When we bought our girl as a pup, we didn't intend to show and I didn't think to much about her ownership papers, so I used my name only. Now we ARE showing and we've found that although OH has to come with me to act as my personal sherpa Tensin, my girls PA and her bodyguard. I just could not manage without him and that because his name is not on the ownership papers, we have to pay to get him into some of the shows! This doesn't seem fair as the entry fees are horrendous enough without paying extra for the sherpa. Surely 2 passes would not be a lot to ask would it? I guess we'll have to change the ownership to include Mr, but I wish someone had told me before. Being new to showing is so hard and it must put new people off. Theres the tricky entries for one and not knowing which judges to go for from the ones that will just waste your time, because they don't like your dogs type and have personnal connections with the ones that will win. We have only entered a few times and our girl has done well so far, but the more we watch and get into it, the more we become confussed. I aways understood that there was a KC standard that the breed should be trying to achieve, though having read up and made notes at shows we ask, why does the oblong dog with the flat feet beat the square, when square is the breed standard etc? As I say we are new to showing, so am I being stupid or just........?I wouldn't stop showing because of it, but fall into line and perhaps learn the game, but then wheres the fun?

No your not being stupid but everyone interprets things differently at times :d :d

Same here - I think I'll have to change Henry to be in our joint names, then we'd get a free pass for Crufts!

As regards the breed standard, it's very subjective - the dog with flat feet might have had a good tailset, while the square one had a bad tailset and that judge hates bad tailsets - who knows! :-) My boy's missed places because of fluffy ears, nose pigment, general attitude, you name it!!

I've never had to pay for my daughter/neice to come to shows with us, except of course for Crufts but thats only once a year.  At champ/open shows its free enty?

Some Champ shows allow 2 people to enter with each dog entered, but some say 1 dog, 1 person. Some allow all owners on the dogs pedigree to enter, some don't. So what I'm saying is that it doesn't always mean that even though both of you are on the pedigree that both of you will be allowed to enter free. You would have to read each schedule for each individual show :( What you could possibly try is to find someone with more than one dog and tag along after them, looking as though you are with them ;) Or offer to help them carry something in. Someone helped me earlier this year, and she got in free 'cos I've got 2 dogs and usually take them by myself :D

Open show don't usually ask for sherpas to pay to get in :)