showing standards?

Ear glue and tape is a much bigger pain for us than for our pups. Both of mine hardly even noticed it. I had a harder time with Ginny, one just didn't want to stay down. It can be a lot of work for us and I finally just left them out. One ear is slightly less tipped than the other but she's a pet so it doesn't really matter to me.

Here is Ginny:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Ontario...key=Gv1sRgCOz7jLyB-oiz1wE#5476473734665110594

That being said, I think I remember reading on the forums somewhere that the ears are preferred to be tipped, but that they can be shown with pointed ears?
 
Herd4fun said:
out of curiosity why don't you like the standards? I personally don't think they are strict enough. I'd like to see something like the Swedish standard come into play where they are required to be proven defect free before they can earn their Ch. (In Switzerland they can't be registered as puppies unless both parents have been proven defect free, which is one of the highest standards)
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No dog is defect free, but along those lines, I have a friend who would like to see dogs have some kind of title before they can be registered in the stud books (meaning produce and register get). Even an RN, which any dog can get with minimal training. He figures this will weed out the commercial breeders and raise the standard. He also wants to see his National restricted to only dogs who have CHIC numbers. The results don't have to be "normal", they just have to be public.
 
cait28 said:
its more or less because i love my dog either whether he has defects or not and the showing standards i find are just a bit strict but thats just me i could be wrong. My aunt showed her german shepard and their qualifications specify they need a slopped back and eventually because she was bred for the show standards of slopped back, she ended up having major back problems which led to her not being able to walk so i guess it just seems not right to me. We all have our own opinions though, just to me it seems so out there, which is why i most likely will not be showing him, because it's not for me. I have nothing against those who show their dogs though, i'm sure there are extraordinary benefits to showing with socialization and keeping the dog in good shape! I will definitely be talking to Riley's breeder and seeing some shows myself and discussing the health of the show dogs etc. I also just may be an over protective doggy mom!
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There are reasons why breeds have well written standards. And yes, I can agree on certain breeds that they have been bred to an extreme, but a Sheltie is not on the extreme list. If you think the Sheltie standard is to strict, then you probably shouldn't be showing in conformation, agility, herding, obedience, or anything. If a dog is not relatively close to the standard (of course no dog is perfect), then he/she probably doesn't have the correct structure to work for you. And this is putting heads aside. Back then, if a dog couldn't work 8 to 10 hours a day without becoming lame, it wasn't in the gene pool. And there wasn't a big enough middle class to sell the "rejects" to. Yes, you have a right to love your dog no matter what his or her faults are, but if it is so poorly built then how do you expect to do anything with it?

As far as you and your breeder, what does your contract say? Your breeder cannot force you to do anything unless it was on a written contract that you agreed to.

Also, showing a dog in conformation won't get him in as good of shape as taking long walks everyday, and/or having a good run. You are literally in the ring for 3-10 minutes, and even then you aren't always on the move.
 
Gina said:
There are reasons why breeds have well written standards. And yes, I can agree on certain breeds that they have been bred to an extreme, but a Sheltie is not on the extreme list. If you think the Sheltie standard is to strict, then you probably shouldn't be showing in conformation, agility, herding, obedience, or anything. If a dog is not relatively close to the standard (of course no dog is perfect), then he/she probably doesn't have the correct structure to work for you. And this is putting heads aside. Back then, if a dog couldn't work 8 to 10 hours a day without becoming lame, it wasn't in the gene pool. And there wasn't a big enough middle class to sell the "rejects" to. Yes, you have a right to love your dog no matter what his or her faults are, but if it is so poorly built then how do you expect to do anything with it?

As far as you and your breeder, what does your contract say? Your breeder cannot force you to do anything unless it was on a written contract that you agreed to.

Also, showing a dog in conformation won't get him in as good of shape as taking long walks everyday, and/or having a good run. You are literally in the ring for 3-10 minutes, and even then you aren't always on the move.
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there is no contract between my breeder and i. I just feel bad saying no since she's so excited to have him go into showing. Unfortunately i have been diagnosed with a serious disease so i will not be showing him since i won't be in good health for about a year. I probably will offer him to let the breeder show him if she likes. For now he's my little therapy puppy.
 
cait28 said:
there is no contract between my breeder and i. I just feel bad saying no since she's so excited to have him go into showing. Unfortunately i have been diagnosed with a serious disease so i will not be showing him since i won't be in good health for about a year. I probably will offer him to let the breeder show him if she likes. For now he's my little therapy puppy.
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once a puppy is done growing, no matter how much you try to get his ears to tip, they most likely won't. So, if you think it's something you'll regret later then brace his ears just in case. It will not hurt him at all. My dog just turned a year old, so we are finally done taping her ears. She did not mind getting her ears taped at all. she sat there politely while I taped her ears. She didn't like when I cleaned her ears with rubbing alcohol....maybe the smell bothered her? But it only took 15 seconds to clean her ears.
 
alright so riley got his ears glued today my question is how do i get it off?? i've heard of alcohol but does that work?
 
depends on what type of glue you used..I've never heard of alcohol removing glue. I use zo-eze on mine it leaves no residue and takes the tape I use off rather well. It also removes the speed sew glue I use on puppies too.
 
Lightplum said:
depends on what type of glue you used..I've never heard of alcohol removing glue. I use zo-eze on mine it leaves no residue and takes the tape I use off rather well. It also removes the speed sew glue I use on puppies too.
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zo eze isnt available where i am i've asked around. i have goo gone but i know the smell will send him running
 
cait28 said:
zo eze isnt available where i am i've asked around. i have goo gone but i know the smell will send him running
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Nothing is available where I am at. Welcome to my world. :lol: 90% of my dog stuff I have to order online. That's what happens when you live in the sticks.

Maybe Linda, Megan, or Connie will be nice and post the link to where they get their adhesive remover? My comptuer crashed, and I lost all of my sheltie links. I think (I might be wrong) that they sold the Japanese tape on that site, too.

That remover they use really does work good. It doesn't leave it greasy at all. I don't do very good with ear tipping, but the remover is great!
 
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