| Re: Obedience Vs. Conformation
It is the handler's body language more than equipment or anything else. I have always shown both places and usually on the same days. The only thing I do a bit differently is that I do not ever have the dog do a sit in front for bait. That is the one position that can be the same so I want a stack and bait when the dog is facing me. Other than that the body language is totally different. I bike my dogs a lot so they know how to move out in a straight line on a lose lead. If you never give your dog a chance to do so, they not only don't know how, it can give them bad habits as far as keeping the front sound is concerned. I don't do the prancy/wrapped heeling either. I think that is damaging to the front. |