Costs of Starting Conformation Showing - Page 2

Handlers typically charge an amount equal to the cost of the entry fee, better handlers will sometimes charge $10 more then the amount of the entry fee.
Handlers brought in from far away, expect their flight and food to also be taken care of.

sounds more expensive than over here in the uk.Havent bought nor registered pups with our kc for 9 years,so dont know wot the registration price is these days.One does not have to be a member of the society holding the show here ,be it either general shows or breed club shows.Open shows generally cost approx £5-7 for 1st entry,then £1-2 for any subsequent entry,Catalogues normally £2-50.At the gen.open shows peeps normally handle others dogs for free,breed club open shows/champ.shows,normal handling fees can cost from£10-30 per dog(this also applies to gen.champ.shows)If one is lucky enuf to win the Challenge Certificate(3 needed under 3 diff.judges to gain champion title) or the Reserve CC,then one pays more if yu have one of the top handlers.Most ppl.on the alsatian side of the breed in the uk handle their own dogs,its only the german/middle of road ppl.who hire handlers n prices vary on who one asks.Carole S.Rheinmeister gsds.

You do not need a scorebook for WDA shows unless you are showing in the working class and then you must produce the scorebook with the titles.  You also do not need to be a WDA member for club shows.  I showed a 13 month old male at a WDA show in October and did not produce a scorebook nor am I a WDA member.

If you want the SV dental notation that is usually $10-$15.

I have never purchased a collar or lead for SV shows since the handlers seem to have their own that they prefer.  I just use a normal Fursaver that I have for training.  The handler can change the collar if they want.

Also for most UKC shows they offer discounts when you pre-enter and/or enter the whole weekend at once.  I never pay $25 for entries unless I decide last minute.

Unless it's changed since my day of showing in AKC shows... the handler also gets any monitary reward given in the ring, so if you're showing @ a specialty show and take 1st place 9-12 puppy (for example) if someone's put up a $100 award, that goes to the handler.  It's also almost impossible to "finish" a dog in AKC shows unless you go the specialty route, which means a known professional handler. 
   The largest "cost" in showing anywhere though is TIME!  Unless your dog is in top physical conditon, coat clean, well groomed, nails short, and you've done some roadwork with them to get them physically fit.  Training for the conformation ring is just as exacting as the obedience ring.  Unlike the SV ring where the judge is looking at a natural dog, only occasionally posed, and not in an extreme manner... the AKC judge expects a canine statue to pose and hold their stance while he/she compares it to the other dogs in the ring.
   The SV ring gives a rating of "V", "Sg" "G' etc to the dogs shown in each class... in AKC/UKC rings the dog gains points only in the winners class (For male or female) in AKC it takes at least a total of 15 points to "finish" a champion, 2 of those shows must be major shows (3 points or more) ....and I believe those 2 must be under different judges.  So while it may cost more initially to show in the SV... you will probably get a rating your first show.  AKC takes much longer, and costs much more... Even with a top quality dog.

In the UKC you need three wins with competition (Best Male/Female or higher I believe, and only in the breed ring, group placements don't count) under three separate judges and 100pts.  The points thing I think is weird for the CH because if you get your wins, you've got your points.  It is possible to earn a CH at a weekend event since some have 3-5 shows.  My dog finished with over 200 pts because sometimes he was the only class dog and could never beat the GRCH dog (often showing against the same dog that I've seen go BIS) but eventually we had enough competition to get the wins.  The show I really hoped he would finish, he was beaten by a working line male but I was still thrilled because it was that male's first show and he actually ended up winning the breed, beating the CH and GRCH dogs.  Some people say the UKC is too easy but in my opinion it is what you make of it.  Some breeds are *really* competitive.  Even though it's more of a "family friendly" venue and no pro handling is allowed, I try to show the judges that I have done some ring training, taken some handling classes, I dress nice but bland so as not to draw attention away from my dog.  If I feel that my dog is not in the best condition or that we aren't prepared, I don't enter the show.  I really wanted to show this past weekend and start on the GRCH, my dog is in great condition and his coat is awesome right now, but he gets vasculitis on the tips of his ears and had a bad round this fall so I didn't.