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Hey y’all! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted here. I figured I’d show y’all what I’ve been doing recently— I’ve got a show mentor now, and she let me borrow one of her younger dogs to train a few weeks ago for the last show in Winston Salem. It went very well for her first go at it, as...

Has anyone had good results with temporary ear taping before a show? I have a Min Pin with quite weak cartilage in her ears. She is 2 and a half years old and her ears almost sit up but not quite. Is there a recommended way to do this that won't hurt the dog in any way and is worth trying?

Since I was 5 years old I knew I wanted a show dog. I saw my first dog show on animal planet and from then on I was hooked! My family bred Hunting/Companion Golden Retrievers and although I LOVE the breed including my own Golden Retriever Navajho I know I want something different. I worked with...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqda967FHhw I haven't shown in years, and am rusty. I want to really get better as a handler before I get my next show dog. The video above had music set to it to cover up the background noise. I'm trying to upload a quiet one to Facebook, but it's taking ages...

So the AKC allows mixies to compete in some events, which is really cool, I think. For obvious reasons, this isn't the case with conformation. I've heard about some places, though, like http://mbdca.tripod.com/ , that have "conformation" classes for mutts. Their "breed standard" seems to focus...

My 18 month old Miniature Bull Terrier, who is currently 13 points/2 majors into her AKC conformation championship, got into it with my year old standard bully last weekend and lost the very tip (very small piece) of her left ear. I am a newbie and this is my first show dog (who I am also...