Friday, July 31, 2009

I Have a young puppy Chihuahua and I would like to enter him in a dog show.?

I Have a young puppy chihuahuha and I would like to enter him in a dog show. Does it matter if his parents are not champs? Will they deduct points if no one in his family is a show dog? Thanks 4 your help!
Answers:
Does he/she have full registration or limited? Did his breeder say he was show quality? Titles on a pedigree does not matter as far as your ability to enter him but he must have full registration and not limited.
A great place to begin in your adventure is a local training club. Many offer classes taught by people who are currently titling their dogs in obedience and/or confomation, are AKC judges, and many also offer comformation classes as well.
These classes are offered to teach the handler what they need to know to go into the conformation ring. They learn how to train and handle their dogs and what to do themselves.
Don't know where you are located but I will attach a link to such a club so you'll know what to expect.
You can also hire a private conformation trainer or a professional handler.
he does have to be AKC registered
You can try but do you know if he's show quality
Doesn't matter that his parents aren't champions.. The judge isn't going to see his pedigree or know much about the dog.. He is there to judge the dog, not his background.
First, is he AKC, UKC,or CKC( Canadian Kennel Club not Continental kennel club).
Parents not being champs won't count against you. However, you need to learn and know the breed standards and make sure he meets those standards. If you got him from a repretable breeder they would have told you he is show quality and assist you in learning how to show. I advise you go to AKC.org and view the breed standards. If he does not meet conformation standards you can always show in obedience, agility, or rally.
Good luck
It dosen't matter if his parents weren't champs but it good to train it alot
You can go to www.akc.org for the standard of a Chihuahua and other information on showing. It doesn't matter if his parents aren't champions but it would be an asset...or if he has close champion dogs in his pedigree..this means that his pedigree/ancestors are meeting the standard set by AKC for his breed. A judge does not "see" anything about your dogs lineage ...they have entry numbers. They do not "deduct" points for sire and dam not being shown. He does have to be AKC registered to show and earn points. He can start showing in "pointed" shows when he is 6 mos old. You can go to "match" shows when he is younger to get him (and you) use to showing, what both of you need to do in the ring. You should go to handling classes to learn how to show correctly..its not as easy as it seems..you don't just put you dog on a leash and walk him around.

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