At the exhibition, the dog is shown to the expert left side. To train a stand, take the left hand of the puppy on the slip lead, and put a piece of treats in the right. Then squeeze into a fist and bring it to the nose of the pet. As soon as the husky stands up, give him encouragement. Do the exercise a few more times, gradually increasing the time spent in the stand.
It’s important to pay attention to the husky paws position. Front should be straight and parallel to each other, rear have to be slightly spaced. Puppy should stand with proudly raised head, exactly, and not to slouch. As soon as the pet gets used to being in the stand for a few seconds, train it to the hands manipulation. Release the slip lead from your left hand and start to caress your pet. At this time, hold the treat in front of the husky’s nose with your right hand. If the dog has improperly positioned paws, then gently correct them and put in desired position. Encourage your four-legged friend with words and treats for each correct exercise. It’s important to choose exactly such a stand for each specific dog that will emphasize the advantages and hide the shortcomings of the animal. To do this, you will need special knowledge, which can be obtained by consulting with handlers or dog cynologists.
The next serious aspect is the dog’s teeth. Experts look at the bite, configuration, whiteness of the teeth and the enamel integrity. Therefore, train your pet to show teeth from an early age. First teach him that you take over the face with both hands, hugging her. Put the dog’s head on one hand and put your other hand around its face. The bite is shown with clenched jaws – to do this, gently lift dog lips from the front and demonstrate the bite from all sides.
At the same time, accustom puppies-males to palpation of testes. Follow the above procedures regularly –this way the husky will gradually get used to them.
Movements
Correctness of movements is one of the criteria by which experts evaluate a dog in the ring. Therefore, start training your pet to run at a trot from puppy age.
Movement in the ring is performed counterclockwise. During the dog evaluation keep a slip lead in your left hand and the right one grab the toy or treat. The pet should move at a trot, without jumping, galloping and lagging. If this happens, stop and wait for the dog to calm down. After that, keep moving. Try to go one big circle. Keep a distance and do not approximate too close to the puppy, so that it does not get under your feet. If your four-legged friend gave a stormy reaction to the praise and began to ride, do a circle around the ring saying nothing. Then stop, and you don’t have to stand in a perfect stand. Treat the dog, praise it, give him a toy.
To keep the puppy’s head straight and high, adjust the length and tension of the slip lead accordingly, which will not allow the dog to lower his head. If she keeps her head low, show her a treat in your right hand. Let the pet looks at the treat, and you pass with him a circle, after which you can already treat the baby. Don’t pull up specially the dog’s head – the higher you pull the slip lead, the more persistently the animal tilts its head. That’s why it’s better to call the husky out and demonstrate the treat.
If the dog confidently runs in a circle and is not distracted by anything, start teaching it to move on a slightly sagging leash. This can be done, if the puppy is already holding her head proud and high.
Increase the number of circles, change the speed, the place of the imaginary ring. Remember about the direction in the ring – the movement is always counterclockwise.
Other dogs may be in the ring along with your pet. In this case, keep a distance between your dog and the one in front of you, and don’t get too close. If your husky began to be interested in another participant, then use a treat or toy – this way you will switch the attention of your four-legged friend. Keep them at chest level, put your hand slightly forward, not pressing to the body.
Movement in the ring goes in two ways:
In a circle, with the other dogs. The expert is in the center of the ring, and the pet is between the expert and you.
“Back and forth”, separate from the others. You move from the expert to the end of the ring and back.
As soon as your pet learns how to show, accustom it to the atmosphere of the exhibition: sound effects, a cluster of other dogs, strangers who hold out their hands to him. A handling room is well suited to prepare for the dog show. It is a room equipped with mirrors and a non-slip floor where handlers work with dogs. You can come there at a convenient time and exercise with your pet. There are individual and group classes. Thanks to group activity, your husky will learn to work in a dog team, and this is one of the important components of a good performance at the dog show.
Follow all the recommendations, but can’t see progress and results? So contact the professional handlers who will prepare your dog for the exhibition and perform with it. You can find such a specialist through friends, your breeder or on the Internet. Visit some dog shows and watch other pets showing. If one person has several animals perform well in different rings, then, for sure, he is professionally engaged in this.
If you are determined to participate in exhibitions, and there are no groups or handlers in your city, then consider going to a master class of a successful specialist in another city.
To the first exhibition of your husky didn’t become the last, keep calm and remain confident in yourself and your dog. Often the internal state of the owners is transmitted to their animals. The puppy feels the tension and uncertainty that comes from the owner, and adopts these feelings. As a result, if the show breaks down, the owners blame the dog, and this is definitely not worth doing. Therefore, pay special attention to your moral state.
Go to the training process wisely: be sufficiently patient and exercise regularly. Then it will give your pet a lot of pleasure, and you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the dog show, feel the excitement and taste of victory. And further successes are not far off that will give you satisfaction and appreciated happy dog!