Buying a thoroughbred dog, many owners expect to expose further her for participation in competitions and exhibitions. The awards received on them are the best proof that the exterior of the pet conforms to standards of breed. But that the dog could show the exterior, it is necessary to prepare her for participation in similar competitions.
Preparation for exterior assessment
Training of a thoroughbred puppy for participation in exhibitions and competitions has to begin with the childhood. As these actions are always populous also shumna, follows from the earliest age as soon as you began the program of training and training with a puppy, to accustom him to society of other dogs and people. It will help it to overcome natural nervousness and not to be nervous at competitions.
Include the Show Teeth team in the program of training, it is necessary as at an exhibition at a puppy will surely check whether milk teeth were replaced and as the bite was created. For implementation of this command the dog needs to be put and, holding with the right hand her lower jaw, and left – top, to say team and thumbs, slightly pressing, to unclench it jaws. Do not forget to encourage a dog with delicacy.
Before competitions surely bring appearance of a dog into accord with requirements of the standard of breed. It is now allowed not to stop ears and a tail even if it is reflected in the description of breed. But, of course, not stopped dogs lose in the decorative plan to those which completely conform to the traditional standard. Use for exhibitions a special lead-ringovku, easy, soft and beautiful. It is forbidden to expose dogs in breast-bands or strict collars.
Movement on a ring and exhibition rack
The dog needs also to be prepared for performance of these two important elements of the program of competitions in advance. At jog on a ring the dog has to be in search therefore it is better for owner to be among the audience near a ring. When the owner independently brings a dog to a ring that she could prove to be "in work", on perimeter of a ring place family members who say a nickname of a dog in process of her approach. But, as it is rather difficult to organize it, it is better if it is possible to accustom a puppy "to look for" not on a voice sound, and on a whistle to which it will react as on podzyv. Such whistles can be distributed to the audience, hearing their sound, the dog at the movement on a ring will always be in a tone and will be able to prove to be to the best advantage. Correctly chosen and in advance fulfilled exhibition rack will help to hide some small shortcomings and of the most advantageous light to present all advantages of an exterior of your dog. At the same time corners of front and hinder legs, the smooth arc-shaped line of a neck and back have to be visible. For working off of this static situation, use team "Rack" and fix it by means of delicacy. Begin fixing of muscle memory of a dog, holding it in this situation several seconds, then the period of time has to be increased up to 3-5 minutes.