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From Lizzie's first Best of Breed win as a special.


No, I don't plan to special her much. I like Lizzard a lot, but she's not flashy and her topline will never be her strong point...two qualities that would hurt her a lot under all-rounders. But when I feel like getting out of the house and going to a dog show, then I will be proud to take my plain little black girl into the ring for fun. :o)

And we're training in agility! I honestly wasn't sure how my "couch tater" would take to agility, but so far she seems to be having a lot of fun. She's SUCH a good listener and while I seriously doubt she'll ever be blazingly fast without a personality transplant, I'm hoping for steady and reliable. She's also smart! Just not driven except by wanting to please me. On a good note, however, I am fairly confident that she'll be able to measure under 11" and therefore be able to run in the 8" class. Yay! Funny considering that I thought she would be oversized at one point, but she really has matured to be of average size...32-33 pounds and right on the nose at 11" tall.

Sky Watch Friday

Taken from my plane (duh) with my iPhone while coming in to the Charlotte NC area for landing.

Now we get to see diplomacy skills...

So, Peru has offered the Obamas a 4-month old Peruvian Hairless Dog for the "First Pet". Here's a picture of little "Ears", who would be named Machu Picchu if accepted:

Day 4

BIG CONGRATS to Heidi for her first bred-by champion, Ch Regent Midnight Rush! Hopefully someday I will join those ranks. ;-)

Lizzard was BOB again today, and thankfully we were the first group to be judged so Heidi could stay and cheer/take photos! Here are a few from the ring.

Day 3

No post yesterday, as Lizzie was BOS and Heidi posted all of her good news. :o)

Today, Lizzie was BOB again (although she's the only special now). Nothing in group...she wouldn't give ears to the judge on the down & back, so I'm sure that didn't help. It was very crowded ringside and someone was dragging crates or chairs, I'm not sure which, right by the gate where the judge was. In true Lizzie fashion she wasn't spooked by it or anything, but she was keeping an eye...errr, an ear, on the situation. LOL

Charlie went with me today, so that was fun. It's so nice that now she's getting old enough to take to shows and it's not a burden/stressful situation for me. I think she had fun, although the highlight for her was probably the lollipop I let her have so she'd sit still while I was in the group ring. :D

Local shows

I love local shows. I can drive home and sit at home waiting until the time for groups, instead of having to sit around the dog show site. :o) Dave likes local shows because I can (and will) take Charlie with me.

Good news from this morning is that Lizzie won Best of Breed over 2 multiple group placing specials. I thought the judge was going to kill us, she took that long to decide. We go back for groups in a couple of hours...keep your fingers crossed! It's not a large show, so you never know.

Heidi will probably post too but she was WD/BOW with Rusharoo. He needs to win every day this weekend (4 days) to finish, because we only have a single point each day and he needs 4 singles! LOL So everyone pull for Rush. ;-)


eta: Well, no such luck. I hate it when the judge doesn't even make a cut, either...she just pulled out her 4 picks and that was it. The vallhund got a group 2 though! I have no idea who it was, but nice dog.