How to show a Vlcak?

Gypsy Wolf · 17-06-2010, 03:07

Hi all,
I would like to know how vlcaks are shown? I am familiar with AKC, UKC, German Seiger shows... but have never seen a vlcak show... are they hand-posed at all? Are they expected to stand four-square without assistance? Are they supposed to have one rear leg behind the other like a GSD?
We had our first conformation class today and though I have memorized the standard, it really doesn't specify how to show them (some standards actually say a breed is shown "natural" or without assistance).
Due to her angulation, it does not seem comfortable for her to position her rear legs so that the hock is at a right angle to the ground like most breeds are shown. She looks a little "A" framed that way and is unbalanced. Positioned with her right leg under her hip and her left hock extended to form a right angle (like a GSD) looks better and she is more comfortable with that.
Having her stop and position herself four-square, it looks "amateur" to me - but perhaps I am used to GSD and other breeds in the ring (I also show Belgian Malinois, Collies and Finnish Spitz).
As with ANY dog in the ring, the goal is to maximize her good points and minimize her bad ones. She is more GSD-looking than wolf, so she is more angulated than some vlcaks. Perhaps she should be shown a little more like a GSD if she looks more GSD? ANd a wolfier vlcak allowed to stand four-square on it's own as it would be less angulated?

17-06-2010, 03:07	#1
Gypsy Wolf Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Florida & Minnesota U.S. Posts: 252	How to show a Vlcak? Hi all, I would like to know how vlcaks are shown? I am familiar with AKC, UKC, German Seiger shows... but have never seen a vlcak show... are they hand-posed at all? Are they expected to stand four-square without assistance? Are they supposed to have one rear leg behind the other like a GSD? We had our first conformation class today and though I have memorized the standard, it really doesn't specify how to show them (some standards actually say a breed is shown "natural" or without assistance). Due to her angulation, it does not seem comfortable for her to position her rear legs so that the hock is at a right angle to the ground like most breeds are shown. She looks a little "A" framed that way and is unbalanced. Positioned with her right leg under her hip and her left hock extended to form a right angle (like a GSD) looks better and she is more comfortable with that. Having her stop and position herself four-square, it looks "amateur" to me - but perhaps I am used to GSD and other breeds in the ring (I also show Belgian Malinois, Collies and Finnish Spitz). As with ANY dog in the ring, the goal is to maximize her good points and minimize her bad ones. She is more GSD-looking than wolf, so she is more angulated than some vlcaks. Perhaps she should be shown a little more like a GSD if she looks more GSD? ANd a wolfier vlcak allowed to stand four-square on it's own as it would be less angulated?