an imaginary lineup, I stacked Sunny as he filmed from the position the judge would assume. Our second video showed Sunny gait- ing around the “ring” and stopping at the table. Sunny is a Silver Grand Champion and gaits confidently on a loose lead, so I was confident that would be the easy part for Hannah. Next, we made a video showing Sunny’s placement on the table. This would NOT be easy for Hannah. The hands of a nine-year old are small and the table is relatively high for a child that age. Thankfully, Sunny is a trim seven pounds, but even that is a
of videos of Junior Handling competi- tions from all over the world. Unfortu- nately, I was unable to find a video that was perfectly suited to a young Junior just getting into the sport. We needed the basics, not advanced techniques. My iPhone came to the rescue! Han- nah’s grandfather and I planned to make our own short videos specifical- ly to help prepare Hannah for her first show. Off we went to the tennis court where we set up a grooming table. He recorded while I spoke and came in the gate with the Papillon. I explained how to fold up the show lead into her hand so it would not dangle. Then, in
consider myself a student at what I like to call “YouTube University”. I spend countless hours watching art tutorials and videos other artists have posted there. I’ve learned there’s hardly any- thing you can’t learn about in the cyber world of YouTube. So, I began to search topics such as “dog handling”, “show dogs”, and “Ju- nior Handling”. If you search “Dog Show Tips” you find that Will Alexan- der has posted some excellent videos teaching viewers how to handle a dog in the Conformation ring. Eric Salas has posted numerous videos of his handling seminars. There are dozens
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