[JoshDeMott2010]

leave info. on rat shows. plz tell me all about them ppl : ) ??? thanks soo much -Josh

 

[lilspaz68]

leave info. on rat shows. plz tell me all about them ppl : ) ??? thanks soo much -Josh

You need to google that one. A very highly acclaimed show is NIRO.
What do you want to know anyways? info on rat shows is a bit vague. :roll:

Do you want to know what happens, before and after, health checks, the actual classes, how rats are shown, what?

 

[DonnaK]

way2kewl4u_92, please be more specific with your postings! Kthx!

 

[JoshDeMott2010]

okay I would like to know about what happens at rat shows. The whole breakdown of the show.. plz im juss curious im gonna train a few of my young rats for agility, tricks, and obedience i need to kno of rat shows (what happens every show. different things u can do at them. how u place everything etc. plz leave some info that u kno ty -Josh

 

[Forensic]

Quite honestly, Josh, as much as I'd love to help you, I can't read half of what you're written there.

 

[lilspaz68]

Umm..there are no trick, agility or anything like that classes...sorry.

There are the pet classes with different things like most laid back etc., but no trick classes. And there are the actual classes like best self dumbo buck or standard ear marked doe, etc...up to Best in Show, but thats the serious stuff.

 

[DonnaK]

I think what he's trying to work out is what he needs to do to prepare his rats for a show, what to expect when he gets to a show and which shows he should consider going to. Is that right, Josh?

 

[DonnaK]

Here might be a good place to start looking, Josh - http://www.nfrs.org/shows_faq.html

 

[JoshDeMott2010]

I think what he's trying to work out is what he needs to do to prepare his rats for a show, what to expect when he gets to a show and which shows he should consider going to. Is that right, Josh?

Yea id say ur about right... Since it is an option for rat owners/lovers i would like to be aware of rat shows. How to prepare. wut classes there are. whats needed. etc. (etc means all the other classes and wut happens at the shows.)

 

[DonnaK]

Yea id say ur about right... Since it is an option for rat owners/lovers i would like to be aware of rat shows. How to prepare. wut classes there are. whats needed. etc. (etc means all the other classes and wut happens at the shows.)

Well, I think there's a good bit of info in that link for you to get started with.

 

[renay]

...how in the heck do you get into showing rats anyway lol? OI i'm confused lol :?

 

[Hippy]

It wont hurt to find a show that will be near you and to watch and observe, ect.

 

[JoshDeMott2010]

I read that site its very helpful thanks.. i now kno about a usual normal show. kno of any sites that involve shows in the united states. Illinois area?

 

[DonnaK]

...how in the heck do you get into showing rats anyway lol? OI i'm confused lol :?

There's a good bit about the hows and whys, here, on the National Fancy Rat Society's website. That was the first link I clicked from Googling... there are plenty more that might be more specific to where other countries.

 

[renay]

yeah i don't think its very popular where i am for some reason... maybe its because im the only one in my area who owns rats lol. thats actually untrue as of a few days ago my bf's cousin fell in love with my girls and got her own rat, she made the mistake of getting one, and of getting it from a petstore, but i'm putting her on the right track haha.

 

[DonnaK]

she made the mistake of getting one, and of getting it from a petstore, but i'm putting her on the right track haha.

Good for you! You'll give her GGMR in no time :lol:

 

[Poppyseed]

I read that site its very helpful thanks.. i now kno about a usual normal show. kno of any sites that involve shows in the united states. Illinois area???

As far as I know NIRO is in Chicago, IL and I soo want to go next year (not bringing my rats though)

 

[DonnaK]

I read that site its very helpful thanks.. i now kno about a usual normal show. kno of any sites that involve shows in the united states. Illinois area?

Oops! Sorry, I didn't realise that wasn't a US site. Like Poppyseed says, NIRO seems to be the main one, in Illinois.