Showing standard - Page 3

Pooch72 · #25 24th October 2002, 07:48 PM

From my own research and interest in agility, I know Duke will have to have a good basic obedience with sit, stay, down, and definite recall while off leash for agility. At 18 months they can start the jumps, I believe. Vasha had given me a name of a group in our area -because I was interested in agility for my girls too. So, I definitely have time before Prue can go and Jazz definitely needs more OB work. I'll try to track down the web site for you. I'm thinking it is Dawgagility.com possibly. Try that and see.

In my past experience breeder's who show their own dogs have been more than willing to talk to me at shows when the are not busy. I think the professional trainers with a harem of different breeds are harder to talk to. I do know one of the most experienced professional boxer handlers in the nation lives here in Flower Mound!! My husband spoke with him briefly at the Ft. Worth Dog Show last year when he was busy. He was very polite and asked my husband to contact him after the dog show and told Steve that he was listed in the phonebook. That is while I was looking for Prue last Spring. I always try to spend one whole day at the Ft. Worth Dog Show in March.

We do have the Dallas Boxer Club. They didn't have a working web site last Spring but they may have one now. i found their officers throught the AKC web site. I also contacted them when I was looking for my boxer baby.

Patty

schipperj25 · #26 24th October 2002, 08:32 PM

Thanks Patty, know I definitly have to get back on the ball and get more ob training. I just figured with all that energy we could find a good outlet for him. You have seen him and know he needs something to get out all his energy in a productive manner. I think something like agility will be good for him and me.

Brutus and Amaya's Mom · #27 25th October 2002, 06:12 AM

I think agility is good for most dogs. Bru is good since he is so confident and will do anything for food. Agility has helped Amaya gain confidence and see that she can do scary things

Pooch72 · #28 25th October 2002, 04:20 PM

I know it would be good for Duke..yes he definitely has energy to run off:>)
I know you can make some things out of PCV pipe to use in your backyard for agility to run off energy. It is much cheaper than buying it. It will be fun to go to a group once the OB training is totally under control.
Where I work when they do basic OB training they set up some items from agility just to let you try it at the end of each class. My dog Jazz just loved it.

Titans world · #29 13th December 2002, 11:03 PM

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It doesn't matter where he comes from if you want to do if for the fun of it and to gain some experience.
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Little bit thrown off track. I just want to double check in order to show don't you have to provided the papers showing that he/she is a pure bred boxer.

JulieM · #30 14th December 2002, 06:19 AM

The dog does have to be registered with the AKC as a purebred to be shown in conformation. (Actually, it has to be registered as a purebred for any AKC event. Some of the agility organizations accept mixed breeds.) This statement was referring to the original poster's comment that her dog was not from "show lines." The pedigree of the dog doesn't matter, as long as it is a registered purebred (full registration for conformation).