But, there are some things in showdog basic users don't understand. So this page is one to teach you one of the most difficult aspects of showdog; how to finish a dog.

• First of all, before you start showing your dog, you need to session him or her. Now, you probebly have no clue what sessioning is and why it is important. Well, here is a diagram showing you all you need to do.

  First, go to your kennel administration page (by clicking "My Kennel). Then, click on the dog that you want to session. Scroll down until you see a table that looks like this:

  

  Then simply click the 'all three' button located under Train | Excercize | Groom, and your dogs numbers will automaticlly go up. NOTE: Once you get closer to getting all dark blues, then it will take more time to change the numbers. DON'T WORRY. There is nothing wrong with the dog, it just takes a little bit of a longer time as you get higher.

  You are not done sessioning until the numbers look like this:

  

• Second, when your dog is fully sessioned and ready to show, you need to learn how to enter him/her in shows.

  To enter your dog in shows, simply go to your kennel administration page (by clicking "My Kennel). Then, click on the dog that you want to enter in shows, and scroll down until you see the table that looks like this (the same one you used to session the dog}.

  

  This time, click 'enter in shows'. You will come to a page with a bunch of shows listed under the date that they will be held, that looks like this:

  

  You see how some shows have "All" under "Breeds" and some shows have "Pomeranian"? (if you are showing a diffrent breed, then the breed you are showing will come up instead of "Pomeranian"). Well, your dog can only paricipate in one "All" breed show per day. But, you can enter your dog in one "All" breed show and one "Pomeranian" show, but no more then that (again, pomeranian is just an example. The breed of the dog that you are entering in shows will automaticlly show up).

  After checking in the shows that you want to enter (remember, only one All Breed show a day!), then scroll down and click submit, and you will be led to a page that looks like this:

  

  Which leads us to our next topic...

• Choosing a handler. Choosing a handler for your dog is absolutely NOT an option if you ever want to finish her/him properly. Here is how...

  Lets start off where we left off. You are at this page:

  

  Simply click the button that says "Choose Handler", and it will bring you to this page:

  

  Do you see the handlers that are outlined in blue on this picture? Those are the handlers that you automaticlly want to choose. If they are not there (which means they are already taken), then choose the ones in red, which are also good handlers.

  DO NOT RANDOMLY SELECT HANDLERS!!!

• Now for stuff that isn't quite as hard: Rations.

  This is a very simple aspect of showing. You cannot session condition, it comes with your dog being on a quality ration. As soon as a dog enteres your kennel, go to its profile, scroll down to this table:

  

  Click "Change Ration", and it will lead to this table.

  

  Then, click on "Super Duper Adult Formula"- If it is 15+ days old. If it is under 15 days old, then put it on "Super Duper Puppy Formula". Be SURE to change its ration to "Super Duper Adult Formula" when it turns 15 days old.