Rip and I showed in conformation today for the very first time.
The morning went something like this:
4:45 am - curse at alarm
5:00 am - leash up 3 dogs and take them for a walk
5:30 am - shower, do hair & makeup, drink a TheraFlu sinus (I've had a cold for more than a week)
6:10 am - on the road - first stop: Starbucks
7:30 am - finished grooming dog
8:00 am - loitering outside the ring I'll show in
8:30 am - in the ring - our class was first in
So how did we do? Well, we didn't embarrass ourselves. Rip was a nice boy in the ring, and only tried to accost the judge once. Apparently the judge looked very lick-able. And Rip was really a good boy overall - he seemed to take everything in stride. The show grounds were really noisy, and a few times he got the "what was that!?!" look when there was a new noise. But he settled right back down and was quickly wagging his tail again. This bodes well for his future performance career.
I also got to meet lots of Cardi people - which is always fun!
Here are a couple pics from the day. Sorry about the quality - I brought our old camera and the building was quite dark... But thanks to Cathy for taking the photos!
The morning went something like this:
4:45 am - curse at alarm
5:00 am - leash up 3 dogs and take them for a walk
5:30 am - shower, do hair & makeup, drink a TheraFlu sinus (I've had a cold for more than a week)
6:10 am - on the road - first stop: Starbucks
7:30 am - finished grooming dog
8:00 am - loitering outside the ring I'll show in
8:30 am - in the ring - our class was first in
So how did we do? Well, we didn't embarrass ourselves. Rip was a nice boy in the ring, and only tried to accost the judge once. Apparently the judge looked very lick-able. And Rip was really a good boy overall - he seemed to take everything in stride. The show grounds were really noisy, and a few times he got the "what was that!?!" look when there was a new noise. But he settled right back down and was quickly wagging his tail again. This bodes well for his future performance career.
I also got to meet lots of Cardi people - which is always fun!
Here are a couple pics from the day. Sorry about the quality - I brought our old camera and the building was quite dark... But thanks to Cathy for taking the photos!
Look, mom - I can stand nicely
Oh, here comes the judge.
Can I try to lick him again? I missed him when I was on the table...
surviving and letting him have a good time is the entire point right now. Good job to kiddo and you!
ReplyDeleteGood for both of you. If he's happy, then you're happy. See you in about a week.
ReplyDeleteSome judges like to be kissed.
ReplyDeleteProud of you guys. See you soon!
Judges are definitely kissable! Good job, Rip!
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