OCTOBER 2014 NEWS LETTER From the Chair : Our Child and Junior handlers are part of the future within the Breed Show fraternity and the CBC has been fortunate to benefit from two young handlers who have demonstrated their skills not only with our precious Bullmastiffs but with other – – breeds as well. Above we have Anika Potgieter from Gauteng with her Borzoi and a Saluki and below Lucia Schmutz from the Western Province with her Scottie and a Jack Russell. We salute them both.... ******* EAR SET From time to time the ear set in the young pup may go awry and not align as expected. For some owners this is not a matter of concern and indeed it is simply a beauty point with no real disadvantage to the dog. For the show dog however it would be prudent for the Breeder / Owner to correct the setting. There are different ways of doing this and presented below are two versions that are used. Leather to leather: Harness method: This problem is also with in The Bullmastiff Manual by Bill Walkey Chapter Nine.
OCTOBER 2014 NEWS LETTER From the Chair : Our Child and Junior handlers are part of the future within the Breed Show fraternity and the CBC has been fortunate to benefit from two young handlers who have demonstrated their skills – not only with our precious Bullmastiffs – but with other breeds as well. Above we have Anika Potgieter from Gauteng with her Borzoi and a Saluki and below Lucia Schmutz from the Western Province with her Scottie and a Jack Russell. We salute them both.... ******* EAR SET From time to time the ear set in the young pup may go awry and not align as expected. For some owners this is not a matter of concern and indeed it is simply a beauty point with no real disadvantage to the dog. For the show dog however it would be prudent for the Breeder / Owner to correct the setting. There are different ways of doing this and presented below are two versions that are used. Leather to leather: Harness method: This problem is also with in The Bullmastiff Manual by Bill Walkey Chapter Nine.
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