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Ok, I've been working with my 16 month old walker on the bench and here's what we have so far.... I'm still fresh to this bench show stuff, so let me know what we need to work on. Straighten out his topline a little better? I can't seem to get him on his toes in the front too good....

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trimming his toenails will help with that some.
do you have any pics from the front and/or back view? looks like he's a little wide in the back but hard to tell.

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Back legs look like they could come out farther.. He looks a little bunched up in the back.. I have used two methods for getting the up on their toes.. Bottle caps under my little Walker female worked well.. For my little bluetick I just pinched her on her chest... 'bought under her front legs.. She lifted right up.. And I am by NO means an expert.. Just lucky LOL

Do you get Bloodlines? There have been a couple of great articles on conformation in them

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My walker wouldnt stand on her toes very good so I took small blocks of wood and put them at the back of her foot. I did that for about 6 months and it finally became habit for her to stand on her toes. Might not work for everyone but it worked great for me. Good luck.

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Thanks y'all! Back to the bench we go!

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What's he bred like? I really like that coloring. I'm a sucker for an all red head.

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Originally posted by Cynthia
trimming his toenails will help with that some.
do you have any pics from the front and/or back view? looks like he's a little wide in the back but hard to tell.

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Good looking hound. Its nice to see women in the sport.

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YOU SCRATCH MY STOMACH AND I'LL STAND ON MY TOE'S. THAT OL SAYING IS TRUE: YOU LUCKY DOG. LOL. JUST MESSING WITH YOU ERIN, BUT DANG YOU'LL MAKE A MAN FIND A HOUND AND COME TO DARLINGTON. I'LL BE HITTING THE HUNTS HERE IN SC STARTING IN OCTOBER, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN FINALLY MEET. GOT A FEW THAT NEED SHOW TITLES AND ONE WITH 3 WINS TOWARDS GRAND SHOW. YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN SHOWING SOME FOR ME? PM ME BACK OR GIVE ME A CALL AT 803-309-5540. THANKS TONY.

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Move him to the front of then bench as close to the egde as you can get and then you can spread him out a little more.. Thats one nice looking hound!

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be patient, keep working with him..the more you practice the better and more comfortable the both of you will get........

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wonder if his hips are low or if its the pic.

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What's he bred like? I really like that coloring. I'm a sucker for an all red head.

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Erin make sure that you work on his gate. A dog is judged more on the ground. He should have a prance when he walks. A chock collar can help you do this.

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HE LOOKS LIKE HE WOULD RATHER BE STANDING ON A TREE THAN THAT BENCH TO ME, BUT THATS JUST MY OPINION

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HE LOOKS LIKE HE WOULD RATHER BE STANDING ON A TREE THAN THAT BENCH TO ME, BUT THATS JUST MY OPINION

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NICE TO HEAR HE GETS HUNTED, HE LOOKS LIKE HE COULD BLOW THE TOP OFF

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We just started him in the woods. I think he'll turn out nice... biggest, loudest mouth I've heard in a long time.

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If you get a chance go to a seminar on showing, i dont show much but sat through a seminar at the Treeing Walker youth show in Wyatt Indiana a couple years ago. Lots of great tips.

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I'll be coming to Jimmy Meeks to go hunting. If you don't live to far you can bring your dog over and check him out. I'm not an expert but I've shown a few. If you know Jimmy ask him. Be glad to help if I can.

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