Friday, September 30, 2011

Winner's Dog

Bob has them line up so we can see the class winners. Bob says he is very proud of this group, and he is right. What a fantastic group of dogs, all top quality.
 
There they go with Kent in front then American Bred, JR Bred By Mike, another and too many people in the way for me to see. Bob is givine everyone a good look and wants to see the first five, and off they go.
 
Asgard's Icon is in there and it is the second four, not the first five.  He has them step back and now the first five starting with Winner's dog.  He walks over and I can't see what is going on, since everyone is lined in front of me. Now I see he is looking them over, and talking to the handlers, and they are staring at Bob trying to five the evil eye.  I can see him looking and he moves two up, ONE IS ICON.  The other dog is Jordon from the the 15 to 18 dog, and he pulls Lenny with the dog and we can't tell, but I think the 9-12 dog.
 
It is between the three. There goes Ken and the American Bred, and Mike. Maybe they are in there too. I can't tell. Lots of noise and excitement. Bob wants the other group and there go the three.  You don't want to stand still, you could get hurt out there.  Now Kent and the crowd likes that and Bob says to drop the lead and stops him, and now the next one, the American Bred, and boy does the crowd go crazy for him. I like him too.  Now Asgard's Icon, what can I say?
 
Not so much cheers for the rest of them and there goes Icon again. I don't think Bob was impressed.  Lenny, and not much from the crowd.  Kent with Promise Keeper and the other one in Turmeric.  I like them both, the crowd loves Turmeric.  Bob looks the two over and wants them each down and back.  I think he is getting tuff on coming and going.
 
It is quiet again.  Two more, Icon next to last and he is clean as I can see.  And only one more to go. Bob gives them all a good look, and he would be hard pressed to go wrong. What a nice group of dogs.   He tells everyone to stand up and step back and goes down the line.  And gives us all a thumbs up, and is laughing.  He tells most of them to relax, and the last three go away, including Icon.
 
He takes the front three.  There they go as a group, Kent American Breed and Mike.  Turmeric in front and the crowd is crazy, and Bob isn't done yet.  He puts Mike in front so they all get a shot.
 
It has to be about over, and Bob walks t them and says STAY to us all. He walks around each dog and looks at each one down the head.  And he smiles as the handlers try to push him. He now looks at them from behind and puts Kent back in front and Am Bred in Second It looks Like it and YES, WINNER'S DOG IS PROMISE KEEPER.
 
In comes the second Open Dog and I think the Am Bred will get it, but only Bob knows.  Bob takes him down and back just to be sure. Diane brings him back in.  Bob goes to the middle and says take them around.  There they go and he looks at them and walks very decissivly and looks and YES it is Turmeric.
 
Evan L. Ginsburg
Asgard German Shepherds 
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