This post is long overdue! I think I said I was going to discuss win photos in part two, but I’m going to do that in part three instead. Gaiting is the most important thing you do when you show dogs, so we might as well get right into it. These tips are specific toContinue reading “Handling Tips Part Two: Gaiting”
Author Archives: Rebecca Cao
2025 Update
Happy Holidays to all of our extended Songbird family! It’s been a while since I updated, as always. I’m going to make it one of my New Year’s Resolutions to be more active on the website and social media in 2026. Our two-year-old is finally starting to be a bit more independent, thank god! ThereContinue reading “2025 Update”
2024: A Turning Point
I haven’t blogged in a very long time, and I’m always saying that, and I feel badly about it! I had planned to do a series of posts on handling tips, which I will get back to at some point. This past year has been a huge challenge for me personally, since we welcomed aContinue reading “2024: A Turning Point”
Handling Tips Part One: Stacking
Disclaimer: most of these tips are specific to Siberians, although they apply to a lot of other breeds as well. So I am far from the best handler in the world, but I am always striving to improve, and I’m pretty good at observing and imitating others, so I thought I’d share some of myContinue reading “Handling Tips Part One: Stacking”
Adventures In Choosing Stud Dogs
I’m a planner, and I like to have my breedings planned out as far in advance as possible. Of course, most planned breedings don’t work out, as I typically change my mind about 1000 times. Sometimes, though, I just know from the start — I picked Valley for Serena when she was 3 months oldContinue reading “Adventures In Choosing Stud Dogs”