DOG HANDLING PROGRAM A Getting-to-Know-You Session – What is your experience with show handling? What do you expect to learn in the course of the seminar? 1. Why a dog needs to be ring trained. Formal judge requirements 2. Handler requirements for: - Clothing and appearance - Conduct prior to the show - Ring behavior - The results are announced – How do I behave? 3. Accessories and other useful pieces of gear for dog training and dog showing - Leashes - Collars - Food, toys, other means of incentive - Cages, crates, miscellaneous 4. Getting a dog ready for show - The week prior to the show - The day prior to the show - The trip to the show - Before entering the ring - Between judging sessions Practical exercises – How to move the dog in the ring? Questions and answers 5. Showing the dog to the judge - Teeth display - Testicles check - Dogs structure review by the judge - Breed characteristics 6. Dog stacking - General requirements - Front legs placement - Hind legs placement - Fixing position and attention control - How to conceal the dogs flaws and enhance the effect of his strong features Practical exercises – How to stack a dog? Questions and answers 7. Dogs movement in the ring - Specificity of presenting your dogs breed in motion - Ring movement types and patterns - Movement pace and rhythm, dog – handler synchrony - Head and tail positions while in motion - Front and hind legs movement - Collar and leash work - How to interact with audience, other handlers and other dogs in the ring 8. Training ring movement 9. More-than-one-handler ring movement Practical exercises – How to move the dog in the ring? Questions and answers 10. Honorary rings dog presentation – Best Couple, Best Breed Group, BOG, BIS Junior, BIS 11. Special requirements for handler participation in handling competitions 12. Client – Handler relationships 13. Body Language. Handler artistry. How to be a star in the show ring? Practical exercises on overall dog presentation in the show ring To sum it up – Have I learned what I wanted to at the beginning of the seminar? Handling demonstration Handling competition Handling awards ceremony
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