teddywaddy

Hi folks, I am concerned about the lack of child handler classes in country Victoria. When we started showing back in July the were regular classes at the shows we attended. Since Alexandra show there has been none in country Victoria. how are we supposed to keep our children engaged in showing, my daughter is sick of showing and is disappointed when there are no handlers at the shows we attend. Any ideas about who I can contact???

Hey Swayd, love the pager idea, my daughter needed that today when she missed her class at Benalla :)

Welcome Daveri, I have been back showing dogs since July 2011 after a 15 year break, my daughter is 11, I have had to retire from the horses after a shoulder injury and was looking for some thing to do with my daughter and I love the whole concept of showing.. We have an assortment of breeds now, a Labrador, whippet, Chinese crested and Norwegian elkhound. If you are prepared to do the time grooming there is no reason why you cant have a coated dog on acreage, while I worked on a harvesting crew with Headers and trucks I had an afghan in full coat, you do need to choose if it is going to be a full time show dog or part-time and how competitive you want to be, grass and twigs break coat, the quality of your grooming products will reap your rewards. Do your research, We are blessed to have some very lovely dogs who are giving us much joy in the showring and out. Our whippet chases rabbits and has also won classes in show, they are our pets foremost and any results they do in the show ring are a bonus. Where are you located? I am in Vic come and say hello I you are at any shows. Cheers, Rhonda

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Hi, can someone please send me Seb and Glorias number from the dog show van. cheers Rhonda

Ok, I am pretty new to the Chinese Crested breed, but would like to put this question out there, Do you think there should be seperate classes for Powder Puffs & Hairless?? There are many breeds out there that have long hair & smooth Classes or normal & wirehaired, so why cannot we campaign for seperate Crested classes?? Wouldnt this open up the market for Powder Puff sales?? There are so many beautiful powder puff puppies out there that are placed in pet homes because they are powder puffs, this is such a shame. We love our Powder puff, he is beautiful, by a Swedish Import. Your thoughts?? Cheers, Rhonda

Here is my Rising Star Dachlah Indiana Parcelle aka Crystal, to date she has four age in groups, two age in show, two best of breeds, and has nearly 40 point towards her title at 9 and a half moinths of age. Crystal spends most of her life chasing rabbits, running around our farm & sleeping on my bed, we mainly bought her for a pet with showing on the side, but OMG I am having fun with her in the show ring and really look forward to our next show We also have a Labrador, Powder puff Chinese Crested and now an Norwegian Elkhound