Click here to read the complete article 254 – May, 2023 By Sandy Weaver Having a show dog looks so easy–slap on a lead, stand still, look pretty, run around, down and back, and collect your ribbons. In reality, those who consistently have top-winning dogs understand that having a show dog isn’t easy at all–it’s [...]
From the archives of The Canine Chronicle, May, 2010 by Pat Gellerman There seems to be a great amount of misinformation and confusion about where newcomers should go to purchase or acquire their first dog. Many of those who are interested will go to dog shows and ask assistance from fanciers and judges. They get [...]
From the archives of The Canine Chronicle, February 2012 By Lee Canalizo Q: What do these well-known dog personalities all have in common? Elliot More, Elliott Weiss, Cliff Steele, Joe Vergnetti, Linda Wallesa, John Oulton and Richard Guevara. A: If you look back far enough, each of them worked with or for Teddy Young, Jr. When one [...]
Click here to read the complete article 66 – March, 2024 By Wayne Cavanaugh When trying to understand the ever increasing shift in what it takes to win at American dog shows, I keep coming back to the same bunch of questions. If dog shows are about evaluating breeding stock, why must a dog “nail [...]
Do you watch Groups when you go to a show? It’s one of the best ways to improve your handling skills, yet many people don’t take advantage of this learning opportunity.
The Norwegian word “bu” means farm or homestead and is an appropriate part of the name of the Norwegian Buhund–an all-around farm, herding, and watch dog. His origins trace back to the Vikings who took this breed along on their adventures.
Anyone reading this is obsessed with the dog biz. It’s quite understandable. It’s endlessly fascinating–and challenging. Mastering this realm requires so many skills. It’s about learning breed type and conformation, obviously. But there’s also ring strategy, genetics, interpersonal skills as well as dog psychology. It also requires a good grasp of animal husbandry, driving skills–okay, this is getting boring. The thing is, no one learns all this divergent, complicated stuff overnight. Obviously seminars, books, and podcasts help. However, uniting these fragments of knowledge into coherent dog sense–that only comes directly from a genuine expert.
Despite its name, the Australian Shepherd was developed in the western United States. They became popular on ranches and farms, and were often associated with horse people, shows, and rodeos. They were valued for their trainability, intelligence, and herding instinct. They were registered by several registries in the twentieth century. AKC recognized the United States Australian Shepherd Association as the parent club, and the breed joined the AKC herding group in 1993. Unlike some newly recognized breeds, the Australian Shepherd was popular and had good entries in AKC events from the beginning.
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Most days in a dog sport, the field, or the show ring with a dog are pretty ordinary. The dogs either do the work required by the sport or they don’t. In the show ring, they either win or they don’t. If the dogs are gun dogs or hounds, they either find birds or critters or they don’t–and you either harvest the bird/critter or you don’t.
