Interested in showing your dog but don’t know where to start?
- Want to learn the basic’s fast, so you can attend any dog show with confidence?
- Nervous about if your dog meets show standards?
- Concerned you'll be judged when attending ringcraft due to your dog's breed, colour or crop?
- Struggling to find experienced and successful show people to learn from?
Then K9 Showcraft is for you, we’ll train you and your pet pooch to become prize winning power posers.
Members of the K9 Showcraft team have competed at the highest and hardest levels across Europe, with over 40 years of combined exhibition experience. We come with decades of knowledge, competing in televised Crufts group ring, World Dog Show, Contest of Champions and Dog of the Year specialising in bull breeds and can support you in any situation.
We haven’t just shown Champions, we’ve bred them. We understand how your dog’s confirmation can be used to your advantage when showing, we’ll give you tips and tricks to hide faults and highlight virtues.
Showing is more than just about the show ring procedures on the day, we’ve put together a 4 week 'Winners Workshop' training course, which is open to all and will correctly prepare you and your dog to compete and challenge in any hard competition.
Members of the K9 Showcraft team have competed at the highest and hardest levels across Europe, with over 40 years of combined exhibition experience. We come with decades of knowledge, competing in televised Crufts group ring, World Dog Show, Contest of Champions and Dog of the Year specialising in bull breeds and can support you in any situation.
We haven’t just shown Champions, we’ve bred them. We understand how your dog’s confirmation can be used to your advantage when showing, we’ll give you tips and tricks to hide faults and highlight virtues.
Showing is more than just about the show ring procedures on the day, we’ve put together a 4 week 'Winners Workshop' training course, which is open to all and will correctly prepare you and your dog to compete and challenge in any hard competition.
What is Showcraft?
Showcraft (not to be confused with Ring Craft training) is the art of showing, which at K9 Showcraft Club we believe to be more than just presenting a dog on show day.
Ring Craft training is the repetitive practice of handling and presentation skills, to hopefully ensure your dog performs in the show ring. Whereas we understand that in order to win in the show ring, you must focus on so much more. Typically on show day, you’ll be showcasing your dog for no more than 10 minutes directly to the judge, so every second counts. Our teachings focus on activities to build your confidence before you even enter the ring, so every interaction and touchpoint with the judge is purposeful.
K9 Showcraft Club offers comprehensive and intensive support throughout your showing journey, imparting decades of show experience in a variety of ways to help accelerate your journey to success in the ring:
Ring Craft training is the repetitive practice of handling and presentation skills, to hopefully ensure your dog performs in the show ring. Whereas we understand that in order to win in the show ring, you must focus on so much more. Typically on show day, you’ll be showcasing your dog for no more than 10 minutes directly to the judge, so every second counts. Our teachings focus on activities to build your confidence before you even enter the ring, so every interaction and touchpoint with the judge is purposeful.
K9 Showcraft Club offers comprehensive and intensive support throughout your showing journey, imparting decades of show experience in a variety of ways to help accelerate your journey to success in the ring:
- Theoretical training: Show etiquette, technical understanding i.e. movement and gait, show day logistics and planning, judging criteria
- Show ring performance training: Winning routines & show day handling, stacking and pace practice, how to behave in the show ring, building confidence in group environments
- Pre-show day preparation: Grooming, show equipment, nutrition and feeding
- Access to our expert consultancy team: Ongoing support from the K9 Showcraft team with a varied skillset of expertise including professional handlers, experienced breeders and international judges, social media managers and nutritional specialists.
- Practical: Group workshop sessions and demonstrations
- Private 1:1 tuition: education on your dogs conformation, critique and guidance on highlighting virtues and working with imperfections
Our workshops are open to individuals of all abilities and we do not discriminate on breed, age, colour or crop. We understand the recent shift in canine ownership and how this has increased enthusiasm amongst owners and breeders to showcase their prized dog, kennel and breeding achievements. Our current pricing tiers (Gold, Platinum and Mania Special) include a variety of group and 1:1 tuition, delivered through interactive workshops which will be sure to help you show your dog with confidence and conviction.