TheNoseKnows

I have a friend name her dog Oreo. Good name for a black and white dog...like a Boston Terrier perhaps. ????

I have two labs and one of them is chocolate. I had a man approach me once and ask if my bitch was a kelpie. I said, "No, she is a Labrador. Kelpies are much less stocky and they haven't got the thick tail". He also asked if she's crossed with something. I also get comments like "I thought Labradors are tall and big" why is yours small? (i.e. about 22 inches at the withers). And yes, I got asked if she was a rottweiler too. LOL

I have been taking my 6 month old to shows to get him used to the experience. We've been to indoor and outdoor shows and puppy seems to enjoy it. Goes in the ring with full body wag. Puppy does a free stack but when the judge approaches, he would lick the judge's hands and would wriggle while he is being examined. I tried baiting but his wriggling gets worse. I want puppy to associate the show ring with fun, but I guess I want him to stand reasonably still for the judge to be able to do a full examination. I was advised by my brother to use a stacker. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers.