What is the best dog breed for show?

Question

I want a good trainable show breed.

Answer 1

Any purebred dog can be a show dog, but a trainable breed is harder to come by.
The Doberman Pinscher is the only breed of dog to be a companion to humans, due to this they are extremely loyal and are extremely trainable. They are always focused on you, not a scent on the ground like hounds, they don't bounce off the walls like herding breeds, and they aren't stubborn like the bully breeds.

Answer 2

Most people getting into showing dogs because they love a specific breed...they don't look for a breed because they want something to show.

There is no such thing as a "show breed", and there are many highly trainable breeds out there.

What types of dogs are you interested in? You will have to live with this dog the other few hundred days of the year you aren't showing it, so size, temperament, coat care, etc, are all important considerations.

Go to akc.com and start looking at the breeds. Once you find one that seems to fit your lifestyle and strikes your fancy, go to the Parent Club website for that breed and find breeders in your area. They can give you all of the information that you're looking for.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Since, in the conformation ring, dogs mostly compete against other dogs of their own breed (only the very best, most experienced, best-handled dogs make it to the groups) your best bet is to pick a breed you like and learn to show it. However, if you are interested in dog shows and don't have a favorite breed yet, here are a few tips to reduce frustration. 1) If you pick a very, very common breed (like labs or golden retrievers) you will have to defeat a ton of other dogs of the same kind to get a major win toward a championship--and you need two majors to complete the dog's championship. 2) If you pick a breed with a fancy, hard-to-maintain coat, you will either have to apprentice yourself to somebody to learn how to clip or strip it and then spend your life thinking about your dog's hair, or you will have to hire a professional groomer/handler. Poodles, afghan hounds, most terriers, and some of the sporting breeds fall into this category. 3) Some flashy breeds--boxers and German shepherds come to mind--are almost always handled professionally. That means that you must either be prepared for that considerable expense, or be prepared to lose to the guys who have been doing this every weekend for their whole lives. 4) You should realize that you cannot spay or neuter the dog, so if you get a *****, you will have to be prepared to cope with her heat cycles. 5) If you are interested in the breed ring but you don't really know what you're doing yet, buy your dog from a really experienced and successful show breeder that lives nearby (this will likely narrow down your choice of breeds considerably). Most excellent breeders are delighted to give their puppy buyers all kinds of help, or even show dogs of their own breeding--but obviously, if your breeder is hundreds of miles away, he or she isn't going to be much practical use.

When I was interested in showing in the breed ring, I got a vizsla. They're smart, sweet, trainable--though pretty hyper!-- and require minimal preparation for the show ring. It was still a whole lot harder than it looked, even though I had a gorgeous dog (he was Best of Winners at a big regional vizsla specialty, though not with me handling him). I soon realized that although I love beautiful dogs, I didn't really have much fun in the breed ring, and was actually a lot more interested in and suited for competitive obedience and agility. In those sports when you win or lose, you at least know why. Now that my breed champion vizsla is a very old man, I've got an Australian shepherd who had been, as a puppy, a promising show dog until a couple of her premolars didn't come in, disqualifying her from showing/breeding. We are happily competing in obedience and agility and leaving the breed ring to others.

Answer 4

Maybe I'm biased because I have one, but I think bulldogs are great show breeds, because they have a unique appearance and it is really easy to spot one that conforms to the AKC standards, because unlike other dog breeds, you can instantly see the difference between the ideal bulldog look and one that just doesn't cut it. Also, even though they can be a little stubborn, it is easy to train them to heel and sit and do all the things the judges want to see them do.

Answer 5

Standard poodles win the majority of dog shows.

Answer 6

lots of breeds are good. ive heard toy poodles are good show dogs

Answer 7

as long as they are pure breed they will do fine.

Answer 8

What ever kind you buy from a well bred parents.

Answer 9

weimaraners are so good and so are poodles, too. so one of those too