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their self in field trials, before they can show at this event?
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Steve Wagle
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> Do dogs in the sporting group at the Westminster Dog Show have to prove
> their self in field trials, before they can show at this event?
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No..
Steve Wagle
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compared to a field trial dog
Rick
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must be a Champion of record in the conformation ring. Titles go in front
of the dog's name and certificates go after the dog's name. One mistake was
made by David Frei in that he said, in the case of the Flat-Coat, "water
certificate". WC stands for working certificate which is a breed specific
field certificate test.
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Nope. That's why lots of hunting types would just as soon not see their
favorite breed become popular on the akc show circuit.
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Nope. That's why lots of hunting types would just as soon not see their
Ivana Marinkovic
>David's World News Service wrote:
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>> Do dogs in the sporting group at the Westminster Dog Show have to prove
>> their self in field trials, before they can show at this event?
>>
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>No..
It's different here with the FCI. _All_ of the hunting breeds have to do some
form of hunt test for an INT CH title. National championship requirements may
vary, but in the hunting breeds I believe they are same all over as with the
international titles. There's been some dual champions around.
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Donald Black
Sionnach
> Nope.
Correct. AKC conformation showing is a beauty contest, pure and simple,
and IMO an AKC "Championship" is a joke. All it means is that the dog looks
and moves purty.
>That's why lots of hunting types would just as soon not see their
> favorite breed become popular on the akc show circuit.
Yep. And why, in many breeds, the dogs that win in the show ring don't
look at all like dogs who are bred for working ability. This is especially
noticable in Labradors and Golden Retrievers, and even more so if you
compare show-ring Whippets and Greyhounds to their counterparts actually
bred for either hunting or racing.
It's starting to get noticable in Border Collies, too- working-dog people
in that breed often refer to the show-ring dogs as "Barbie Collies".
Jim H
talked to quite a few of the dog owners. I was suprised to find that a good
number of these dogs are also run at field trials! I just assumed that
field trial and confirmation worlds didn't meet.
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> No, Westminster is a confirmation show.
Um... minor nitpick: it's not a conFIRMation show. It's a conFORMation
show; as in how well the dogs conform to the breed standard, and/or how
they are formed.
> I just assumed that
> field trial and confirmation worlds didn't meet.
It depends on the breed, I think.
Jo Wolf
(conformation and field) or even "triple" (add obedience) in high
proportion, as do the new kids on the block with Nova Scotia Duck
Tolling Retrievers, and the Flat Coat Retriever owners.... Viszla
owners, too.
Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia
Frank Morris
We are starting to see a difference in show Salukis and field Salukis.
The breed that really shows a difference is Greyhounds. The show dogs
are tall and elegant. The track and field hounds are smaller and more
muscular.
Frank X. Morris
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Frank Thompson
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:20:24 -0600, Frank Morris <Sulk...@webtv.net>
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>Howdy All,
> We are starting to see a difference in show Salukis and field Salukis.
>The breed that really shows a difference is Greyhounds.
My correct e-mail address is gno52 (not gn52)
Fake adddress given to avoid spams
Ron M.
> > their self in field trials, before they can show at this event?
> Nope. That's why lots of hunting types would just as soon not see their
> favorite breed become popular on the akc show circuit.
Sad, indeed. Look at the Standard Poodle, for example. At one time it
was a top notch water retriever. Look at it now. It's pitiful to hear
the emcee jabbering about how "those puffs of hair keep his feet warm
in the frigid waters he was bred to swim..."
I hunt with a very intense, rugged Chesapeake Bay Retriever, a breed
that almost never wins Best of Group, much less Best of Show. Chessies
are too intelligent, serious and practical to win these silly foo-foo
contests.
Some chessie people are offended by this, while others are relieved,
because you're absolutely right: for almost any breed, becoming
popular on the AKC circuit is the Kiss of Death.
Ron M.
Terry Chandler
kennel flooring.
It was designed to put in kennels to keep dogs off of the
Ground. Does anyone have that information please???
Terry Chandler
