I don't understand conformation...

DiamondPuppy0809 · March 2012

I have an import Chihuahua that's 23.5 cm and 8.89 kg. It won 1st place in conformation but the Chihuahua "average" on VP is 23 cm (so she wasn't far off) and 4 kg (she was way off!). Is this right? Does conformation judge on the stats or something? Or should it be judging upon average height and build? Just wondering. I thought I understood VP conformation. xD This is the dog. <a href="http://virtualpups.com/index.php?r=dog/view&id=45139"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://virtualpups.com/index.php?r=dog/view&id=45139</a>;

Troglin · March 2012

They judge on the stats mainly, I believe. The event guide doesn't even mention the height and build, though I don't know how correct the guide is. As long as the stars match the breed standard fairly well, you should be golden.

DiamondPuppy0809 · March 2012

Oh. Okay, thanks. xD I guess I just assumed the height and build would be a part of it.

Minx · March 2012

sooo basically you have a short fat chi ;D

DiamondPuppy0809 · March 2012

VampireVenom wrote:

sooo basically you have a short fat chi ;D

xDD It looks that way!

DiamondPuppy0809 · March 2012

Anastasia wrote:

They judge on the stats mainly, I believe. The event guide doesn't even mention the height and build, though I don't know how correct the guide is. As long as the stars match the breed standard fairly well, you should be golden.

I ran my own conformation events and had this happen to one of my dogs: "carlie is smaller than that of its breed(-7.6247)" Does this mean the dog's height or build matters? xD So confused.

^Oriyana^ · March 2012

I think that confo takes all the breed standards into account. So the dog that matches the most will win. My chart is upstairs and I'm too lazy to go get it, but I *think* discipline, showmanship, and handling skills may also affect the outcome.

DiamondPuppy0809 · March 2012

Oh, thank you Oriyana.

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I don't understand conformation...

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