Park County Fair

6/ 27/ 13

The Park County Fair is quickly approaching and if you haven't entered your dog yet it is due soon!  The events will be agility, rally, obedience, and showmanship.  We have gone over all of these parts and hope you will try to participate in some of them.  Please be aware that agility is not offered at the state fair, so this is just a fun trial for that.  Below is a list of things you should have prepared for each of the events.

Agility:

For Novice please bring a long leash.  Your obedience leash will work.
If you are above Novice just bring a leash that you can easily slip on and off.
No collars in the ring, but please put one on your dog outside of the ring.
I would recommend tennis shoes and a pair of pants.  These are the best things to run in. 
Dog and you!

Rally:

Bring a decently long leash if in Novice.  6 foot is preferred.
No collars in the ring, but please put one on your dog outside of the ring.
Wear some nice clothes.  No open toe shoes.
Dog and you!

Obedience:

You need a 6 foot leash in Novice.  Anything above doesn't matter.
No collars in ring, but please put one on your dog outside of the ring.
What you wear for rally will work for obedience.
Dog and you!

Showmanship:

I recommend a decently short leash, but long enough that you're not pulling your dog around.
Wear something slightly nicer then you wear for obedience or rally.
Bring a brush to groom your dog with at the show.  Do not bring the brush in the ring.
Trim the hairs between the pads underneath your dog's feet.
For wash the dogs a day before the show.  If it's a lab don't wash.
Dog and you!

These are the basic things that you would need at the show.

Now lets talk about things to remember while showing.

Agility:

Even if your dog is on leash give each obstacle a command, so you're ready for off leash.
Be fun!

Rally:

Stop before the signs.
You can tell the judge you want to redo something and they will let you!
It's always a good idea to walk with someone else in case you don't know a sign.
Talk to your dog a lot and be as fun as possible.

Obedience:

Sadly, you can't talk to your dog, so try not too!

Showmanship:

Never be between the judge and the dog.
Pay more attention to the judge then to the dog.
You can bring treats!

Remember these things and you all will do fine.

Try to practice as much as possible.

Now lets review what we did at the last class.

At the last class we did some agility to start and introduced the weaves and the dog walk.  After that we did a small rally course consisting of 6 things to do.  Then we did the stays for obedience and were done!  If you missed this class feel free to contact me for the full lesson.