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Your daughter needs to become active in an AKC dog club that offers conformation classes. A specialty club is a club for those who fancy just one breed. An all breed club is a club for fanciers of many different breeds . She should not worry about getting (owning) a "show dog" to handle in order to join a club. Most reputable breeders will not sell a show puppy to a novice unless she is at least involved in the breed and active in a club. She can learn how a dog show works, breed standards, handling, presentation, proper show grooming, judging and so on.Owning a show dog does not mean she will make a great handler. She needs to learn the standard of the breed she fancies before she can learn to handle. There are plenty of "show" club members who would gladly let her work their pups and adults at conformation classes. She is better off learning handling on different dogs in her chosen breed than just handling one single dog anyway. The best advise I can give to her is to join a dog club and get involved with dog people. She will learn from other members. Most handlers never started out owning a perfect show dog.