Seven Things Every Exhibitor Should Know
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By Sandy Weaver
Think you know everything there is to know about dog shows? Yeah, probably not – there’s always something new to learn, which is what keeps things interesting. You might already know these seven things, too, but just in case…
1. Keep your ribbons. Stuff happens – people enter their dogs in the wrong class, register their dogs incorrectly and occasionally get stripped of a win by virtue of a bench hearing. In those instances, AKC and/or the show-giving club may send you a letter asking for the return of your ribbons so they can issue new, corrected ribbons that go with the corrected show records. Respond quickly – make their jobs easier. And may the stuff that happens be always in your favor.
2. Get win photos. Buy the show photo. When you win, get a win photo with the judge and purchase it even if you don’t love it. Buy the smallest, least-expensive version, but get a win photo. Consider it insurance. Judges screw up. Superintendents screw up. Even AKC screws up from time to time. It’s human beings who inhabit this planet and the world of dog shows, and when a mistake happens, AKC considers a win photo that includes the judge, the ribbons and the show photographer’s information board as proof of a win. So take the picture and buy the picture. Hope you never need it as proof of a win, but if you do, you’ll have it.
3. Shows are run by volunteers. (Be one of them.) Give grace to show committees for perceived mistakes/slow response/lapses. Especially now, when the pandemic is still throwing XXXL monkey wrenches into things, the volunteers who put on our shows are stressed. Insanely stressed. So while you wait for premium lists to be posted…while you wait for counts and judging programs…while you wait for your questions about the cluster to be answered…remember that there are volunteers working with changing rules, frightened people and extra safety protocols. Give them the grace of understanding their plight while appreciating their time and trouble.
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on Mar 12 2021. Filed under Current Articles, Featured.
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