Friday, October 12, 2012

7-9 year old bitches

We get to see the Winner's Dog and the Winner's Bitch together. Nice looking animals.  We had great judging and even better entries.  So far, it is a fun national.  Today does seem a bit long to me.  And we have a party by the Fasanos for everyone.
 
Now we get to see the Reserve Winner's Dog and the Reserve Winner's Bitch.  I like the Reserves too, but understand the maturity of the older dogs.  Still, good representitives of the breed.
 
Now, on to the Old Timers.  7-9 bitches.
 
The catalog is all screwed up, so I will try to find out who is who.  I got it figured out with the help of Dave Coleman, and they are right. I read the number wrong. I never was good with number.
 
Hunter is in there with the first bitch.  All the entries showed up with the older bitches.  One didn't make it, but I missed her.  Cappy is talking to Mike Sherman in front of us, and Helen is doing her thing.  The last entry is ready to go with Al Martin, so then the judging begins. These veterans look great. But, I guess if your entry looks bad, you don't bring her.  Who says dog people are stupid?
 
Cappy is getting ready and looks great. I think yesterday was an aberration.   Summer helped me with the spelling.
 
Boy, is there a great swell of disinterest.  A little applause, but not much. 
 
Now they line up and Helen walks over and pulls Al and puts him in third. There they go, and I didn't realize it, but they are out of catalog order, so she must have moved them in the individuals.  Jeff in front, Sean, and Al. Walking, and there go the rest with Hunter. If Hunter walks, you are slow behind him.  She moves Hunter up to third.  She moves Kelly up to fourth, and there they go at a walk, but a little faster. I am not sure that is what she wanted, but it is what she got.  Jeff is doing a fast walk and he and Al are way in front of Hunter.  Long legs count for something. 
 
Helen gives them time to catch up, and she goes over to the group and looks them over.  She looks at Hunter's Bitch and then to the back and says, take them again.  In dog years, this seems like a long time, and there they go at a trot, and Helen looks them over and that is it.
 
First is Shhadyrock's Dancing Doll
Second is Ch Echo-Cham's Shasta Fair
Third is Liebchen's Boogie Wonderland
Fourth is Ch Todorhaus-Chablis Betty Boop RN
 
Now the young/old dogs
 
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