismiss it out of hand.theres lots of folk who im sure wouldl et her handle a dog in handling classes and if shes good at it theyll let her take a dog in breed classes too.let her have a go. :thumbsup: its not the dog being judged its the handling.

 

[Seraphina]

Pity you are not just tad closer your daughter could borrow any of mine.

What exactly is wrong with Lucy? There is no such a thing as a perfect dog, even the biggest winner has some little problems. That is where the handler's skill comes into it; they know how to hide these problems and accentuate the good points. Your daughter needs to learn to understand the breed, dog anatomy and what she wants the dog to look like, then try to present her dog such a way it is as close to the ideal as it can get. :thumbsup:

 

[georgina]

I agree with what has been said dont be put off, if your whippet is kc registered then you can book her/him in to any show, most open shows do junior handling and your daughters could take them in the class as well.

I think it is a good idea to go to ring craft

 

[dessie]

Scars certainly shouldn't stop Lucy being shown and shame on any judge that would penalise a dog for having them!! As Lida says, no dog is perfect and beauty is in the eye of the beholder so what one judge will like (or imperfections ignore) another one won't ............. we all have that problem when we show our dogs!!

Go ahead and enter her for some shows and let your daughter have a bit of fun. If she is serious about showing enough to join JKC, she will do far better at Open shows with kids who are like minded than at Companion shows where the calibre of child handling is, shall we say, not the best!!!

 

[doris]

with such thin skin, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a whippet that doesn't have some scars :- "

:luck: hope she has fun

 

[paddysmum]

OH THANKS 'll have a think. i'll find out about ringcraft. perhaps santa will bring me a nuvva whippet too........ then we can all have a go :thumbsup:

the reasons we may fail at ringcraft are as follows........

when trying to 'stack' lucy a few weeks ago this is what happened

and the 'little' problems she has are not that little at all. can you guess what they are? :b (w00t) (w00t) (w00t)

 

[doris]

she is lovely! :wub: I really like her :huggles:

stacking you can overcome, just needs practise and some positive re-inforcement, i.e. very tasty treats at exactly the right moment :thumbsup: and don't forget, if you are standing over her when you try it might make her look up, when heads go up bottoms often go down :lol:

mmm, ears? yeah, they do stand up a little don't they :- " (w00t)

how old is she? I'm sure someone experienced in show training could have some tips on how to encourage her to hold them down - although I have heard stories of people who rustle sweet wrappers around the show ring to 'encourage' the competition to 'show their ears' :- " but I'm sure they are just urban legends :thumbsup:

 

[hely]

she's soooo pretty :wub:

 

[quintessence]

No problem at all, it seems to me you are half way there if you know what they should or should not do, get the info and off you go. If you pm me your area I'll see if can locate a club for you which has fellow whippet members.

Jenny

 

[dessie]

stacking you can overcome, just needs practise and some positive re-inforcement, i.e. very tasty treats at exactly the right moment :thumbsup: and don't forget, if you are standing over her when you try it might make her look up, when heads go up bottoms often go down :lol:

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Sorry, but I'm afraid with ears like that tasty treats are a definite NO! NO! but certainly practice at ringcraft will teach you how to stack her in the best way possible without encouraging her to prick her ears. She can hold her ears back properly so I would not worry too much about it, certainly don't keep on at her about her ears (as some exhibitors do with ears and tails) because in the end all you will do is make her look miserable because she thinks she is being told off all the time. BUT you will probably never be able to titbit, bait or over praise her in the ring.

 

[paddysmum]

Im sorry but i do find it rather funny to teach her to keep her ears down, i cant do that!! (w00t)

she is what she is and we LOVE her :wub: however i see no harm in learning about what's required. thankyou all for your advice :thumbsup:

will see what ringcraft classes are around this area cos my girls would love it

 

[neave]

When i turned 6 my dad used to put me into the JH classes and i loved every minute of it. Its a great way to teach kids a bit of responaiblity and respect for dogs and other animals. I competed till right before my 17th birthday and became one of the top JH in the north of scotland. JH taught me so much and i have continued to take those things through to adult hood. Good Luck :luck: