stacking

[mwtol]

I have recently brought home an 8 week old pup. I would like to show him, any advice on how to teach him to stack for the show ring?

[poohbearsmom]

Do a search on "Happy Legs".

[Hawkblack]

They are the best thing ever. Well worth the $$$ invested

[JemarsSerena]

I tried on my own and flopped. Once we got in to a class with a good trainer it all turned around. Check out your local kennel clubs for classes.

[OnyxGold1]

I'm sure there are a lot of different trainers in your area that offer drop in conformation classes....perhaps google it for your area and find one. I personally start my pups on Happy Feet by 8-10 weeks of age. By 3-4 months mine are stacking pretty decently....and then we begin to work on freestacking and holding a stack and holding while baiting etc. My 7 month old right now is doing great with stacking. We practice EACH and EVERY NIGHT for between 3-5 minutes and then I take her off her show collar to let her go be a bratty pup for the rest of the night

But there are also so many other things that you can ONLY get by attending a conformation class which is teaching your youngster how to act in a ring environment with other dogs around. A lot of youngsters want to play with their leashes, or bound and leap or chase other dogs in front of them, or get flustered that there is another dog moving behind them. You can't get any of that by merely practicing stacking at home. That is why we do both ~~ so that my youngsters learn to stack AND move in a group setting!!!

Best of luck....you'll find showing rather addictive once you start

Heather Peters

[pluto]

Rottweilers stack pretty naturally if they have nice ball drive , so start of with that (Ofcourse it wont really work on an 8 week puppy but once they get to say the age of around 5 months or so they should develop some ball drive) . Once the start showing ball drive (Again some lines have it more then others) then you can play around with their legs (remember the more natural the stack the better) however they usually square out pretty nicely . Then it is a matter of Forming a training routine and keeping Concentrations high (easier said then done )


If all goes well your dog will be "Hanging off the leash" by the time he is 10 months :-)


Good luck