Vilnius Lithuania 🇱🇹 CACIB DogShow March 2019 , around the show

Chances are very good this pup’s outstanding excellence will be apparent early in the dog’s life - often as soon as the dog is born.

Dogs which can win best of breed at the most prestigious shows are literally one in tens of thousands of that breed, if not one in a million.

Of course, with all the good breeding, they would “roll over” if they found out their prestigious pup, my dog, worked for a living (as an assistance dog).

A dog is legally defined as property. You usually sign a legal binding contract with a breeder/rescue/city/county regarding altering, acceptable housing conditions, treatment, sometimes food/medication, breeding rights, vaccines, training, whatever you both agree upon in writing.

A unprecedented unique system exists today where 20 million dog breeders a year give kennel clubs located all around the globe data and that kennel club charges the dog breeder for simply keeping that data.

There are dog show handlers who are not professionals and even specific classes that bar professional handlers or have other requirements

Handling show dogs is not an easy or a high-paying profession, but it can be quite rewarding and let an individual work with a great number of exceptional dogs.

If you get top 3 in “best companion dog” it won’t hold the weight that top 3 in “best of breed” will

First Time new puppy buyers almost always get carried away with the event & normally generally think nothing for paying 50-100$ extra for a piece of paper with a photocopy of 5 Generation pedigree showing parents, grandparents and great grandparents.

I would go out on a limb and suggest that being a dog handler costs (travel, dog food, insurance etc) more than it brings in.

Show Grooming shouldn’t trim or strip so that the dog looks like it lacks hair where it should have it.

Interest in a particular breed or a particular sport is why the people I know pick specific breeds…status should not enter into it.

There are often potential champions laying in front of someones fire, and pet quality in the show ring.

Training towards a show career will start early. The pup will be expertly conditioned and trained to optimize the dog’s potential.

heritage’ or ‘ethical’ dog breeders. They are people who breed the best possible dogs they can because they love a specific breed and want to preserve the best of that breed for future generations

It’s quite expensive running a rescue for Mastiffs as the breeds are expensive for food and medical care and we cover the entire state.

For “coated” breeds showing in conformation, you can get away with a “good but amature” job on many breeds and at smaller shows.

Usually what is reported is the dog’s titles, not their placements.