First Show This Weekend

ShowGSD · 06-16-2010, 08:11 AM

I have never showed before and neither has my puppy. We have taken show handling classes and I think I am ready. I am so nervous.

I have a handler on stand by to take the leash should I happen to pee my pants or something.

I have worked really hard because I always had unregistered dogs and I did the BYB! I really want to build a good name and be a reputable person in german shepherds.

I have a great mentor who has been a wealth of valuable information.

I have been practicing and I am taking the step to jumping into the show ring.

Does anyone have any last minute tips? How do I get my nerves under control so that my puppy does not worry?

Here is a picture of the instructor stacking her and showing me how it is done. She is seven months old and other than the darn cat scratching her nose and the hairing coming in white she is solid black.

**JakodaCD OA** · 06-16-2010, 08:14 AM

she's gorgeous!!

I dont have any last minute advice on the nerves,,I did the "ring thing" years ago, and I have to say, I was a nervous wreck in there also! Now, doing obed/agility, I was calm as a cucumber,,something about the conformation ring made me nerve up LOL..

Glad you have a handler on the side lines,,I used one the majority of the time, and it was definately a relief

)

Good luck and let us know how she does!

ShowGSD · 06-16-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JakodaCD OA

she's gorgeous!!

I dont have any last minute advice on the nerves,,I did the "ring thing" years ago, and I have to say, I was a nervous wreck in there also! Now, doing obed/agility, I was calm as a cucumber,,something about the conformation ring made me nerve up LOL..

Glad you have a handler on the side lines,,I used one the majority of the time, and it was definately a relief

)

Good luck and let us know how she does!

Thank you! I will for sure let you know and post pictures and details. I want to brag now about doing things properly and getting away from the BYB!

GSD MOM · 06-16-2010, 08:51 AM

Oh my.... GOOD LUCK!!!!

**MaggieRoseLee** · 06-16-2010, 09:20 AM

Good luck, no matter what try to have some fun and enjoy your dog. Can't help with the nerves thing, the only way to get better is by doing more and more trials!

**Andaka** · 06-16-2010, 11:15 AM

Your dog will be able to smell how nervous you are thru your breath. Take some peppermints with you to suck on before you go in. It will also give you nice minty breath for the judge.

ShowGSD · 06-16-2010, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Andaka

Your dog will be able to smell how nervous you are thru your breath. Take some peppermints with you to suck on before you go in. It will also give you nice minty breath for the judge.

I will do that. Thank you!

She is such a good puppy and we are doing great in classes. So I guess the next logical step is the show. So Saturday and Sunday....we jump in.

onyxboy · 06-16-2010, 12:57 PM

How Gorgeous! And good luck this weekend!

Liesje · 06-16-2010, 01:39 PM

Relax, have fun, keep your eyes ahead of you or on the judge, be courteous to the others in the ring (if I'm first in line I always make sure to check the person to my left and ask if she's ready before we gait).

ShowGSD · 06-16-2010, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Liesje

Relax, have fun, keep your eyes ahead of you or on the judge, be courteous to the others in the ring (if I'm first in line I always make sure to check the person to my left and ask if she's ready before we gait).

Thank you. Useful tips that I probably would have forgotten. I am not sure who we are against or how many yet! Will find out more Saturday when I get my catelogue.

06-16-2010, 08:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
ShowGSD Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 41	First Show This Weekend I have never showed before and neither has my puppy. We have taken show handling classes and I think I am ready. I am so nervous. I have a handler on stand by to take the leash should I happen to pee my pants or something. I have worked really hard because I always had unregistered dogs and I did the BYB! I really want to build a good name and be a reputable person in german shepherds. I have a great mentor who has been a wealth of valuable information. I have been practicing and I am taking the step to jumping into the show ring. Does anyone have any last minute tips? How do I get my nerves under control so that my puppy does not worry? Here is a picture of the instructor stacking her and showing me how it is done. She is seven months old and other than the darn cat scratching her nose and the hairing coming in white she is solid black.

06-16-2010, 08:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,237	she's gorgeous!! I dont have any last minute advice on the nerves,,I did the "ring thing" years ago, and I have to say, I was a nervous wreck in there also! Now, doing obed/agility, I was calm as a cucumber,,something about the conformation ring made me nerve up LOL.. Glad you have a handler on the side lines,,I used one the majority of the time, and it was definately a relief) Good luck and let us know how she does! __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

06-16-2010, 08:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
GSD MOM Master Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 958	Oh my.... GOOD LUCK!!!! __________________ -Jamie- No matter how bad my day has been.... coming home to them makes it all better. My Kids: Nellie -3 yr old GSD & Ace -2 yr old GSD

06-16-2010, 09:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
MaggieRoseLee The Agility Rocks! Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bushkill, PA (The Poconos!) Posts: 22,215	Good luck, no matter what try to have some fun and enjoy your dog. Can't help with the nerves thing, the only way to get better is by doing more and more trials! __________________ MACH2 Bretta Lee Wildhaus CGC TC TQX Glory B Wildhaus NA, NJ, NF + LOL (still) "*Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde*

06-16-2010, 11:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
Andaka "I like Daffy" Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Douglas, IL ( near St. Louis) Posts: 2,435	Your dog will be able to smell how nervous you are thru your breath. Take some peppermints with you to suck on before you go in. It will also give you nice minty breath for the judge. __________________ Daphne and the Gang at Andaka Where Beauty and Brains Come Together http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/germ...&results_in=10 Home of Ch Natty; Ch Doll; Jag RA (ch ptd); Sara RN (ch ptd); Bella (the new one); and Fisher (Mr. Evil) At the Bridge: Ch Kahla CD; Ch Keno UD HSAs OA; Ch Kizzy HSAs RE; Ch Tag CD RAE2; Ch Pharra; Bee PT; Ch Red the Dachshund

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onyxboy Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: southern California Posts: 124	How Gorgeous! And good luck this weekend! __________________ Jan "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man." -- Mark Twain

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Liesje Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 12,971	Relax, have fun, keep your eyes ahead of you or on the judge, be courteous to the others in the ring (if I'm first in line I always make sure to check the person to my left and ask if she's ready before we gait). __________________ UCH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop FO OB1 CL1R CL1F RA TT HIT TDI CGC VPC's Coca-Cola HIT CGC SG UCH Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 AD T1 FO PA CL1R UNJ UCA HIT TT CGC OFA SG Pantalaimon vom Geistwasser BH AD HIT CGC

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