Articles about American Pit Bull Terrier
Any other working event these stresses are compounded and amplified. It seems very few APBT owners, especially in the UKC, are aware that their dogs are fat. They post photos of their conditioned dogs with layers of blubber covering ribs and muscles. This same blubber is also surrounding the dog’s heart and internal organs reducing their efficiency. When palpating the ribcage and the loin, you should be able to feel the bones of the vertebrae and easily feel the ribs under the skin. The main emphasis in a conditioning program for adult APBTs is that it is hard work for the owners too! This is why most show dogs are presented fat and why this has become the norm. The show dog should be preferred in a highly conditioned state. Conditioning is actually not hard work for the dog usually, because they typically will grow to love and enjoy their workout time with the owner. The work on the owner is further compounded when there are several dogs to train. A true owner of champions (not a powder puff owner of champions) realizes that it is by working hard and emphasizing the small things in life, such as how fit all of their dogs are, which truly defines a dogman or woman. For the dog, there are several factors (genetic, structure, temperament, and stewardship) that help to create a champion. However, to truly say your dog is a true Grand Champion, there should be a great deal of your own hard work engraved in the center. The Conformation of the dog dictates much in regards to conditioning and what type of conditioning we should be focusing on. Also there are various events that require different forms of conditioning. We are assuming that you want to compete and win at a multitude of events including Conformation, weight pull, agility, and obedience. These events can be conflicting. It is difficult for the weight pull only dog to do well in Conformation and the agility dog cannot usually compete with the weight pull only dogs....to continue reading this article please click on here...
