Owning and Showing a Pedigree Dog...
Sports within the wonderful world of pedigree dogs can be time consuming and enjoyable for every dog owner. Entering dog shows for the first time is both daunting and strange at the same time. It is almost like stepping into a strange new world with its own language and regulations.
December's Most Popular Articles...
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Find a Ringcraft Club: Hopefully you would have purchased your future champion from a breeder who will guide you through your first attempts – if not research is even more important.… [284 views in Dec]
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Dog Pedigree Explained: We all have a pedigree whether we are aware of it or not! It’s all about family history and knowing who our forefathers are. For us we have a family tree, for dogs… [144 views in Dec]
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Stud Book Numbers: As soon as you enter the world of dog showing you will become aware of the words ‘stud book.’ The stud book will become an important part of your competition and with… [120 views in Dec]
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What Class to Enter Your Dog in?: You’ve received a schedule for the dog show, where you wish to exhibit your puppy but what class do you enter? There could be hundreds of classes at… [92 views in Dec]
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Points of a Dog: What are ‘points of a dog?’ Very simply it’s a name for all the body parts of the dog so that we know what we are referring to. These words will also be used by a judge… [64 views in Dec]
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The Show Certificate of Merit: In order to encourage exhibitors to attend an Open dog show the Kennel Club introduced the Show Certificate of Merit. An Open Show is a dog show that… [62 views in Dec]
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