Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Daviston, AL
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How do the majority of handlers gait their dogs at the larger bench shows like AO and Winter Classic? Is it usually just at a walking pace or do any of them do the "trot" like you see on TV for AKC shows? I watched the show last Jan. in Albany, but it was the 1st show I'd been to so I really did not know what to look for.

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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: spraggs,pa
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i'm just a kid but a very experiencd one i trot and all the big handlers do it helps get ur dog in a rythm






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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Daviston, AL
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Thank you for your help, Plottkid. We practice both ways and I like the trot better.

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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Texas
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First of all your dog should be trained to walk beside you without pulling or putting its nose on the ground. Gaiting is supposed to show your dog's ability to move correctly & easily. So it makes sense to TROT. This shows the judge drive & reach, obtained when a dog has correct shoulder & rear angulation. It's good when a judge truly looks at a dog's movement by watching the dog move in a triangle to show going, coming & side view.

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