I mean, in months. When would you start saying it in years?

Is it when they are older than the age classes and/or in a different class than an age class?

Also, would you tell the judge in an age class such as Junior if your dog becomes a month older a few days later? For instance, would you say "a few days" or "three days" off of the next month.

Or would you just stick to saying "15 months"?

:)

As long as it is the truth (and the judge will see the catalogue later) I say whatever I think suits the dog best! Eg. if a new pup is 6 months and 3 weeks old but very new to showing etc I say 6 months. If it is a veteran 11 years and 11 months old I will say "12 next month!" rather than 11. :) If a bit small for its age at 7 months 3 ½ weeks I say 7 months, etc. I will state it in months up until the age of 2, then I tend to say 2, 2½, might even say "3 next week" or whatever if I think it suits -but if it is a dog for instance about to turn 3 and still stuck in PG, it seems much better if it is just 2 years old rather than 3, so the dog may be 2 even if it will soon have its third birthday -after all, until the birthday it IS still 2!

In other word, I play it by ear on the day. And not all judges ask the age.

> In other word, I play it by ear on the day. And not all judges ask the age.

At companion shows with my oldie rescue girl, if the judge asked How Old - I replied:
"We have no idea... what do you think?"  :)

Actually, although I've not checked recently (now retired) I don't think judges are entitled to ask the age.  It wouldn't be relevent in the aged-classes in any case and in the higher classes, it's surely the dog against the Breed Standard and the others in his class.   Is all.   As a judge, I never asked.   I assumed the exhibitor had put the dog in the correct class for his age, and wins!!

It depends on the dog for me. At the moment I'm showing a puppy that still looks and acts very immature so when asked her age at our last show I just said seven months even though she was about a week off of eight. At the next show she will have turned eight months a few days before so I would say she was "just eight months." I find giving the dog's age in months tends to give the impression that the dog is younger, so if I had a dog that was still immature at 13 months I would give the age in months. If I have a dog that is very mature for its age, I would give the age in years.

When I'm judging, I ask for the dog's age in puppy/junior and veteran classes because those are the only classes where age might actually impact my placements. It drives me nuts when judges don't ask the age in those classes, I have to admit. Had an incident once where a Golden I was showing lost a veterans class where the judge later approached me and informed me that the only reason we had lost was because my dog has a fractured molar. She assumed based on my dog's appearance that she had just turned 7... nope, the dog is 10 and like heck am I risking putting her under for something that is regularly monitored by the vet and causing her no problems.

Ah hah. Every judge I've been under has asked the age. (Only been in age classes though)

Reason I ask is because next week we have an open show. We'll be in Junior and an AV class. My dog will turn 16 months three days after the show.

Thanks all.

I said months up to a year, then just said years as I find its easyer then counting out the months in the ring lol

I say months while he's still in Junior personally. After that I just say years, though it's less common to be asked in Graduate, Open etc. Mind you my immature 2 year old will be 2 until she's absolutely reached 3, whereas back when I had a more mature looking dog, I often added a month. With my veteran girl I was saying 'nearly 9' when she was a month or two off because she looks so great for her age. Sometimes I said '8... and a half'! :-)

> As long as it is the truth (and the judge will see the catalogue later) I say whatever I think suits the dog best! Eg. if a new pup is 6 months and 3 weeks old but very new to showing etc I say 6 months. If it is a veteran 11 years and 11 months old I will say "12 next month!" rather than 11. :-) If a bit small for its age at 7 months 3 ½ weeks I say 7 months, etc. I will state it in months up until the age of 2, then I tend to say 2, 2½, might even say "3 next week" or whatever if I think it suits -but if it is a dog for instance about to turn 3 and still stuck in PG, it seems much better if it is just 2 years old rather than 3, so the dog may be 2 even if it will soon have its third birthday -after all, until the birthday it IS still 2!
> In other word, I play it by ear on the day. And not all judges ask the age.

I do exactly the same as Marianne, I could have written that post :-)

I do a similar thing to Goldmali.

Some ask, some dont & occasionally if they havent asked...for instance I was at a match last month with my 13 month old & the judge hadnt asked, I thought it may be helpful, as she was up against much older & mature dogs. I happened, to my surprise, to get best adult with her :)

Mamabas ~ I havent read that it is no longer acceptable for a judge to ask & although I havent judged since 2012, I know of many who judge & are still asking.

I hate it when they ask the age. but thats because i dont show as much as most people do, and i dont do many champ shows, so my dog has not won her self out of limit. and if i go to a champ show where i know she is more likely to get placed in limt than open i put her in limit and pray they dont ask her age as most dogs her age have won themselfs out of limit by now lol

My Kizi was still qualified for Limit (by one class, even as a veteran and having won a RCC (was overshadowed by her daughter in her prime).