Showing teeth in shows

[aris2007]

Hi there can you please teel me a training tip how to make my 12 months rotty fell comfortable showing teeth in shows.I am asking this cause yesterday i wnd with my rott aris in a dog show in cyprus and the judge told me that everything was excelent expect that he was a litle stress showinh his teeth

[Carol Burke]

Try opening his mouth and spitting a treat in. As he gets used to this, open his mouth and wait a few seconds to spit the treat. Pretty soon he will consider this a neat way to get treats.

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Originally Posted by aris2007

Hi there can you please teel me a training tip how to make my 12 months rotty fell comfortable showing teeth in shows.I am asking this cause yesterday i wnd with my rott aris in a dog show in cyprus and the judge told me that everything was excelent expect that he was a litle stress showinh his teeth

You need to practice a lot AWAY from the shows. Take your time and just do it gradually and use treats. Not sure how you have to show the teeth in your country, but just do it a little bit at a time for short periods and use a treat for every small improvement.

[ponecookie]

I started to use a cue word "show" and when i was done showing teeth he knew their would be a treat that fallowed. He now does very well. I started this at home and we did this every day. Now he doesn't have a problem with it as he knows a treat will fallow!!
Teresa

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Originally Posted by ponecookie

I started to use a cue word "show" and when i was done showing teeth he knew their would be a treat that fallowed. He now does very well. I started this at home and we did this every day. Now he doesn't have a problem with it as he knows a treat will fallow!!
Teresa

Good additional advice. I also use "show teeth". Forgot to mention it.

[jazzking1971]

one thing to remember get your dog to open his mouth with you standing behind him. I was a nucklehead and only practiced with me being in front and that created issues in the show when the judge was standing where I wanted to... I went to plan B... we got him to show but not as nicely as I would have preferred.

[aris2007]

thanks for everything i will start first thing tommorow god help me :)))

[ponecookie]

You will do grate. Just keep on top of it and soon he will want to show his teeth!!!!!!
Teresa

[JemarsSerena]

The only thing I can add is that we check our dogs teeth daily. Check them in the morning. Check them at lunch. Check them at dinner. Check them because the sky is blue. We check them so often that it is no big deal now, just an easy way to get a treat.

[TrinaJ]

There is an adv on Australian TV by purina about dogs smiling....just to give you a laugh.....

Wouldn't it be nice if we could train our rotty's to smile for the judge and not even have to try and open their mouths....

Hope you get a from the ad...

YouTube - When You're Smiling

[RottieGirl86]

Originally Posted by TrinaJ

There is an adv on Australian TV by purina about dogs smiling....just to give you a laugh.....

Wouldn't it be nice if we could train our rotty's to smile for the judge and not even have to try and open their mouths....

Hope you get a from the ad...

YouTube - When You're Smiling

That is awesome! I was lol'ing!!!