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by GTOkitty on 19 February 2012 - 20:02
Hey everyone, we have never entered a show before, nor know anything really bout it. This was me stacking him the other day for the thrid time Ever! SO I was just looking for some tips or if he's even worth putting into the show. Its a small Canadian show or like 300 dogs total. i want the honest opinoin without being rude. TY
by GTOkitty on 19 February 2012 - 20:02
Yes I need to get his ears to face forward. He was listening to someone in the house near the door. AND he is 2.5 I didn't enter him earlier in his life as he had HUGE ears for his head and looked completely retarded with them. Thanks
by EuroShepherd on 19 February 2012 - 21:02
without someone/something to bait him in front of him, he is going to put his ears back like that when you are beside him while stacking, just the nature of the dog. The GSD breed can be difficult to show well with out a second person (called double handling) to get the dog's attention away from the person who is doing the primary handling.
because the front of the dog is angled slightly away from the camera, it's a lil hard to tell exactly how well the front of the dog is placed. from this angle I'm thinking his legs could be under him just a tad more and placed a lil straighter under the shoulder. but I could be wrong since I don't have the most ideal view from this angle.
The biggest thing that stands out to me from the way he is stacked is that rear leg that is closer to you (the handler) is too far foward under the dog's body, makes the dog look awkward and unbalanced. Make sure to put the foot of that leg directly under the knee and hip.
In my opinion, the rear foot placed under the dog is better to be too far back versus too far foward.
The other rear leg (closest to the camera) is positioned correctly, however if you bring the other rear foot back under the knee/hip then the dog's outline may possibly look better with the other leg positioned just a tad further back too.
The absolute best way to practise stacking is in front of a giant mirror so you can immediately tell how the dog looks. using small skid-proof blocks to put the dog's feet on helps teach him to stay in the position that you put him in. Once he learns to stay where you've placed his feet then you can work on stacking him quickly and then moving in front of his body to help bait him and keep his ears up (this is if you don't have a double handler and you are showing in a AKC/CKC type show)
because the front of the dog is angled slightly away from the camera, it's a lil hard to tell exactly how well the front of the dog is placed. from this angle I'm thinking his legs could be under him just a tad more and placed a lil straighter under the shoulder. but I could be wrong since I don't have the most ideal view from this angle.
The biggest thing that stands out to me from the way he is stacked is that rear leg that is closer to you (the handler) is too far foward under the dog's body, makes the dog look awkward and unbalanced. Make sure to put the foot of that leg directly under the knee and hip.
In my opinion, the rear foot placed under the dog is better to be too far back versus too far foward.
The other rear leg (closest to the camera) is positioned correctly, however if you bring the other rear foot back under the knee/hip then the dog's outline may possibly look better with the other leg positioned just a tad further back too.
The absolute best way to practise stacking is in front of a giant mirror so you can immediately tell how the dog looks. using small skid-proof blocks to put the dog's feet on helps teach him to stay in the position that you put him in. Once he learns to stay where you've placed his feet then you can work on stacking him quickly and then moving in front of his body to help bait him and keep his ears up (this is if you don't have a double handler and you are showing in a AKC/CKC type show)
by GTOkitty on 20 February 2012 - 01:02
Yeah I'll be showing him alone... I will look into the double handling! I read about it but wasn't 100% sure we could do it. I had no idea. It will be CKC.
by Rik on 20 February 2012 - 18:02
as Euro said, the rear leg is placed too far forward, causing the dog to bunch up in the middle. Other than that and the ears, not a bad job.
If practicing alone, you can toss toys out in front of the dog to get ears up and bring him up more into the stack. Showing one's own dog can be done in all breed type shows by teaching the dog to "bait". You will see this method in most breeds and you should take time at the show to watch how the more experienced handlers do this.
best,
Rik
If practicing alone, you can toss toys out in front of the dog to get ears up and bring him up more into the stack. Showing one's own dog can be done in all breed type shows by teaching the dog to "bait". You will see this method in most breeds and you should take time at the show to watch how the more experienced handlers do this.
best,
Rik
by GTOkitty on 21 February 2012 - 01:02
Thanks!! We worked on it a few times again today and I got his ears to stay forwards. We did it outside where things were going on and he did great. I'm just having a hard time with running and him going out infront but staying to the side of me. He's always cutting me off or staring at me. He is a working service dog (S&R) so he always pays attention to what I'm doing and he's supposed to stay beside me when heeling... so I'm trying to re introduce this with different commands. He is smart he will get it, I stepped on him today when he walked out infront of me so hopefully tomorrow that will go a bit better.
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