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Summary: Tips on Stacking a dog in the show ring in this free online video series.
Elise McMahon has a Ph.D. in animal behavior and has been working with both domestic and wild dogs since the early 1990s. She began studying domestic dogs in the behavior clinic of the...read more
"Hi this is Elise with Expert Village.com and in this video clip we are moving on talking about how to stack your dog. We previously talked about how to get your dog to have a good reliable stand, stay or stand wait. Sometimes we need to actually stack the dog into position in the show ring. She what we are going to do I, is use Tai over here and you are always going to be stacking weight, always be stacking the dog from the dog’s right. The judges are always going to be viewing your dog from the left so I want to be able to place his feet in position that best shows off his confirmation. Move one foot back, the other food back in place, wait and I want the dog to hold the position while I am doing it. Wait, wait. Tai stay. Once you think you have the dog set up the way you want him, you can take a look. Wait and if the dog is held a position, good boy, reward him, wait, but don’t let him get out of position until you have released him. Okay. Good job. Now for a dog that is not used to being stacked you might want to take it a little bit slower. This way, stand and wait. We have already gone over how to teach them stand and wait. What you will do is pick up one foot and place it on the ground. Once you have done that, reward your dog. We are trying to get the dog used to having their body manipulated. Wait, wait, again we are going to pick up one foot, place it where we want it. If the dog has held the position, good boy, wait, we are going to give him a treat. Wait. And pick up the other foot, wait. Good boy. Wait. We’ve got one other foot we want to place. Wait. Stay Then you can move back and take a look at your work. Again if the dog has not moved, wait, give him a reward, wait and let them get out of position once you have release them. Okay, good job."
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evuser19605 said
on 12/4/2008 Just complementary remark to Elise's video on stacking. The way a dog is stacked is very important in the ring. By saying take a step back and examine your work is not explaining what is proper stack. Have someone take a photo of your stacking your dog from the front side and rear. The front legs should be width of shoulders not too close together and not too wide. the front legs should be even with the rear legs in width. If the back legs are too wide in comparison to the front it is not compelmentary to the dog's structure.... Also pay attention the psotion of the feet that they do not turn in or out.
racegirl said
on 8/2/2008 I really like what Elise has to say. She talks at a pace that anyone can follow. However, I think it would have been better to use a lighter colored background in the video. There is no contrast between the dog and the carpet so you cannot see what is going on with the dark colored dog's feet.
melindhra said
on 8/2/2008 These videos have been very helpful. However, it is extremely difficult to see a black dog on a dark background. I have the same problem trying to take a picture of my dog when he's on my couch!