EUROPEAN RING CRAFT

Showing a dog in Europe for working breeds is very different from the UK and US format. In most European countries working dogs will be double handled and the judge will want to see the dog pulling on their lead so that the chest stands out and the temperament of the dog can also be seen. Single handling with the use of bait is not encouraged and results from this style of showing in a European ring are rarely successful. We offer help and training to anyone hoping to campaign their dog in Europe as we do. We have shown successfully in Italy, Slovakia, Poland, Malta and Hungary to name but a few. The training is easiest when started young and builds on our foundation and basic obedience training that uses created ball drive (prey drive) to get the dog excited and wanting to win the reward. This desire for a ball can then be built into a successful show stance as some of the pictures here demonstrate. Seasons for this training are best 1:2:1 but we can also offer group seasons if a number of people would like to learn together, although for beginners only one dog will be trained at a time. Please remember that this is double handling training so you will need to people to handle one dog.

If you are interested in any of our training services then please email us at training@luna-scura.com