Junior showmanship
Junior showmanship is a special kind of competition where young people show off their skills in handling and presenting dogs in a dog show.
In a regular dog show, grown-ups show their dogs, but in junior showmanship, kids who are 9 to 18 years old get to show their dogs.
There are rules for how the kids can show their dogs. They need to wear fancy clothes that match their dogs, and they have to move the dog around the ring in a special way.
The judges watch how the kids handle the dogs and how they work together as a team. They look at things like how the kid stands, how they lead the dog with the leash, and how they present the dog to the judge.
The idea of junior showmanship is to encourage kids to become great dog-handlers and to teach them how to be responsible dog owners. Kids who participate in junior showmanship learn a lot about dogs, and they get to have fun competing with other kids who love dogs just as much as they do!
In a regular dog show, grown-ups show their dogs, but in junior showmanship, kids who are 9 to 18 years old get to show their dogs.
There are rules for how the kids can show their dogs. They need to wear fancy clothes that match their dogs, and they have to move the dog around the ring in a special way.
The judges watch how the kids handle the dogs and how they work together as a team. They look at things like how the kid stands, how they lead the dog with the leash, and how they present the dog to the judge.
The idea of junior showmanship is to encourage kids to become great dog-handlers and to teach them how to be responsible dog owners. Kids who participate in junior showmanship learn a lot about dogs, and they get to have fun competing with other kids who love dogs just as much as they do!