Keshwar

I'm pretty sure in QLD you pick up your numbers and catalogue when you get to the show. In NSW/ACT numbers are posted out before the show (usually you'll get your numbers the week of the show) and if you have paid for a catalogue you pick it up from the show secretaries tent on the day. In VIC numbers are supposed to be posted out two weeks before the show. I'm guessing there are very few late entries in Victorian shows. Don't know about other States and Territories.

There is also a lot of effort in physically conditioning the Handler as well. It's one thing to have a dog that moves beautifully but if the handler can't keep up with the dog to exploit this movement then it is a waste. I'm now cycling 20Ks at least 2-3 times a week just to get fit enough to show my guys to their best advantage.

No you don't have to enter the property classes. Usually these classes are things like best head, best brace, best movement etc. Also usually they are listed out somewhere on the schedule so you know which property classes are available to enter. I'm guessing with a baby there wouldn't be any property classes for you to enter - unless of course they have cutest face. Good luckk at the specialty and remember to have fun.

My next dog will be a home bred pup. This will be at least a couple of years away. ;)

· If you love to talk about dogs, you're a know-it-all. · If you don't talk about dogs, you know nothing. · If you stop to chat at a show, you're a show-off. · If you don't, success has gone to your head. · If your dogs are at all the shows, you're not letting others in on the wins. · If you're absent, you're afraid of the competition. · If your dog wins, you know the judges. · If you don't win, it's obvious your dog isn't quality. · If you win and thank the judge, you're playing politics. · If you win and don't thank the judge, you're rude. · If you lose and congratulate the winner, you're a hypocrite. · If you lose and don't t say anything, you're a poor sport. · If you've been breeding less than 20 years you're a newcomer. · If you've been breeding for more than 20 years, you should get out of the way of the up-and-comers. · If you use your own stud, you're kennel blind. · If you go outside for stud services, you don't think much of your own breeding. · If you sell most of your puppies, you're trying to flood the market. · If you keep most of your puppies, they're not good enough to sell. · If you keep your health testing up to date, you're admitting your lines are full of problems. · If you don't check for every condition known to veterinary science, you're irresponsible and have no integrity. · If you choose to mentor or offer 'free' advice, you're arrogant. · And finally, if you keep your opinions and knowledge to yourself, you haven't learned anything.

Do you have a reference to this case?

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If you mean Braidwood..it was our friends/co-owners..they had 2 Wolfhounds there. I'm pretty sure diva was at Tumut with us so it wasn't them. Lochie only got Baby in breed today. Mabby got res bitch challenge which was nice but that was it for us. SSM was stewarding in a ring over the other side of the grounds so we couldn't heckle from the sidelines. We manged to pack up and be on the way home before the rain set in. Had a lovely time chatting with Diva, Daisy and IW4ME.

Problem with this is that it will only affect responsible dog owners/purchasers. The idiots will simply avoid doing any of this stuff. It will just drive the purchase of some breeds underground. Re compulsory training - who is going to do it? The obedience clubs here in Canberra are flat out trying to get enough instructors now. I suspect it is the same elsewhere. I don't vaccinate my dogs annually - get them titre tested instead - should I now be made to give my dogs something I believe is harmful to them? How about we work on getting current laws enforced before bringing in new ones.

I always say "Well done!" to the winner when I leave the ring. This is simply to congratulate them on their win. It says nothing about how I feel about them or their dogs. Any bitching/whinging about results happens in the car on the way home.

Yup you can enter both. From memory there is a section in the top left of the entry form for the Name of Show. Just put 3 for a dog or 3a for a bitch in the breed class number. ;) Bear

No and yes. Catalogues rarely have times in them. Not sure what other stuff you mean. Generally the catalogue is a listing of dogs entered divided by group, breed and class. Also includes dogs entered in the sweepstakes. EG. Group 4 Hounds Afghan Hounds. Class 1 Baby Puppy Dog. 123 B Paintain Tianze Warlock 14/10/2009 81000234 Gr Ch Tianze Power of Magik x Ch Quidam Cirque of Jhanzi (Imp NZ) Class 2 Minor Puppy Dog 124 j Bloggs bloggsaffies blogger 26/2/2009 12345678 sires name x dams name. and so on for the rest of the breed and group.

I'm pretty sure we still have the catalogue at home. I'll post tonight unless someone beats me to it.

Actually, a lot of potential show dogs do go to pet homes - either because the breeder can't keep on everything they like from the litter, or because sometimes your pick doesn't turn out as well as its sibling 12 months later. That's true but what about the person who has a neutered pet who has faults that the breeder didn't want anywhere near a show ring? I can bet that from now on all pet home dogs will be placed on the Limit register. But that won't help those that have already been sold and are still on the Main register. I actually not opposed to this move but I think people need to look at all of the implications.

I wonder how breeders will feel when a pup they have sold as a pet turns up in the show ring?

My guess is that the clubs will only participate if there is enough interest. We recently stopped running neuter classes at the Hound club due to a lack of interest. We have a couple of beautiful sashes at home from shows that had neuter classes but received no entries.

They seem to cope quite well in snow - The coat serves as protection from the elements. Remember Afghan Hounds also came from the mountainous areas of Afghanistan. The coat on modern show dogs is totally different to those in Afghanistan.

None of them. You need to use an entry form you can download a program from here-> http://www.lottobreakers.com.au/dogsoft/ It's a windows program so if you are on a Mac it ain't gonna work. See what happens when work gets in the way of DOL.

The problem with old shoes is that most dogs can't distinguish between old and new shoes - a shoe is a shoe as far as they are concerned.

You can't. If you don't catch her in the act she will associate the punishment with either you or with what she was doing when you punished her. Easiest way of dealing with the sock problem is to make sure she can't get any socks. If you find her with a sock, roll up a newspaper and whack yourself over the head with it several times. This will help you remember to put away the socks.

It depends! Helpful aye. :D In a big class situation nope don't really expect any personal interaction. In a smaller class situation don't expect it but it is nice particularly if you have a specific problem or don't understand something. I think a lot of this depends on the situation and the instructor/presenter. I did a Susan Garrett workshop a couple of years ago. There where people who paid extra to have their dogs there and those people did get some individual attention. But everyone that was there was also able to learn from these interactions. I also think that the skills of the instructor/presenter play a big part in this. A skilful instructor can give individual attention with the rest of the group feeling isolated. JMHO Bear.

Have had this happen to me in a group lineup. A very experienced handler stacked her dog very close to the rear of my dog and then stood in front of the rear of my dog - blocking the judges view of my dog. On coming out of the ring I received some very useful advise from other experienced handlers who had seen what had happened. Leave space in front so you can move your dog forward, move your dog out of the line up, giving yourself more room, attract the stewards attention and point out that the handler is obstructing your dog. The other thing is take it as a compliment - you and your dog obviously have this person worried. Fortunately this is rarely a problem now. Having the first breed in a line up has some advantages.

Iagree I dont mind what people use to bait their dogs with but PLEASE pick up your food bait I totally agree....there is no reason to turf bait around and leave it there....yes it's harder to find it sometimes in the grass...but when I was showing inside for the most part on MATS and CONCRETE..there is NO reason not to bend over and pick up that slab of meat!! Sheesh people can't pick up their dogs sh*t and you want them to pick up the bait they've chucked everywhere as well! :D

Any experienced breeder of Afghan Hounds, or other breeds for that matter, don't need a test for 'amicability." They have the experience/knowledge to see their dogs/puppies temperaments. In fact, in Afghan Hounds there has been a move in recent years to make them less aloof and more amicable. (If this is desirable in the breed or not is a whole other debate.) I can see the need for this test with dogs of unknown origin but not for purebred dogs.

Doing protection.