Well for UKC you can show them in 4 clips , puppy , English saddle , Continental, and sporting.I think you are right Fox, but I don't show poodles or in UKC so I'm not 100%. I know you can only show in a puppy clip until a certain age in AKC though.
Thanks purple pupMost UKC showers do a "Puppy" clip because its easy to maintain. I have seen many UKC champions in Continentals and the like so I believe they are not biased, its just personal preference on the owners part.
I believe UKC has the same concept as AKC when it comes to the puppy clip. It's allowed until 1 yr of age. If thats not correct please correct me. However the UKC site doesn't officially state that. You may be seeing UKC CH or GR CH in cuppy clips because they were ch or granded before they were a year.
I used to play around with Eli in a continental clip with out the puffs on the rear. Honestly, after you look at your poodle daily with out the puffs and then grow puffs later, the dog looks more balanced with the puffs in my opinion. It certainly grew on me and now I will never have a Poodle in a continental cut with out the rear puffs.
See, now thats just stupid. A puppy clip is called a puppy clip for a reason. Its actually easier to maintain a continental clip then a puppy clip in my opinion for a UKC show. There is less hair to dry and maintain. The continental clip for AKC showing is a different story...a lot more hair. Oh well, lol. Its nice to know since the UKC website doesn't specify that all clips are excepted for all classes of dogs.Yeah UKC allows any 4 clips at any age, you can have a 1-5year old dog in puppy clip. This is why most people go to UKC for showingg who do not know how to groom or do not want to clip them in a continental clip. I see mostly the puppy clip and the sporting clip for UKC champions
They have to be 6 months to compete for point's. UKC holds puppy matches that you can compete in before your puppy is 6 months but its purely for fun and practice.I agree with you Jenn....
Does UKC allow dogs to title at any age like AKC does? We imported a dog from England because he was to young to compete for his championship over there so we showed him here in AKC and used him at stud. We had him for a year and when he turned 2 he was sent back to compete in Crufts and go for his championship there. When he is finished he will be comming back to the US to live with my mother permantly. She really misses him....