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TOTE RemoveThis @dog-play.com said in rec.pets.dogs.activities:

>> He has 11 and only needs 4 to finish! Keep
>> your fingers crossed, 4 days in St. Louis this weekend
>> with at least 2 points each day...
>
> That is very cool. A prodigy in our midst :)

Most definitely! I wish I understood conformation points,
though. (It's been explained to me more than once, but I can't
retain it.)

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Robin Nuttall <robinjn RemoveThis @mchsi.com> said in
rec.pets.dogs.activities:

> Canada and U.S. are different, but I think I can help you
> with U.S.

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Thanks for the rundown. That seems to be about what happens in
conformation here, though the actual numbers (dogs entered,
etc.) are probably different.

I've attended plenty of conformation shows in the past, but only
to look at the purty dogs. Since I've gotten some "show" dogs
as daycare clients, I've been cheering them on at local shows
and trying to pay attention to how points are awarded. I boggle
at the permutations and combinations.

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Rocky wrote:
> Robin Nuttall <robinjn.DeleteThis@mchsi.com> said in
> rec.pets.dogs.activities:

>
> Thanks for the rundown. That seems to be about what happens in
> conformation here, though the actual numbers (dogs entered,
> etc.) are probably different.
>
> I've attended plenty of conformation shows in the past, but only
> to look at the purty dogs. Since I've gotten some "show" dogs
> as daycare clients, I've been cheering them on at local shows
> and trying to pay attention to how points are awarded. I boggle
> at the permutations and combinations.
>

Well it's considered far easier to finish a Can Ch than it is to finish
an AKC Ch. I know a lot of people who have Can Ch dogs who would never
be able to finish in the U.S., or who would finish only with a lot more
money/time spent. In Canada, it only takes 10 total points under 3
judges with one of those being a 2 point or more win. Not that I'm
slammin' the CKC or anything, but it is more difficult to finish here
than there. :)
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