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There are hundreds of licensed dog shows held throughout the country each year , customarily you should have no quandary in finding one near sufficient to you in which to compete. These shows are licensed by the American Kennel Club and are permitted to bestow championship points in the Conformation Classes and legs toward an Obedience denomination in the Obedience Classes. It is possible in one day at an all-breed show that holds classes both in Obedience and in Breed to acquire points toward a Breed championship and a qualifying bisect toward an Obedience denomination.

Dog shows are put on for the individual dog clubs by licensed superintendents. A roll of coming shows is published in the dog magazines. The American Kennel Club compiles this roll and publishes it in the Events Calendar , a supplement to the AKC Gazette magazine. You will find the date of the show , the judges , the denomination of the club , the superintendent , and one of the officers and his speech.

Occasionally a dog club puts on its have show , and in this case you should scribble to its secretary for the premium roll. If you scribble to the superintendents listed in the Events Calendar and beg them to put your denomination on their mailing roll , they will send you premium lists for the coming shows. The premium lists will bestow you all the pertinent information about shows such as the location , date , judges , prizes , closing date , classes , and customarily on.

You then fill out the shape included in the premium roll that asks for your dog's denomination , breed , registration number , birthday , sire , dam , breeder , course , and your denomination and speech , and send it back to the show superintendent with the stipulated fee. Most shows likewise receive faxed entries with a accredit card number , and some now take entries online. The premium roll will bestow you all the pertinent information.

The fee varies from show to show , but is normally about twenty dollars for each course. The closing date is three weeks prior to the show , customarily you need to plot to mail your entry a few days earlier to acquire there in time. A week before the show you will receive an entry slip which is your admission ticket. A roll will likewise be included that will relate you at what time the varied Conformation and Obedience classes will be judged , your dog's number , and the number of entries in each course. If the show is benched , your entry slip will bestow your bench number. (Shows licensed by the American Kennel Club are for purebred dogs of breeds discerned by the AKC only; dogs need to be eligible for registration or an I.L.P. number.)

Point shows are held indoors and outdoors and are benched or unbenched. When they
are benched it is essential to keep your dog in a stall except when he is being shown or exercised. Dogs of the same breed are benched together in adjoining stalls which are separated by partitions. Take a rug four feet by twenty-six inches for your dog to lie on; he will be further comfortable. You will find a metal ring in the back of the stall and you may procure your dog to it by means of a bench chain. These chains are sold at all benched shows and come in dissimilar lengths. Dogs need to be kept on leash except when being shown.

Match shows are put on by the individual clubs and may be entered the same day as the show. There are no championship points or Obedience credits given , as these shows are for habit purposes only. They are always unbenched , and you may leave when you wish.