Congrats to South Metro Atlanta, put on a great show............. - Page 2

results are up. way to go guys.
http://www.vonlotta.com/show2011/results2.html

sitasmom, your female is very nice.

FWIW, I thought the working males were very deep. I made the trip specifically to get a look at Waiko. I've seen many dogs that are very photogenic and disappoint in the flesh. Waiko matches his photo.

The V5 dog was one of my favorites.

The 3-6 puppy male was a show stopper. Ran the ring like a veteran and never slowed down. Very good front, gait and topline. Looked liked he loved every minute of it.

Several progeny from Xbox and they did well. All were remarkably similar in type and from different bitches.

JMO,
Rik

Sounds awesome! Congratulations to all participants! Sorry I missed it. Theresa

Thank you for all of the kind words about the show.  It was our pleasure to host it and we hope everyone had a good time.

The results are now posted!

http://www.vonlotta.com/show2011/results2.html 

If anyone needs help teaching a dog to gait or what to do in the ring, I can recommend Randy Brent...... He is a good communicator-teacher and I came away with a much better understanding of how and why and when.......

 Randy and I worked with the tiny red sable (3.5 months) and after the first lesson, she already understood what was expected. After the third lesson she was ready to strut her stuff. 

In the ring, she acted as though she was an old hand...... she mostly kept between the lines and going in the correct direction. She pulled nicely with her head up. She ran when she needed to catch up with the larger dogs...........
 
Randy has a wonderful facility in West Virginia where he has offered a class once before, maybe he will do it again before NASS.....





Thanks Rik, I'm just lucky to co-own her.

Congratulations to all competitors on their successes, and keep up the good work to those who may not have had as much success this time as they might have liked.

Metro Atlanta is a great bunch. We had a great time at the Raiser seminar they hosted some years back. They put on super events, every detail covered, fine sportsmanship, offering the "you're family now" hospitality the South is famous for.

OK - I have a question - for show "people"  /schutzhund people that have crossed over to the show side - most all the dogs are red/black showline dogs.....  but -I did notice a workingline at the show -  how does a dog that is trained in schutzhund (a workingline dog) fair at these functions.?... 

I know there was one dog - I won't name names - that faired pretty well - according to the result page - he was a workingline--foregive me in advance for my stupidity on these matters - but I did notice he was being handled by someone other than his handler that works in in schutzund...  Is there something special you have to do on the show ring - that a schutzhund handler could not do on a show level?

I was wonder how you take a dog that is use to being on a schutzhund field at a national level - transform him into a "show"dog and get a Kkl1 ..as well as a v rating.?  is there alot of work to this?   is is based on structure - strutting around a ring -or what?

I do not mean to offend anyone - I just would like to be educated..........

I would like to be educated on how a schutzhund person could go from schutzhund field to a show ring and obtain a  desirable rating-score?   I think probably same as schutzhund - get a mentor and go from there?  but I would like to know ---how to transition from one to the other.... Maybe I need to start a different topic........I mean not to take away from Metro's glory - just thought it would be nice for a discussion........

YogieBear

Yogie,

I'm not sure which dog you are referring to but the German Shepherd is a combination of working ability and conformation. Both working line dogs and conformation line dogs should meet the same standard. Some choose to represent the breed standard with working lines, some with show lines, some with crosses such as Wallace's male.

The German Shepherd should be a working dog and a conformation dog. You may have noticed Rhonda's black working line male get a V rating. An example of a working dog that meets a very high level of correct structure.

I hope that answers your question. If you care to be more specific, we can fine tune some answers.

yogie, the purpose for a different handler than the owner is that the judge is basing much of his evauluation on gait. The theory being correct gait, correct structure.

The reason the owner normally does not handle the dog is that the dog has little incentive to gait when with the owner. The owner is usally outside the ring calling the dog. And don't forget it is a "show" so there is the element of showmanship involved.

It does seem a shame to me that it has come to this (wl/sl) but it is what it is.

Very good questions.

best,
Rik

Thanks for letting us know where to find information on upcoming events.  I don't show my dogs nor are they Schutzhund dogs: they are working herders and part of a physical therapy support / pet therapy program.

I'm happy for the club, a great show means even better turn out the next time around. Randy, Bob loved the show and it has light a fire under his bum!! We have already put together his "and Apoll's" training plans for the S.S in Oct. They will be as ready as they can be for the next show!! ;-)

Bob got second and he coudn't have been any happier if he got first. He really loved how the judge did things and got a taste of real competition! From what Bob says, it sounds like how the shows used to be run.


"The best dog of the day WINS"!

 
Best Regards,
Dennis Johnson
Johnson-Haus German Shepherds