Sable puppy showing in AKC - Page 1

Hello , kinda new but would like to ask about showing my sable girl in AKC. I keep hearing from different people that sables dont do well in AKC . Why is that? Or is that even true? There is a show coming up at the end of June here in the Richmond area. Thanks

Working line puppies don't do well because they're not extreme like dogs bred specifically for show.

 

I'm not sure, but I think USCA shows are more for working dogs.

 

The most important thing is to have fun with your puppy. I'll be taking my puppy to a USCA show in September, and he's a sable. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

Reliya, What is USCA? I know UKC , my male just obtained his championship through them and your right its about having fun first, which is exactly what we do. I will take her anyways & let you know how she does. Also have you heard of International All Breed Association? Oh and your pup is GORGEOUS! Thanks

Sables finish fine in AKC. One of the top GSDs right now is a sable. It's harder to finish a black.

A WL sable is a different story, but the color itself? Easier to show than a black or a bi color

That´s what I think, too. It´s not mainly about the color, but about the structure. Most sables are "European working lines", their structure doesn´t fit to the AKC standard - that said, they will have problems ( and structure wise a lot of working lines do have problems in my country, too ).
It is what it is.

OP, could you try "SV" style Shows ? - I don't fully
understand the American system but a lot of people
on here seem to refer to them. The dogs I believe
tend more towards 'German' style that AKC / USA
Standard type, with the advantage that 'working' lines
are also not so foreign to them. Dunno how you contact
them, ask the Americans ?

Hund, a "not good looking dog" in terms of SV standard will be at the end of the ring, too. Breedworthy - yes, a good placement - no.
The only way to achieve a good rating with a "working line" within SV is to show a WELL PREPARED/TRAINED working line - and most often these dogs are NOT well trained, a lot of them lack in structure according to the standard, and most Americans either don´t know or don´t care how to prepare a dog for a "SV" show.

Susie, I wouldn't wish to comment on what the OP's dog looks like, in the flesh, even from photos on various threds here !

She's already a 'coat', so that's likely to go against her, even

given recent greater acceptance !  (OTOH, the "coaties often

have a better shape than the stock coats" ...)

I get the impression that with SV shows in the States

there are as many loopholes as there are under SV

rules/judges in other countries (than Germany, of course ;-)

Of course LadyBoss is going to have to do some ringcraft

training, but she'd have to do that if she stood a chance in

AKC classes too.

 

Anyway no one should EXPECT to win / get the best grading

available, when Showing - someone always has to be further

down the line !

As a countryman of mine always used to say:  "Winning's

not everything, but it's bloody nice !"

She is a coat? I didn´t realize that, can´t remember the dog, I was talking "generally".
"Coats" are shown in own rings, in that case it´s no disadvantage to own a coat, at least less "opponents"...

In AKC coats are shown together with stock coats