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The annual dog show is next weekend at the cow palace. Anyone going??

i have friends working the show... but i will be at the alameda schutzhund (i mean IPO) club. i am going to a 2 day protection seminar. are you going? i would love to shop the vendors. always so many good ones there,

Debating whether to go or not. May end up helping out stewarding, will find out Monday Like Schnickle Fritz, do like to to shop the vendors.

Schnickle Fritz ( so funny to type that The IPO protection seminar is Friday/Saturday. I've never been to a proper dog show so I'm thinking of going on Sunday to check out the merch......do you think I can find a fursaver collar there?

Yes. I'm going. I have gone the last five years. I go with a friend and her mom. We get there just as it opens and spend much of the day there. We get TONS of samples and great deals too. Always fun yet exhausting . I'm there on Saturday.

We were going to go until we were told we could not bring our dogs, because they were not entered. I don't want to leave Benny at home all day on a day off. Our weekends center on the dogs.

It sounds like a great show!

As large a show it is I doubt anyone would know you were not entered if you bring Benny. Many many people bring unentered dogs and as long as he is well behaved, not wearing a prong or harness type collar I doubt you would be challenged. If you are challenged, apologize for not knowing any better and take him to the car and leave him in the car, weather permitting.

(I am not telling you to break the rules, but I have done it too)

this is key as you will be watched walking around with a big gsd. if you are not 100% sure that he will be non reactive that day, dont take him in. if you do, just stay in th e vendor area. i have never had a problem staying in that area only. no one has ever said a thing to me. however, if you start walking around the show rings, that is when someone may say something. there is no reason you cant leave bennie in the car lots of folks do that.

@DD - oh yes you will. i would make sure it is a herm sprenger one. they are a little spendyier than others, but i loike them better.

Debbie. Just check the website to make sure they are showing GSDs. Some years they don't show them and it would be a dead give away.

Richard doesn't want to go so he stays with Siena while I do the show

Schnickle has a good point, many people go to shop and bring dogs to the vendor area so they can try on collars, beds, etc. Nothing saying you aren't doing that. In fact at many shows the "show grounds limit" will have the vendor area marked off as not being on the show grounds so people can shop like that.

At the Portland show all exhibitors were given passes when the judging program was mailed out. They had to present the pass to get in with the dog. I have never seen a show other than that one use that system. But keep in mind, if they do that at this show you will have to take Beeny back to the car as you won't have the pass.