One of my puppies finished in one weekend in UKC as well handled by the owners young son. I think that UKC is more like a match show. Rebecca Little Peakes Brook German Shepherds On Wed, 7 Dec 2011 09:49:40 - 0800, Stormy Hope wrote > Sara, I finished a dog in the UKC shows on one weekend. I actually > got a point or three on him in the AKC rings, too. But I wouldn't > have shown Dreamer seriously in the AKC rings. (I handled him). He > was not correct, too wide in the front, couldn't get his rear under > him and he ran "wide" in the front. (Beautiful head,though and a > fantastic temperament:). The UKC judges loved him. > > But I was encouraged to keep showing him. You CAn keep showing in > the UKC rings as they have several levels of Grand Champion. Many > of the people that I knew in the venue kept showing their Champions > for a long time. Just for your information. > > Good luck with your dog. Showing your own GSD is fun and I did it up > until I was way past Soc. Security age:-) I didn't need a tough hide > as I just worked on my own dog and just didn't hear (I guess) any > negative messages. :-) > > Stormy Hope > > On Dec 7, 2011, at 7:37 AM, Sara Minsk wrote: > > Just re-read about the woman with the idea getting her head handed > to her. Bummer. of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This > group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or > opinions expressed in any post. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE > IN ANY MANNER OF ANY > ========================== ========================== ======================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================