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24 Aug 2000

Junior Handling

At the Junior Handling competitions, isn't not the dogs being judged than the handler. This competitions were made because of the reason of young children of showing the dogs at the dog show.
At the Junior Handling showmanship, there are 3 classes:

Kids - 8-10 years old
Juniors - 10-14 years old
Teens - 14-18 years old

The handlers are being judged by age each in his own class, at the championships the best 10 of all the classes compete together. Every handler can show any dog that he wants as long as its a pure breed, with papers. The handler is being tested by its ability of showing the dog by its breed standards, the eye contact between the handler and the judge, the handler's appearance, the relationship between the handler and the dog and by completing the judge's orders. At the 1st round, the handler is being judged by it self, at the second round the juniors change the dogs between their selves by the judged order so every one will get a different breed. Then every junior will be judged again on the same orders.
The junior IS aloud to change his showmanship dog from competition to another, but is not aloud to change the dog from the 1st round to the other.
Here are the orders given in the Junior Handling competitions:


1) Going back and forth showing the dog to the judge

2) Going in a circle dog is always facing the judge

3) Going back and forth in a pair, dogs always pacing the judge. Dogs must always be near each other

4) Doing the "T" - Going from the judge, then left, right, and back to the judge

5) Doing the "L" - Going from the judge, then to the left and back to the judge

6) Doing the three angle - starting to the right, then left corner and back to the judge

7) Doing the three angle changing by the judge, if the judge move's, stand the dog while facing the judge

8) Doing the "L" + three angle, ending by facing the judge, first doing the "L", then the three angle

9) Doing the "T" + a circle, first doing the circle than the "T", ending by facing the judge where started

One of the most important and hardest things in the competition is to make sure that the dog is always facing the judge, many times the judge moves from a corner to another and the handler must make sure to look at him and that he can see the dog clearly.
Exercises # 3,8 and 9 are only at the 2nd round. All the other exercises the judge can decide which one he will give to each handler and for how many times.

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