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What You Should Do During The Judging
from: The Complete DogIt's imperative that you don't talk to the judge or even attempt to talk to him, when you're waiting for your dog show class to get started. Even if you've acquainted with the judge socially, this isn't the time for a friendly conversation. Never try to strike up a conversation with the steward or with anyone sitting at ringside -- just get yourself ready to start.
When waiting in the ring for your class to start, you should make every endeavour to prevent your dog from getting into a sloppy position. If a judge's eye happens to roam to the waiting entries, it won't hurt your dog if he looks well at that moment. However, it doesn't mean your dog should be in a show pose, unless the judge is actually attempting to judge the dogs while he's waiting.
This is a very important point to remember. It's irrelevant which breed you've showing, never hold your show lead with two hands. It should always be held with the left hand, either looped, crumpled up or folded. Nothing in showing a dog reveals inexperience and looks less graceful in the ring than a lead stretched between the left hand and the right hand in front of the handler's body.
This is because it appears as if the handler is expecting the dog to run away and he's getting prepared to "hold on with both hands" -- a veery bad impression to make for the judges. Actually, the right hand isn't doing anything except holding on to the end of the lead. Therefore, with the lead in this poor grasp, the handler's arms are in an ungraceful position; he doesn't have complete freedom of wrist movement without which he can't as easily control the direction in which the dog is moving nor provide the proper gait of the dog.
To do this properly is quite simple. Put the lead on your dog. Hold your left arm at right angle to your body and ball up in your left hand all the excess lead required to make the lead taut between the dog and your hand. If done correctly, the lead should be longer for a small dog and shorter for a tall dog.
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