One of the reasons I was able to Summer, is that she didn't want to show. She particularly didn't like getting ready to show. She really frustrated her owner at the time.
Surprisingly enough, a lot of people spend a lot of energy grooming beagles for the show ring. I haven't ever gone as far as some, but. have shaved her chest, blended that into her coat, and shaped her tail. I do like the way she looks blow dried and have done that too. She has a massive cow lick on the back of her shoulders that needs to be kept trimmed or she looks like she has a bad front.
Unfortunately at the first show, it took 3 of us to hold her down and get her ready for the ring. This was in December, by May, I could take her to a show, put her on the table and get her ready by myself.
How, its taken lots of time working on her on a table in the back yard. I have spent a lot of time just giving her treats on the table, grooming her, starting with brushing and giving treats for that. She does like to be told she is pretty, so I do a lot of that while I am working with her.
Her nails are still hard, and it works best if I can wedge her into a chair so she can't squirm. Beagles don't particularly like to have their nails done -- whenever my vet asks his vet tech to do it, he says he doesn't want to but does it anyway. His vet tech is very good with beagles most of the time, so I blame the beagles, not the tech.
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