I also have my first, dang, took me long enough

john800

Here is my boy, kind of rescue from owners who fostered my breeders bullies. They were lazy and did not watch the mom as Schatzi was the only survivor. He was placed in Carl Pews care at six weeks and we got him at 12 weeks. He is sweet and sensitive boy. My first boy, and I couldn't be happier

Quinnofhearts

Hello, your dog is so handsome and I love his name! Congrats on the win. =D>
I don't know much about showing, but I'm surprised to see he has pink on his nose? Is pink on the nose okay if it's just not completely pink? I've never shown, just wondering about rules and such.

john800

It was all pink when he was young. It has slowly come in spots over time. It is half and half now. He was called pinky in his early shows by my competitors, they were being funny, I didn't care. His breeder is Carl Pew, on of the top judges in BTs. He deemed him fit for competition and never mentioned his nose. It is harder to get a full black nose on the whites, and there is no disqualification for that. He is not a big boy, but is 66 at show times. He moves well, good cat feet, and good bone. I had a handler who was not nice, got him 5 points with a major. Schatzi did not like him and was always looking for me while in the ring. He grew to accept the ring and his uneasy attitude there with me now the handler. I am an amateur, and he might have done better with a pro. But he and I are one, so no other choice. His only other small fault is a small break in his profile. But I have studied other GCH and they all seem to have that issue. His grandfather Rufus was so smooth on his profile, but I am happy with my boy. Love him so much, thanks for your interest.

BulliesofNC

Great job!!!! He looks excellent!

Pigmentation on the nose has little effect in comparison to all the elements they look at with more merit. One of our our males doesn't have a fully black nose either and it never posed a problem at the shows at all.

john800

Thanks for your experienced critique. My twelve year old red and white just passed away at almost 12, still heart broken. She poked her nose thru a fence and had another dog cut her nose wide open when she was one year old. Poor girl didn't know what happened. I carried her and ran to the vet, he told me that he nose would heal. Her injury was not even noticeable in her later years, obviously no loss of pigment. Carl Pew told us that the white just have a tougher time filling in the pigment. I don't notice his nose at all now, it is just him.

philsergeant

Wow, he is great looking.. what a "heads-up" guy!

Quinnofhearts

Interesting about the pigmentation! I was genuinely curious about it since I had seen some other dogs online as well that had done well in shows, and figured you all were the best people to ask. I didn't know if noses were like eyes and needed to be dark, but like you said, it can be harder to get full pigment in a white dog. Thanks for the info.

My dog had a little pink nose that used to have freckles, and I'm kind of sad they're gone now. Still just as kissable though. :x

Also, excellent that he is out of Rufus! I have yet to see a dog out of Rufus that didn't look fabulous, show dog or not. Rufus is such a good breed ambassador and I hope you get to pass that on as well!!

LokiLostCoast

My Loki is a great-great grandson of Rufus. He's only 8 months old right now but is starting to fill out nicely. I'm trying to learn to show but there aren't many outlets I am able to learn from short of getting lucky and finding someone to basically mentor me. I'm not sure loki has what it takes but I'm wanting/willing to learn

BulliesofNC

@LokiLostCoast - The best way to gain knowledge in regard to showing is to simply attend a show and observe and learn what all is involved. Most people don't even consider showing because they think there is so much training and knowledge that needs to be conducted. For conformation shows this really isn't true. Yes, the dogs attending conformation shows should have some training in order to walk around the ring in an orderly manner in order for the judge to accurately view their structure and conformation but this isn't a hard thing to teach a dog to do unlike Agility contests which rely heavily on the training for each competition.


This is the best link available for use in Show Information - http://www.infodog.com/showinfo/showCal.htm


Find a "All Breed" conformation event in your area and just make plans to attend one to watch and learn. Many people at the shows will be happy to explain things to you. If you find an upcoming All Breed show in your area look to see if they have a link to "Past Shows" so you can view if there were any Bull Terriers in attendance during last years show. Sadly it's often difficult to find shows that encompass many Bull Terriers which will at least constitute a major. More often than not, club members sometimes decide on and schedule certain events so they can stack their dogs and build up enough entries to warrant it being a major where points can be earned.


I think once you attend a show your confidence will build and you'll be more prone to enter Loki and have fun doing so.

LokiLostCoast

I plan to go to all the shows in my area and will be attending the bull terrier specialty in Sacramento in April but in my area there is only 1-2 shows a year and we are 150+ miles from any other larger city that would have shows. So planning show trips is a big pain cause I have to take extra time off work and get hotel rooms etc.

LokiLostCoast

Anyone know of any good videos online to teach your bully to free stack? I can get him to stay in a stack stance but bull terriers are supposed to be free stacked correct?

john800

I am maybe going to the Sacramento show, but he doesn't like the indoor shows, very noisy. I live in UT, so I have to travel to CA just to get the major shows. It took me a long time to get his Championship, even CO is a minor win. I won BOW there, against many others, and it still was a single point. I go to CA, and it becomes a major, based on the point scaling. If I was enter the all breed shows here in UT, I usually go up against 23 miniature Schnauzers, and do you think the terrier judge will give me anything being the sole bully? Free stacking? I am lucky he stacks, and that is after constant training with treats. They seem to like free spirits and good movement. Get him used to teeth checks and his guy parts checked by strangers/you. If he is okay with that, then you don't have to worry about DQs. Judges have been doing this for a long time, and will find faults based on their/the standards. Good luck, and remember, each show is a different show.

LokiLostCoast

He's very use to me looking him over in stacked position but having other people do it is a different story. I've asked friends to do it but there like "I'm not touching your dogs balls!" Lol

john800

At my first show a young lady related to me her disqualification while showing her bully. As the judge reached around the dog got mouthy and it was DQed. I usually have other friends/exhibitors do that for me, just to test him and get him used to strangers doing that. I trust him, but I am looking for any reluctance before I enter the ring. Teeth can be ifffy too, although I brush their teeth everyday, so a lack of sensitivity is expected. It is a funny thing about asking friends to check "them" out. But those things really are the only reason we are showing. Classifying a castrated bully as best in a show is spitting in the wind. Those are the money makers.

LokiLostCoast

Yea I'd have problems with that right now as it seems he is going through another fear stage at almost 9 months. He use to just run up to everyone happy go lucky and now he's very weary of some strangers. Not all but some. He will growl and start barking. It's so weird because back in November he was fine with everyone and now he's doing this.

BulliesofNC

Bull Terriers act differently in a ring than they do in the comfort and security of their home. Judges rarely cast any fear when interacting with dogs. They move fast and swift with teeth checks and testicle checks. Most Bull Terriers have little reaction to this anyway.

If you want to train your Bullie to stack start using treats and get him focused on the treat while you position him properly in a stack position. All handlers use treats in the ring.

john800

NC is correct, my boy being a bit nervous in the beginning when showing. He was rescued by Carl Pew from one of his foster families at six weeks. He spent the days at the clinic and was unnerved from all the barking there. Showing was a nervous affair, with time and nurturing helping him out. Good judges will be fast on the teeth to check for bite, and stroke their hands down their back to check the equipment. I have seen a couple of uneasy judges who made the dogs nervous. Stack training helped a lot, although in the beginning Schatzi's nervous nature wouldn't allow himself anything in the ring.