I really do not understand conformation showing at all. Like... I've been involved at a marginal level in the past but the older I get, the more ludicrous it all gets. I don't think all conformation breeders are bad (some are quite good) but the system itself is just so downright bizarre.
I thought it was worth doing for Hank. I don't really believe the vallhund but it was nice seeing the ACD and I could even buy chihuahua (or other small terrier)
I don't really have a favorite breed... I didn't know anything about papillons or shelties till we were bringing one home. My mom picked both breeds out. At both times I was just excited to have a dog.
BCs/ACDs.... can't remember the first time I met them. Just have always lived in an...
I always had dogs, always begged parents for a dog of my own. Loved watching animal planet (agility especially). When I was in middle school I started played petz on the computer and got really interested in conformation that way.
Then I eventually got dis-interested in conformation and...
We ended up putting our GSDx down at 12ish because of hip dysplasia and it worsening. 75 lbs is hard to move around.
We haven't really had any dogs live terribly long- 13 is the oldest. Nikki (sheltie) had mobility issues but was easy to carry at 25 lbs. She was on rimadyl for her last 4-5...
Kinda hoping Hank grows a brain this year. Probably won't do too much agility-trial-wise yet. Just need some work on the brain and getting us in sync. when he gets going at this point, I'm screwed because he's so flipping fast and also I have to work hard to keep him engaged. Last show and...
They think Summer is sweet but dippy and hyper. Pretty accurate.
Hank is the golden child. He truly is for some unknown reason but they think he's really hyperactive. My BIL actually said he would not have a dog like Hank 'unless he had 30 acres and didn't want nice things'. Haha...
I don't think BCs are very evenly split. I think there's a lot more overlap than people commonly talk about (and more splits than show and work). It's true the extremes do not look like each other but most the 'sport bred' dogs I know have some show lines and working lines in them.