A dog who really loves to show and enjoys what he is doing is obvious, even to the untrained eye. You don’t have to be a judge to be able to recognize a show dog who loves what he is doing. It is always very exciting for me to see people using these methods for the show ring. After speaking to the handler, I found that the dog was clicker-trained, and had, in fact, been trained entirely with positive reinforcement methods.
There was something very telling in the way the dog interacted with her handler that led me to believe that the dog felt comfortable trying things to impress her handler. After watching for a few minutes I commented to a friend that I thought the dog was clicker-trained. Sitting at ringside at a large dog show recently, I spotted a woman getting ready to go into the group ring with her Visla. Check out author Vicki Ronchette’s book, Positive Training for Show Dogs, for more detail on training dogs for the show ring. Gradually reinforce your dog less with food and more with praise as he masters the tasks you are teaching him.Ĥ. Use a high rate of reinforcement when teaching a new behavior. Keep all your training sessions short and positive with your show dog.ģ. If you have a mixed breed dog, Check out the Mixed Breed Dog Clubs of America, which offers conformation, obedience, and rally competition for mixed breeds.Ģ.
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