I was finally able to get myself organized and get Eros entered into a conformation show to get his first show rating. This rating is necessary if you are to move on to complete a breed survey. Eros will be completing a breed survey once he is titled. I entered Eros into the Ontario Regional schutzhund championships conformation show, hosted by the Niagara Hundesport Training Club. I have never had a dog in a dog show before, and after discussing it with some show friends, I decided to have him professionally handled in the show. My good friend Denis Rzan agreed to handle him for me. He finished with an SG-6 rating, as there were only 6 dogs in his group, and all of the others were show dogs. There is no way a working dog would ever be placed ahead of a show dog... I was expecting this, so no big surprise there. An SG (Sehr Gut = Very Good) rating is the highest rating any dog can receive that does not have a working title. I was hoping for an SG, and that is what he was given. Phew!
Below is Denis with Eros in the show ring getting him to stack...
Here Denis is showing Eros' teeth
Another look at the teeth
We did not get any pictures of Eros running around the show ring, as both me and my husband had to run around the outside of the ring and call Eros when directed by Denis to encourage him to trot quicker... This is sometimes referred to as "double handling", and is allowed in the German shows. It can become a crazy atmosphere, with owners running around the ring calling their dogs' names, squeaking toys, whirling toys around while they run, blowing whistles,... the list goes on!
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