Mutt Dog Shows?

[ttfr]

So this is going to be a bit of a rant...

I'm at my hotel kind of kicking back and relaxing before the craziness of tomorow. A good 10 minuets ago, Dirt decided to dump the litter box and drive me crazy untill I took him out for a walk around the outside lot fo the hotel.

Some of my old photos are of last dec's show when I took lou and monny out for the same walk. Kind of bitter sweet.

Untill I spotted two ladys with a crap load of huskys. Now she was there first So I walked about 30 feet circle away from her to get into the feild for the kids. Boy did I get evil looks...I walked a good distance and It was getting dark so I wanted to get the walk in before the kids drove me even more insane. But on my way back I noticed more people walking dogs and stopped, still like 30-40 feet away because huskys ARE preditor animals, and asked if their was a dog show. She of course was just like.." yeah...these guys will eat that thing if you come close. " Me: " Yup. Preditor response which is why I'm over here...Good luck at your show! "

OMG she was evil. Just the looks and her tone of voice. It made me just stick my usualy sterotype on her as a " Non-Caring for Mutt Dog, other animal B%tch. "

-.- I don't like breeding but I understand breeding for the health of ferret population. Now I DON"T believe in breeding dogs just because you can, want to show, sell etc. I really dislike the snotty ness of dog breeders which is why I am in love with the ferret community. Many ferret breeders do it for health, etc and are very freindly! Shoot last year I got to hold my first breeder ferret who was addorible but totaly bit me. lol I got to smell, touch, and get bit by my first ever breeder ferret experience!! The people were awesome and fell in love with lou & Monny. monny stolle the heart at pretty much everyone at the show that got to meet him. They really loved him and gave me information from what they know on his disease.

Okay back to my point...Is their a show system with points etc like the ferrets? I would love to get my youngest pup into a show just because he's so frickin cute. He's this long legged goofy thing.

[Heather]

As far as I know, other than the odd fair type show, there are no shows except purebred shows. It's rare that you can even find a show that has an alter exhibit.
ciao

[katt]

That sucks that you had to run into a bad apple. I'm sorry.

But I do have to disagree with your statement about dog breeders. Every dog breeder I have met has been very friendly, and really cares about their dogs, and getting them into GOOD homes. In Europe they are particularly good as there animals are treated like human children. It is even illegal to crop dogs in any way - ears, tail, etc. It would be seen as being almost the same as cutting your son's ears off to make him cuter, or removing your daughter's second toe because you don't like the way 5 toes looks. I have to agree with the no-crop, no-doc policy there. haha Anyways, maybe you have just come across the wrong people, or perhaps caught them at a bad time, or even projected a bit.

[Heather]

Same as ferret shows, you will encounter "idiots" there too. It just becomes a game of know thine idiot ;D ;D
No, seriously. I'm sorry you came across this fool. There are more than a few out there, but there are a lot of good people that are at dog shows too. I find a lot of the owner/breeders really friendly. Handlers...not so much but then it's a job for them, they've just got a job to do it just involves getting the most points for your clients.
ciao

[Sherry]

In that case- maybe you ran into a handler taking the dogs for a piddle, rather than the actual breeder?

[bluemoose]

Kind of old thread but no, there are no shows for mutts. Really the only dog shows are conformation shows which are of course conforming to the breed standard which mutts don't have. The dog must also be AKC registered (for the US) which of course means the dog is pure bred.

That doesn't mean there aren't competitions your dog could get involved in. There are many dog sports that don't have any breed restrictions. Agility, field trials, obedience, flying disk, frisbee, herding, carting, weight pulling, protection, urban mushing, dock jumping, tracking, and many more.

I also have to defend dog breeders here a bit. Don't get me wrong, there are more backyard breeders out to make a quick buck than there are reputable breeders but that doesn't mean there aren't good breeders. Reputable breeders breed HEALTHY dogs who conform to the breed standard (I won't get into some of the issues with current breed standards) or are working dogs. Either way, both dogs being bred should be heath tested for any genetic diseases prevalent in that breed and should be titled in either conformation or their sport. It's also worth pointing out that reputable breeders are usually lucky to break even on their litters. Their pups seem expensive but reputable breeders put a lot of time, money, sweat, and tears into their dogs. They breed because they love their breed of choice, not to make money off their dogs.

[katt]

GAH the breeding Standards! What they are doing to German Sheppards makes me sick! And Grat Danes are being bred for more of the Greyhound look.... Like buy a doggone Greyhound. Great Danes are supposed to be big and broad and lean all in one. If you don't want a big dog get a Chihuahua.

[Deleted]

In stead of a dog show. Why don't you look into your area for dog club that offers
Dog obedience competitions, fly ball or dog agility. Check in with your local 4-H club.
They might be able to help you out.

Dog agility would be great for you and your dog.

The 4-H kids that do the dog agillity, uses the indoor riding rink where I keep my horses.

Showing is not all you can do with a animal. Good luck and I hope this helps.

[ttfr]

Hey again. I am hoping they bring Dog Scouts into my community. lol I already have a dog walking group, ferret playgroup, why not add something into the mix.