The Conformation/Handling class will help the handler get their dog ready for the AKC Breed Show ring.

From the AKC.org website:

The official term for dog shows is conformation — as in, the act of conforming or producing conformity. While a dog show may look like a beauty pageant, it’s not: Dogs are not being compared to each other; they’re being measured by how closely they conform to the standard of their particular breed. Why? Because the closer a dog’s appearance is to the breed’s standard, the better that dog’s ability will be to produce puppies that meet the standard. It’s also the reason why mixed breeds and spayed or neutered purebreds are ineligible to compete.

This is not an obedience or training class for basic behaviors.

Our current class was created to take the place of a drop-in class due to Covid-19,

This allows students to register for the class in order to prevent over crowding of class space.

Class Description

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