| If you are planning to show your Shih
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| | you will have to find out which day the
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| Tzu, your first experiences with
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| | Shih Tzu will be shown.
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| conformation should be as a spectator.
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| | Whatever variety of show you attend, it
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| You need to do some studying and
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| | is called conformation because all
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| practicing before actually going into a
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| | judging is meant to be based on how well
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| show with your Shih Tzu. Leave the Shih
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| | each dog conforms to its written breed
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| Tzu behind.
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| | standard.
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| The first thing you will want to purchase
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| | Take a chair with you and find a place
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| at the show is a show catalog. Don't miss
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| | near ringside for the purposes of being a
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| out. Clubs often run out of these early
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| | spectator. Remember, you are going to
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| in the day. The show catalog is like a
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| | this show without your Shih Tzu. You want
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| scorecard. They are usually for sale on
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| | only to watch, observe closely how other
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| the superintendent's table.
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| | people show their dogs. You can learn a
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| At a specialty show all the dogs are the
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| | lot being a spectator.
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| same breed. Many clubs hold local
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| | A term you may hear and may not
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| specialties and generally the national
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| | understand at first is "a dog has been
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| breed club will hold a national specialty
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| | put down for the ring." This does not
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| once a year.
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| | mean the dog has been put to sleep for
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| If you see many breeds on the show
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| | health reasons. In the dog fancy, "put
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| grounds, then you are probably at a
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| | down for the ring," means groomed
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| multibreed show. Each breed will be
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| | appropriately for the breed (which in
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| taking a part in a separate show. There
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| | your case is the Shih Tzu) and ready to
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| is no competition beyond Best of Breed.
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| | show.
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| Group shows are all the breeds in an AKC
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| | Other terms you will want to become
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| group. Group shows are most often done
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| | acquainted with are:
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| with the Terriers and the Toys. Thus, the
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| | - A handler: This is the person in the
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| Shih Tzu is included here.
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| | ring with the dog or Shih Tzu, doing the
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| An all-breed show is of dogs of every
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| | showing. A handler can be the Shih Tzu
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| imaginable size, shape, coat and color.
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| | owner, the breeder or a professional
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| Every breed registered by the kennel club
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| | handler.
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| can be shown. Examples of all-breed shows
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| | - An Agent: Is usually a professional
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| are:
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| | handler in charge of the Shih Tzu on the
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| - Westminster
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| | owner's behalf.
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| - Golden Gate
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| | - A breeder: Is the person who owns the
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| - Crufts
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| | Shih Tzu bitch who whelped the Shih Tzu
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| - The World Show
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| | dog in question.
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| Some of the larger shows take place over
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| | After you feel you have learned enough as
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| two days. About half the breeds are shown
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| | a spectator, it is time to get into the
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| the first day and the other half the
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| | ring with your Shih Tzu.
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| second day. If there is a specific breed
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| | This article is FREE to publish with the
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| you want to see, such as the Shih Tzu,
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| | resource box.
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