Could anyone give me info about finding someone to show a puppy that i will be owning. And how much does it cost???

Professional Handlers can be very expensive, sometimes well into the £100s and some also charge per a win, in other words it cost goes up the higher the places get.  Or you could find some sucker who will show dogs for fun (like me!)  LOL.  Not many people like that though and im still only a junior.

You obviously have reasons that you won't/can't show. 

Rox

how about the breeder ?? sometimes breeders show pups they have bred which go to pet homes :)

Breeders also normally have kept their own puppy to show and unles you live local to the breeder it can be difficult?

Another thing I forgot to mention was go to a ringcraft and see if anyone there will show for you.  where abouts do you live?

Rox

Stephanie you should if you can show your puppy yourself. It is new to Jim & I as well we have had our puppy at two shows which were Breed club open shows.  Everyone is very helpful and wants us to do well with Amy . They offer advice and help with any grooming issues we do not know. We have owned a collie for 25 years and this is our first go at showing ITS fun so if you are able go and enjoy yourself with your puppy Hope you do well

Jean

Hi Stepahine, where are you based?   In the UK most people handle their own dogs ( or have a partner who does so,like in my in my case)  However in lots of other countries, such as the USA, haveing a pro handler is the norm.  they advertise in specialist breed publications.
bye
Gwen

If you are in the UK contact the breed club and your breeder and say you would like to offer a Junior handler a chance to handle your dog, and can they suggest someone who may be interested.

There's nothing quite like showing your own dog and winning, I don't know but I just don't feel that I'd feel the same if someone else won with it.  I remember years ago being asked by a no. of top breeders if they could show my Pom. as they would make him up, I said no.  OK only rec. a couple of res. CC's but that was enough for me, if I couldn't do it I didn't want anyone else to.

Nowadays with my Spanish I enjoy the pleasure of watching people who have bought my dogs beating me :d

thanks to all who replied, not keen on showing myself as i would end up getting very nervous and make a complete ass of my self lol. i am wanting to keep a bitch from my girls next litter and really want to show the bitch . I had always had ponies etc when i was younger but never dared enter them either as knowing my luckk would end up going the wrong way round.. i live in derbyshire.  and i need to learn how to train a pup for the show ring..I had heard and please correct me if i am wrong?? that you shouldnt teach a pup to sit if she is going to be in shows...

NO NO NO you only need to teach the stand, infact the last thing you do is teach your dog to sit, you will want her to stand, as for not keen on showing...you will go in once and enjoy yourdelf, the bug will bite as they say!! ;)

Thats like saying a dog can't learn more than one command.Of course you can teach your dog to sit aswell as stand,and lie down ,come and anything else you wish.
My 10 week old pup has a pretty good sit,is mastering down and is learning stand....they are intelligent animals and as long as the difference is made clear they will ditinguish between commands
Archer  

Presumably you will be training the dog yourself, and will therefore go to ringcraft classes with her? There you will handle her yourself and learn as you go along. There will be match nights and you will handle her then. so it will be a small step after that to handle her at shows. I am sure once you go to ringcraft you will become very keen to take her in the ring yourself. Believe me, once you get the bug you will not be nervous as you will be putting your concentration on her and not yourself, as will anyone (including the judge) watching. Take it from someone who never believed she could enter a ring with anyone watching and not be nervous - I havent even been nervous at Crufts - too busy trying not to let the dog down to even think about myself :D

<<<<<<There will be match nights>>>>>

Sorry Fillis but our ringcraft doesn't hold match nights!  We have a little competion at the end of each evening normally where everyone takes it in turns to judge, before they slate judges off for having to make hard decissions!!!

Rox :)

Thanks all. i will have to start doing my homework, as i have plenty of time yet but do prefer looking into everything before i start putting it to the test..

Kali, my 11 year old bitch, was taught to sit. Every time I took her in the ring she would sit down as soon as I stopped running her. She still does, bless her. Mind you, she is thick as 2 short planks

I have taught my other dogs to sit, but not every time I stopped, which is where I went wrong with Kali. If you teach the pup to 'stand' and 'sit' alternating so that the dog doesn't get complacent you should be ok.

As for being nervous and making a complete idiot of yourself, well I think we all feel like that almost every time we go in the ring. It's sometimes worse than sitting exams ;) BUT we all get through it and thoroughly enjoy it - especially if we win. :D Try it, you might just like it :)

I have a setter who Is the only dog I have ever trained obedience from day one!  with sits and downs etc but everytime I stop in the ring she sits!!!!  Now we are working VERY hard to make her stand!  Never had this problem with any others but havn't started obedience untill they were 6 months!  Aussie boy also started getting confused as a 8 month old being trained both show and obedience, I have put that down to a typical male though!!! :D

Rox