Cynthia
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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: North Carolina
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quote: Originally posted by RedBones4me
Personally I think they should open it back up and you should be able to show them as soon as they are willing to stand for you, like they used to years ago.
but then you have the same problem - a 3m or 4m old CANNOT 9 out of 10 times beat a more mature dog. so now you have a GRCH at 6 months (has been done yrs ago) and got this title at local club shows, and goes to AO, WC or somewhere big and gets their butt spanked. why? its still a puppy!!! if it were 11m and going against 6m old pups then yes it should probably win, but not against an older more mature more filled out dog.
I have an 8m old. I am not going to show her now. why? she is lanky and legs going everywhere. I did this with my redbone and had a GRCH at 10m. I learned my lesson. she could not compete with the mature dogs...hands down.
anyway, its your dog, do what you want with it, but regardless if you just show or hunt/show - MATURITY has a lot to do with how a dog handles in the woods and on the bench.
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