| Re: Raising the conformation dog
For myself.........Now, I will say that all my boys have been slow maturers and I don't push the conformation showing until they have bodied out. So, what do I do? I certainly don't sit fallow, I for sure put the CD on while I'm waiting and get started on the CDX. My first boy finished his CH and his CDX at the same set of shows and his UD a bit later. The boy I'm showing now is learning the work for his UD and needs a couple of singles to finish and has his CDX. He does not go out on the road.
Your dog is only in the conformation ring for minutes and deserves the rest of his life which you are giving him. Don't ever apologize for that. Any breeder should be proud to have a dog in a loving and active home.
I do believe that even if one is going to use a handler, it is silly to pay a handler to train the dog. Put those little points on yourself and get some letters after the dog's name. It's your dog and your entry fees. |