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Hi!
Me again, with some questions. If you don't already know, I am 16. I am getting acclimated to the dog showing the world! Something I thought was dumb a few years ago. Now I am OBSESSED. I've been lurking in Facebook groups pretty often lately.. trying to find people in my area who breed and show standard poodles.
I was wondering though, what does mentoring as a whole even look like? I was thinking I would be taught how to work with a dog in a ring, maybe some grooming... Would it be more beneficial as a whole to take some Junior showmanship classes instead of finding a mentor, is a mentor even what I assume it is? I assumed a relationship between a mentor and a student would be a bit closer, which could be valuable... but I'm not even sure what a mentor...does.
If mentor is what I think it is... how did you find your mentor? at a dog show, online, through a friend? where should I be looking? Have you taken showmanship classes as well? how did the experiences compare?
thank you!
Me again, with some questions. If you don't already know, I am 16. I am getting acclimated to the dog showing the world! Something I thought was dumb a few years ago. Now I am OBSESSED. I've been lurking in Facebook groups pretty often lately.. trying to find people in my area who breed and show standard poodles.
I was wondering though, what does mentoring as a whole even look like? I was thinking I would be taught how to work with a dog in a ring, maybe some grooming... Would it be more beneficial as a whole to take some Junior showmanship classes instead of finding a mentor, is a mentor even what I assume it is? I assumed a relationship between a mentor and a student would be a bit closer, which could be valuable... but I'm not even sure what a mentor...does.
If mentor is what I think it is... how did you find your mentor? at a dog show, online, through a friend? where should I be looking? Have you taken showmanship classes as well? how did the experiences compare?
thank you!