Conformation

mountaindogs · Post by **mountaindogs** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:15 pm

Just one pet peeve

It's conFORmation, people. Not ConFIRmation. It is how well a particular dog ConFORMS to the breed standard, not confirms it. I know I make a million typos and I type too fast, but I see this so often, I had to post the pet peeve.

Benny · Post by **Benny** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:45 pm

mountaindogs wrote:Just one pet peeve

It's conFORmation, people. Not ConFIRmation. It is how well a particular dog ConFORMS to the breed standard, not confirms it. I know I make a million typos and I type too fast, but I see this so often, I had to post the pet peeve.

Oh thanks MD, all that time anointing my dog and teaching her the Holy Sacrament for nothing?!?! Crap. I was beginning to wonder why those Bishops were looking at me so strange, I figured it was just because she's a black GSP mix.

zzweims · Post by **zzweims** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:13 pm

Sorry to disagree with you mountaindog, but in my kennel it's conFIRmation. Given the way my field mutts look, they need all the help from the Holy Spirit they can get

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3Britts · Post by **3Britts** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:24 pm

I guess that I will have to conform to this idea as well and confirm my acceptance to this idea.

CherrystoneWeims · Post by **CherrystoneWeims** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:41 pm

We pray to the Holy Spirit every time we show in Conformation and also before we run in a FT or HT! Aline actually has a bitch named Jesus for which she asks confirmation from the Holy Spirit.

ps. it bugs the crap out of me also when I see people asking about the confirmation of their dogs. Also when people talk about their Dominate dogs :roll:

Benny · Post by **Benny** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:57 pm

This good be a good thread...we should re-title it.

My #1 Gundog pet-peeve is when I'm walking Emma out in our College Forest (lots of people walk their dogs out there) and people commend me for having such a well behaved dog...and then a second later say "I gotta get me one of them electric collars." As if a good behaved dog and an e-collar go hand in hand.
I try to tell them every time that I taught my dog to heel and come using a leash, cord, and/or prong collar.
Every time I just get a look that says "yeah whatever."

limited out · Post by **limited out** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:01 pm

My #1 Pet Peeve about Gun Dogs is when people expect their dogs to learn by sitting in their kennel. They have them spend their life in the kennel, then let them out and expect them to put on a show.... you get what you put into the dog. That's something a few people don't understand.

dudleysmith · Post by **dudleysmith** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:23 pm

limited out wrote:My #1 Pet Peeve about Gun Dogs is when people expect their dogs to learn by sitting in their kennel. They have them spend their life in the kennel, then let them out and expect them to put on a show.... you get what you put into the dog. That's something a few people don't understand.

i will agree 100% with this

mountaindogs · Post by **mountaindogs** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:21 am

The conformation issue is but one small pet peeve. Certainly not my biggest one, but high upthere since I see it so much.

It is always like a glaring red sign that this person does not really "know" conformation and so when they say their dogs have good confirmation, I can dismiss that as a maybe they do maybe they don't but they certainly don't know the details about conformation for that breed enough to even know what they are actually talking about. Like a filter :roll:

taxidermy · Post by **taxidermy** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:04 am

Good , now that I know the difference, I can act like an expert ,too, but first give me a lesson.
Give me the good and bad's of this dogs conFORmation and does it ConFORMS to the breed standards , no sugar , I'd like to know !!

He is about 1 1/2 year old and is 40lb's.

mountaindogs · Post by **mountaindogs** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:56 am

He a nice looking guy, but I am not going to delve into the particulars for any dog just now. It was not a what is correct and what is not thread. Just if you are going to say your dog has good conformation - you should sound like you know the right word.

That's all.

You talk the talk at least

mountaindogs · Post by **mountaindogs** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:58 am

and as for raport with holinesss and all -- I think my dogs are in much better standing with God than I am. BUT the VDD may be working with the other side :roll: sometimes he makes me wonder.

PowerPoint · Post by **PowerPoint** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:15 am

That dog looks like it is well bread...get it..

Benny · Post by **Benny** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:40 am

mountaindogs wrote:and as for raport with holinesss and all -- I think my dogs are in much better standing with God than I am. BUT the VDD may be working with the other side :roll: sometimes he makes me wonder.

Yeah they have their devilish moments

megschristina · Post by **megschristina** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:39 pm

PowerPoint wrote:That dog looks like it is well bread...get it..

Oh, that is my favorite. :roll:

zzweims · Post by **zzweims** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:22 am

PowerPoint wrote:That dog looks like it is well bread...get it..

markj · Post by **markj** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:54 am

So you now need to confirm the dog conforms, but by who?

CherrystoneWeims · Post by **CherrystoneWeims** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:04 am

megschristina wrote:
PowerPoint wrote:That dog looks like it is well bread...get it..
Oh, that is my favorite. :roll:

Did you get your dog from a good breader?

And is it Panko, Italian, or Cornmeal bread?

Benny · Post by **Benny** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:58 am

CherrystoneWeims wrote:
megschristina wrote:
PowerPoint wrote:That dog looks like it is well bread...get it..
Oh, that is my favorite. :roll:
Did you get your dog from a good breader?

And is it Panko, Italian, or Cornmeal bread?

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I'm more of a sourdough guy myself, but I'm sure dog-bread can be a great accoutrement to perhaps a good liver kibble with a Chateau Vintage 1968 water out of the bowl.

GsPJustin · Post by **GsPJustin** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:32 pm

Benny, you would be surprised how many people go straight for the e-collar's now. Why would you waste all that time getting your dog to do things you ask because it wants to, when in 5 minutes it knows that if it doesn't it gets zapped?

Difference between a dog that will remember its training, and one that will bolt any chance it gets IMO.

One of my pet peeves!

Oh and as far as dog bread goes. Sourdough has my vote!

megschristina · Post by **megschristina** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:41 pm

Yep, my dog is well bread. Yummy.

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