Conformation Ringside Assistant for UKC Judges

This book was created as a crucial quick reference for United Kennel Club, Inc. conformation judges. A judge has approximately 2 ½ minutes to judge a dog. There are over 365 different breeds of dogs with their own breed standard that can be shown in conformation. Many times a judge will not know which breed will be at a show. This quick reference is filled with important information for judging. Some information found in the book includes information on variety breeds and order of...
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This book was created as a crucial quick reference for United Kennel Club, Inc. conformation judges. A judge has approximately 2 ½ minutes to judge a dog. There are over 365 different breeds of dogs with their own breed standard that can be shown in conformation. Many times a judge will not know which breed will be at a show. This quick reference is filled with important information for judging. Some information found in the book includes information on variety breeds and order of judging varieties, span breeds, and table/ramp breeds. There is information on handling disqualifications and excusals, as well as Junior Showmanship classes. Also included are helpful lists of United Kennel Club, Inc. breed names and abbreviations by group. Additionally there is a valuable tabbed 8-group section showing at a glance information on that group, breed names, abbreviations, disqualifications and eliminating faults for each breed in their group. Besides judges; dog show exhibitors, breeders, and UKC clubs will find this guide useful as a quick reference to better understand the complexities of judging dogs.