You are there to show YOUR DOG<\/strong>. To emphasise the good points and minimise any faults. “A good handler can make a poor dog look good, whereas a poor handler can make an excellent dog look poor.”<\/em><\/p>\n There is nothing worse than seeing someone mis-treat a dog at a show, or drag them round the ring, or force them to something they don\u2019t want to. Make each and every show fun for your dog and remember, you want them to enjoy showing!<\/p>\n 2) Always be polite to the officials and other exhibitors<\/strong> Also, remember that dog shows are run by a committee who give up their time to provide a show for you. Accept human errors graciously and forgive when something doesn\u2019t go to plan on the day.<\/p>\n 3) Dress appropriately for the job in hand and to compliment your dog.\u00a0<\/strong> Back to basics The basic points of showing your dog You are there to show YOUR DOG. To emphasise the good points and minimise any faults. You want the judge\u2019s thoughts on YOUR DOG. You want to leave the judge with a lasting impression of YOUR DOG. You want to persuade the Judge to put […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[38,90,149,153,155,213,256,277,364,387,397,403,411,457,492],"class_list":["post-130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-getting-started","tag-adult-handling","tag-championship-shows","tag-dog-show","tag-dog-showing","tag-dog-training","tag-handling","tag-junior-handling","tag-making-a-dog-sparkle","tag-ringcraft","tag-show-dog","tag-show-ring","tag-showing-a-dog-in-the-ring","tag-sparkle","tag-training","tag-what-to-wear-to-a-dog-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winningpaws.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winningpaws.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winningpaws.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winningpaws.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winningpaws.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/winningpaws.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winningpaws.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winningpaws.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winningpaws.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nYou want the judge\u2019s thoughts on YOUR DOG<\/strong>.
\nYou want to leave the judge with a lasting impression of YOUR DOG<\/strong>.
\nYou want to persuade the Judge to put YOUR DOG<\/strong> first.
\nGOOD HANDLING<\/strong> will help achieve all of the above.<\/p>\nGuidelines for showing
\n1) Treat your dog with respect<\/strong><\/h1>\n
\nA polite thank-you to the judge, and a well done to other exhibitors costs nothing.\u00a0 Even if they are your sworn enemy, you being polite to them will only get them wondering. Also think about all the people who are watching around the ring.<\/p>\n
\nSee more details under What To Wear to a Dog Show<\/a> or Dress Code<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"