https:\/\/www.iabca.com\/calendar.htmlhttp:\/\/iabca.com\/showinfoFL11-17.html<\/a><\/p>\nHow are the IABCA shows different than AKC shows? \u00a0<\/strong>The International All Breed Canine Association of America (IABCA) shows have a social atmosphere of a day out with your dog and provide a written critique for each dog entered and a rating number of how well the dog conforms to the breed standards.<\/p>\nHow do the IABCA shows work?\u00a0 <\/strong>The shows run Saturday and Sunday, with two shows each day, four shows in a weekend. Each show is under a different judge. Each judge will give each dog a written critique encompassing 12 different parts of a dog’s body and movement. If a dog does well (gets the top score each show), an adult dog can earn an International Champion Title in three shows. Puppies have the opportunity to earn a National Puppy Title in three shows; a fourth show would give that puppy an International Puppy Title (four puppy shows = both Nat and Int puppy titles). More than one dog can receive the top score in each class.<\/p>\nHow old does my dog need to be to compete at the IABCA show?<\/strong>\u00a0 Your puppy needs to be at least 3 months old. Below are the IABCA classes.<\/p>\n\n- Baby Class: 3 to 6 months<\/li>\n
- Junior Puppy Class: 6 to 9 months<\/li>\n
- Senior Puppy Class: 9 to 12 months<\/li>\n
- Adult Open Class: Any intact dog over 12 months old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What are the highest ratings at the IABCA shows?\u00a0 <\/strong>The goal is for adults to receive the rating of V-1 and for puppies to receive a rating of SG-1. There may be more than one V-1 or SG-1 rated dog in a class; therefore, A, B, C, may be placed after the rating denoting class placement for further competition, with the V-1 A or SG-1 dog being the first place winner who will be competing for best of breed.<\/p>\nWho handles the dog at the show?\u00a0 <\/strong>The majority of the dogs are owner handled, but professional handling is allowed. The shows are good for the novice exhibitor, providing an opportunity to \u201cshow\u201d their dogs in a relaxed atmosphere, within a learning environment. A primary focus of the IABCA shows is education and a sharing of knowledge, between the exhibitors and the judges. Many exhibitors enjoy the shows because of the relaxed atmosphere of a small show where every exhibit has a \u2018good look\u2019 due to the written critiques.<\/p>\nWhat is the deadline to register?\u00a0 <\/strong>Shows close to regular entries 8 days\u00a0before the show (on Fridays). All closing times are 9 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Late entries close 2 days before the show, on the Thursday before each Saturday and Sunday show weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Upcoming AKC All Breed dog shows in Florida<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1628"}],"version-history":[{"count":190,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3673,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions\/3673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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