Registered: Jul 2007
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i have not desided on what i'm going to do with my redbone male. hes a year and a half. hes awsome looking on the bench. should i go ahead and champion him out before winter classic and show him saturday or leave him registered and show him friday. also on friday i'm showing my redbone female that will be 7 months old. can somebody help me desided on what i should do? thanks a lot!!

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well if hes nice....I would wait and show him as Registerd

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i would leave him open for now & see what your up against.

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that way if you win at the classic and you decide you want to sell him that will be a good selling point a open dog that has won at a big time show would go quick.

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You have to figure the competition at the big shows to be tough. Your dog at 1 1/2 should be about the right age and level of maturity to show well in the open class. That level of maturity and developement usually steps up a notch for champions and usually again for Grands. Quite often a nice senior dog will win the open class over younger pups and juniors that may well be nicer when they finish growing up.

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The top show people win these big shows, just because they are good at it, so do what ever you want to do I say.

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You have to ask yourself what's more important to you, making your dog a Champion and starting on Grand or MAYBE winning a big show?

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I'm in no way one of the big time handlers BUT I've left my male open for Winter Classic. I've got a VERY young female I CHed to fast and now its catching up with us. So I'd say leave him open!!!! Jessica

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You definitely should do whatever you think would work the best. It's really hard to say how many dogs will be in each class and what the competition will be like in each class. Everybody brings their best, that's for sure. From experience, I've learned that it is much harder to show two dogs in a row in back-to-back classes. Every dog is also different to handle and if you show them very close to each other it seems like they blend together and the second one to be shown gets the short end of the stick. It might be just me though. Good luck at the show!

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Registered: Jul 2007
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thanks guys for all your help. amanda that makes a lot of since to me. i'm 17 and this is my last year in youth and i want to get a good start off to this year. that was my thought in showing both dogs. i plan to show both of them a lot this summer at a bunch of youth shows. i have been showing since i was 11 and have a few state youth titles under me but am ready to move on. this is also the first year i have dogs that can compete at national levels. but thanks for all of y'alls help.

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UKC Champ. and AKC reg.'PR' Kugler's Cajun Rambo (ENGLISH)
UKC and AKC reg. 'pr' Sidearm The Hobbit (RED)
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But even though the show covers two days, it's considered one licensed event. Therefore if you show Friday and complete your requirements for Champion, you CAN'T show on Saturday.

Do what you feel is right for you and the dog!!!!!

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Registered: Jul 2007
Location: cullman alabama
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winter classic would not finish him out to a champion. i was just going to push him hard for the wins at the beging of the month,but have desided to just show him as he is. thanks for all of y'alls help!

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UKC GRand Cham. AKC and PKC reg. 'PR' Kugler and Kilgo's Jen and Tonic (T)W
UKC,AKC, AND PKC reg. 'PR' Kuglers I'm The Bird Dog (ENGLISH)
UKC Champ. and AKC reg.'PR' Kugler's Cajun Rambo (ENGLISH)
UKC and AKC reg. 'pr' Sidearm The Hobbit (RED)
UKC and AKC reg, 'PR' Sidearm The Devil Wears Prada (RED)
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