[ SHOWGSD-L ] dog show terms explained

From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:55:49 -0400

ANGULATION  -  Degree to which dog handlers will bend over backwards to 
impress judges

BALANCE  -  a) How to arrange the checkbook so your husband won't know how 
much money you spent on dog shows last month.  Usually done
                        in the bathroom with the door locked;
                     b) Ability to hold coffee, danish, leash, treats, and 
entry form all at once.

BITCH  -  a) Proper name for a female dog;
              b) Name often heard at dog shows, not always to describe a 
female dog.

BLIND RETRIEVE  -  When you can't see the toy under the furniture.

CGC  -  Canine Gastrointestinal Catastrophe (aka GAS)

COAT  -  The hairy covering of a dog that usually falls out about one week 
before the Specialty show.

CRABBING  -  What you do when the judge doesn't like your dog.

DAM  -  a) A female dog with puppies
            b) Expression frequently overheard at dog shows as losers leave 
the ring.

DISTEMPER  -  Shown by those competitors who just lost to someone they can't 
stand.

DOG  -  To chase a judge from show to show in an effort to attain more breed 
wins.

DOUBLE BLIND  -  Finding two toys under the furniture.

ELBOW  -  Method of getting to rigside quickly when late.

EXPRESSION  -  'Sweet' look adopted by hungry dogs while staring ravenously 
at chunks of liver.

FANCIER  -  Degree to which some gentlemen handlers dress more than others.

FORCE FETCH  -  Dog drops the toy under the furniture, scratches at the 
carpet until you're forced to 'fetch' it.

FRONT  -  Part of the dogoften facing outside of the ring.

GUARD HAIR  -  An activity in which one watches intently as the dog's hair 
falls out, in clumps, just after entries are mailed.

HEEL  -  a) What you feel like when your dog beats the one you had just sold 
to an eager novice;
              b) Expression often screamed to attract the attention of deaf 
dogs.

HOCK  -  A way of financing your dog shows by the use of jewelry such as 
wedding rings.

KENNEL  -  Where you go when the kids fight and your husband is in one of 
his moods.

LITTER  -  Trash left all over the building and parking lot after a dog 
show.

MASK  -  What to wear when you have to show your gorgeous pick of the litter 
that fell apart a week before the show.

MUZZLE  -  What to put on your kids at a dog show to prevent them from 
calling your competition what they overheard you call him last night.

NOSEPRINTS  -  Cute marks left all over your French doors.

OUTCROSSING  -  What your husband tells the minister you are doing out in 
the kennel with the dog and the bitch.

OVERSHOT  -  Running so fast as to pass the 1st place ring marker and plow 
into the judge and the stewards.

PEDIGREE  -  Dog food with lots of coupons.

POINTS  -  Minute, invisible awards for winning which you cannot convince 
your spouse are more important than cash prizes.

PUPPIES  -  Small, dog like food processing machines with the ability to 
stink up an entire house and collectively deafen a band of magpies.  (These 
creatures have not                 yet been perfected, as they come with 
leaky systems, and can also be dangerous to weak hearts and bank accounts.)

QUALIFYING SCORE  -  Just the 170.5 you got in obedience today.

RIBBONS  -  What competitive exhibitors with distemper (see above) will cut 
you into when your dog places over theirs.

SPECIALTY  -  Whatever your dog is good at, like bringing home dead cats or 
chewing on walls.

TYPE  -  What your dog has.....if you turn down the lights and squint a 
little.

UTILITY  -  The kind of vehicle you need to haul around your dogs.

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