Fern is the MC

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The show is about to begin. The large room gets very quiet and the MC announces the first group coming into the judging area.

The girls look into the room and it’s the large dogs being judged.  

“Oh, look there is Fern,” says Tiffi. “I forgot to tell all of you that Fern is the host for the show. Wait until Fern sees our puppies and what they learned in the training program.” 

Tiffi takes out some paperwork that she brought with her to show Rancid on what the judges look for.

‘They judge each dog against the parameters of the idealized version of its breed. The standards address various body parts and attributes, including:

• Balance: overall appropriate proportions in size

• Weight

• Size

• Eyes: color, size, shape

• Ears: shape, length, position

• Head: shape

• Muzzle: shape, length

• Whiskers: thickness

• Teeth: kind of bite (e.g. level or scissors bites)

• Tail: how it arches and sets (e.g. how high or low)

• Shoulders: bone, muscle

• Legs: muscles, stance, proportionality

• Coat: texture, length

•Color: accepted breed colors 

A judge will use his hands to inspect the dog's body, including its bones and muscles. In addition to assessing physical characteristics like these, judges assess the dog's walk (gait) and attitude. 

The American Kennel Club (AKC) has assembled these criteria for each of their recognized breeds. It gathers this information from the clubs and organizations that specialize in those breeds. The dog that the judges think matches its breed's criteria the best wins the competition.” (Info from here) 

Tiffi explains to Rancid that even if this is not yet the American Kennel Club dog show, all criteria are the same for each show. 

Let’s continue to the next part of our story - Meet Honey

Start at the beginning - Let’s enter our puppies in a dog show