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70 years
on and theres still some sound advice here wink-)( *thumb*
1. Exhibitors should not be in too great a hurry to *get there*.
Knowledge can be aquired by actual experience and by paying for such.
Experience is undoubtedly the best, and by gaining this slowly the
desired object is more quickly achieved
2. When starting in the fancy go to someone of repute, state your wants
and the price you are prepared to pay. You will be advised honestly and
your foundation will be sound.
3. Purchase only good strains
4. Dont go to extremes in size, some judges like big ones, whilst others
like to put up little ones, a 34 pund stafford is a safe size
5. Go to shows as often as you can, getting your terriers to show
themselves requires great patience. A good terrier will ruin its chances
by being aggressive or shy
6. Follow the judging and try to understand it and pick out for yourself
the merits and faults in the exhibits
7. Be unscrupulously clean in your kennels. Give your dog plenty of
freedom
8. Dont put too much faith in the opinions of your friends, take your
dog to a show, enter in one class, you will then get the opinions of an
expert. After the judging is over ask the judge his opinion as to the
faults and the good points of your dog. You will find he will readily
give you his opinion
9. If you intend breeding and have secured a bitch, try mating her with
a dog that will correct her faults. Do not think the successful show dog
is bound to be more a successful sire, it is much better to mate her to
a proved sire, also make sure the dog is sound
10. Feeding is a big item where the general health of the dog is
concerned, each owner has his own way as to the feeding of his dog. |
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