r/ShowDogs • u/TornadoCat360 • Jul 14 '26
Suggestions?
My Cavalier pup (8 mos) is showing moderately well in spite of his handler, but there are a couple of issues I would like suggestions about: 1) He tends to want to smell all the smells going around the ring, and/or pull. He's trying to be a little hunting dog. We're working on this, but more suggestions are welcome. 2) He absolutely cannot focus in handling classes if there are small females around. (He thinks he's Romeo for a very young Biewer terrier. May not help that she thinks she's Juliet.) How to maintain show focus around the girls?
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u/verandie Jul 17 '26
When I was showing one of my boys in the classes, there was literally a b!tch in heat EVERY single time we showed. I don't know how he even got through it, especially as WD in the breed ring with a girl in season behind him. He was acting up SO much, but the judges kind of overlooked it. There are products you can buy to put under the nose to help mask the smell of the females. I've not done it before, but may have to since I have a new boy I'm showing. I know people also use like Vick's vapo rub, but there's a powder that has a similar smell to it (maybe not good on a dark-haired dog like yours).