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Originally Posted by awilliams
Hi all,
My puppy and I are going to a puppy match in a few weeks. What should I do to prepare? She is already doing pretty good on a leash and knows basic command such as sit, stay and we are working on down... 
I am not sure how to approach the stacking and I was wondering if anyone could help me?? Any info would be great. Also, what should I expect from a puppy match?
Thank you all in advance!
Andrea and Taylor |
Ooops, missed the first one in this thread. Have you asked your breeder for advice and suggestions on this front? First question is, are you showing in conformation or obedience? IF conformation, then forget the sit, stay, and down - you don't want or need any of those. You'll want her to walk nicely on a leash, stand when you stop and wait your turn for the exam on the table. Table practice will be good - get her used to being up there. Accustom her to letting someone examine her bite. Stacking - hard to explain in writing. How is she at baiting? A lot of exhibitors work on free-baiting with puppies getting them to walk into a natural stack which takes the pressure off of you having to do a hard stack - manually place the feet and set the dog up. Free-baiting also helps to get expression and a puppy to use its ears.
Now if you are doing an obedience match, then practice what is in the obedience rule book as far as the exercises go. For obedience, you don't have to worry about the stack - just a stand for exam.
Hope this helps and good luck!
Debbie