The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
DOGS QUICKLY LEARN
TO BEHAVE IN RING
Many Little Tricks Are Known
by All Experienced Exhibi-
tors and Are Used Often.

Every frequent visitor TO dog shows
manners in the show ring. No Judge
can give all that a dog deserves 10
one that sulks and has 10 he pulled
about by the neck. Regular exhibitors all
know the true value OF showing a dog
and most OF them have mad a careful
study OF this and are proficient in II.
Many n~ovices. however. do not realize
this important matter and often com
nit the sin OF omission in not training
their dogs to show properly.
/ The first and most glaring fault that
must be overcome is inability to lead
When m exhibitor is leading his owr
dog there is no excuse for its INNING.
doubling. jumping. tagging or squatting
down. which often is tho case. Th-
I owner IL alone TO blame and II
the Judges would make n practice OF
penalizing balky dogs led by owners
they would do much toward teaching
a lesson. II on the other hand a dog
Is led into the ring by an attendant
the Judge should make due allowances.
Dogs are quick TO respond to the touch
OF a hand and the man on the end Of
a lead by poor handling may make the
ordinary crack shower stink along and
not show TO best advantage.
No one should take a dog into the
ring without having in his pocket "A bit
OF boiled liver. This Is "A great del!cacy
10 dog and they are all fond OF L.. II
will be found a good plan to give tho
O n bit OF this every week or so.
not a meal. but Just enough to ~acquaint
them with the smell and taste OF Il. In
the ring n dog should never be given
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state OF expectancy all the while. n
his ears have n tendency to prick when
they should be button fashion. the liver
should be kept low so that by holding
his head down his ears will fan over.
A squeaker Is another valuable asset
TO the man who Is showing n dog A
noise such as one o. these little balls
makes is apt to attract a dogs attention
ard make him set himself. Most dogs
will set their ears right at the sight
Of a piece of liver, but those that are not
tempted by this often Will come right
AT the sound Of the squeaker. Az TO bad
leaders the best cure Is to lead tho dog
all over the streets, At first you will
he in hot water all the time. hut II will
not take the dog long 10 become accus-
toned to the lead, and he will learn to
keep on the right side OF lamppost and
pedestrians in n way that Is truly mar
! vellous. He also gets used to the chain
and will neither tug nor sneak as one
uninitiated to this training will naturally
Do. In conclusion. II YOU have a strong.
good showing crackerjack, jump into the
ring the minute the former class IL dis
missed. let the judge see him TO the
best advantage and remember that first
impressions are the most important. See
to Il accordingly that he Is we'll shown
even before the others are in the ring.
on the other hand, II our dog is an in
different shower, has poor ear carriage
or IS not up to the standard OF the rest
OF the entries, come IN late and In the
confusion and crowding YOU dogs faults
are more apt to be overlooked
No matter kind OF n dog you
have, do not keep handling him all the
time, and do not try TO make him show
himself when the Judge Is not look
ing, for the chances are that he will he
come exhausted and when the Judge does
look your wsly he will lie down DO not
keep nagging at a dog all the time and
above all things do not try 10 hang your
entry by just allowing his toes to touch
the ground. This Is n common error and
one that old timers and novices alike
! are apt to fall into.