Friday, November 07, 2008

OPEN DOGS

OPEN DOGS
It is early, but still, good to be here. The open dogs were in the ring when I got here, and it is sort of a slow morning. I went to the annual meeting last night, it was great. Everyone was in a good mood, no one was upset, there was no tension and just a good time. That is true of the national so far. More like the Canadian, and seems more relaxed than some past years.
This is a small class, nine in the ring. We have a dog in this hunt, Harley. Paula is probably here, I did see him go around. He is a handsome dog. The only things moving are the double handlers, and from what I have seen so far, it is a quality filled class.
There goes Cade, and he is a great mover.
Now Cappy has finished the individuals and looks over the class. Bobby is filming, and Cappy has another great outfit, a dark pants suit.
She goes to the front, and gives them another look. She says one time, and not too fast. The handlers tell them to back off.

There they go Harley is in third place and he does look good. But, the quality is high. In the first five, I see three I like. She sets the first two aside, I think those re the keepers, Law and Order with Ken Tank and Im The one. Now the next group, (she may have sent the first group aside) I am not sure. These four are good ones too. Not a loser out there. Yes, I am wrong, she hasn’t picked anything. She puts them all together and sends the first five around with The Guz at the end with Jericho, a Calvin son. Nice dog.
They stop and pose, first is Im The One, now Law And Order, etc. Bob Moore just got here. Law and Order should win. She checks Harley’s tail, and it is hanging a bit slack today. I can say that as his breeder. She walks up to Law and Order, and now Shake Your Booty, and she moves the Guz to second, and sends them back. The second group takes a lap.
Cappy walks to them, and looks them over, only four here, and in front is Adolphus, she sends them around again, and there they go. Lots of yelling but no applause so far.
Bob, (the voice of the national) calls for bitches, and she moves the three in front, and now it is back to the first group, with Harley in fourth, it doesn’t look good for Asgard. In front is Im The One, then The Guz, Ken Tank, Grace with Harley, and one more.
They stop, she walks to them and sends them over, the first three, and sets two aside, (Harley and Shake Your Boody). The names alone should get them into the winner’s circle, but not today.
There go the other four, and I do like what I see of Off Shore Racer, but I am not the judge. Actually I like Adolphus too, but Cappy doesn’t.
She sets him aside, and has five to work with, Im The One, then Stoneway, Law And Order, Off Shore Racer, and Cade. She stops them and looks them over, and walks to the back and says something to Cade, and he tells the double handler to back off.My guess is he is trying to calm him down, Cappy takes him down and back and puts Cade in second. It worked. She looks them over. Looks and looks, and tells the two last one stand back.
There go the first three, Cade in front, and then Stoneway, in third for now is Im The One.
She takes them again, and The Guz takes them all slow and easy.
Now ImThe One in front, and I guess they each get a chance to lead. Off they go, and some applause, but it sound half-hearted. I love Harley, and he does look good, but I don’t like the tail either, today.
Cappy lines them all up, five of them and looks them over, standing still and now moves back and looks some more and says something to them, and goes to thefront, and grings them to the ring,and walks in front of the and has them stack for the crowd. She walks t the side and is talking to the audience, but I can’t hear her. First is Deray’ Im The One, second is Cade Of Fran-of Fran Jo, Third is Woodsides CK Jericho Stoneway, and fourth is Kismet’s Law And Order.
Another class to go.