Proper steps to take w/puppy to compete in Sieger - Page 1

I am new to this game. What are the proper steps I would need to take to get my 8 wk old pup involved in Sieger Shows in the future. What comes first------------and last? Cheers! Kaiser

You're just joking, right?

Gotta start somewhere... Ambition is always good. More than that is needed though. Check your eMail.

Ok, I have the giggles, but it would be best served to promote the sport and welcome the newbie. Kaiser 1979, you need to locate a sch club near you and join. They can help guide you and your pup so that you may learn the sport and how to show your pup. The breeder you purchasd from might be a good start. If not, post here on the board whre you live and ask for a club near you.

OK, so if it's really a question from a newbie I apologize. I thought it might be somebody trying to be funny... Kaiser, the reason I thought that is because that's like asking " How do I prepare my brand new baby to be in the Olympics". It's not a bad question to ask yourself, in fact it's a good question because it will allow you plenty of preparation time. The problem is that it is SUCH a long journey and there are so many factors and permutations that there is no way an answer that covers it can be written in a thread. I'm sure you'll get good advice on getting started though. I would say join a good club also. Keep in mind that like anything else there are good and bad clubs. Read, read, and then read some more. Volunteer for things, subscribe to publications, spend all of your time with your dogs, or thinking dogs, give up a social life for a while, no other hobbies allowed, etc. and you just might get to a Sieger show someday. Oh yeah, a little luck doesn't hurt either. I have a feeling though, that you didn't really mean THE Sieger show? Maybe you meant SV type shows? In which case the task is slightly easier. Good luck.

Excuse me but are we talking about showing a dog? if that is case then all it takes is no disqualifying faults and paying the entry fee. People try to make it sound so hard to show and train a dog for a show but to be honest it doesn't take that much work. you are giving up your social life you are just changing the people you socialize with.The really honest truth about showing your dog is this. Expose the dog to alot of different places and people. Socialization is the biggest key. There is alot of hard work into Sch Titling a dog but you will move at your own pace. Where are you located? I can provide you with some people in your area to work with. Good luck and trust me training for any show event is nothing like training for the olympics. Either the dog has it or doesn't. You can't train structure in a dog. ceddy

Not a funny question at all! Nearly every handler in Germany starts preparing their puppy for its best chance at going as far it it is able... from the day they get it! You can start training your puppy to be handled, stand for grooming, stack correctly, allow its teeth and testicles to be examined, right now. Take your puppy to club as soon as it is sufficiently vaccinated/protected from contagious disease so it gets plenty of socialization. Try to find a club that is involved in shows and engages in training their dogs in the ring as part of their regular training program. Many clubs in Germany mandate that those who don't show up often enough to train their dogs at the weekly/bi-weekly/monthly ring training sessions will be excluded from protection training till they catch up. Contrary to the opinions of a lot of selfprofessed working dog people, show training and conditioning is neither quick or easy. The days when we could show up unprepared at a show, dog untrained, wild and wooley, flipping out and disrupting the rest of the class while its owner slouches at the end of their protection lead, arms crossed, sp?) matter-of-fact/I'd rather be anyplace but here attitude, to collect the minimum "G" rating necessary for their Korklasse 2... are OVER! That stuff insults the judge and everyone else inside the ring and out. Can you say "Catalog Number XXX EXCUSED! Please exit the ring immediately?" Its never too soon to get started. SS