Scout's First Fun Match

hotel4dogs said:

and WHERE are those pictures???????
Sounds like a great day!

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Well, I went to the fun match by myself so no pics of that, but I'll load my grooming ventures tomorrow. She will look better tomorrow, as I learned today how to trim her tail. Since she hasn't much fur, I didn't think I needed to worry about it right now--except the fact that the hair is so long on the tip that her tail looks like it touches the floor. Ooops.

We have a fun match on Tuesday, last time he took best adult in show but Laura (PG) says that's the kiss of death for your show career, LOL

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Funny you should say that, there were some people taking the Best Adult in Match very seriously. I mean, they were upset that the judge gave them second and didn't look their dog over in the ring. The judge was like, 'Well, I've already seen all of them.' But then, I dunno, she didn't look the pups over very well for sporting group puppy and she hadn't seen them before. Ah well, it was just a match and the one tomorrow is supposed to be a big deal because there will be real judges there and it will be bigger. Today pulled only 20 entries...

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Kinda random, but for our show in October I did pull the entries for goldens for the last two years and it has been really small 1-pointers so I assumed that it would be the same (not that it matters, I am showing a puppy for experience). I met a golden lady today who thinks there will be tons of goldens here this year though because the # of dogs/bitches you need to beat just went down this year so she thinks a ton of people will be coming out to try and get that easier points (easier as you don't have to beat as many dogs here as you do most places).

Well, today was good as long as I keep things in perspective--after all, I have a very young dog She was the only one her age but we did go against two other pups for best puppy without any luck. They were both older than her though, and I was just happy that she gaited so nicely around the ring for me. We have to get some help from strangers with the examination though--she can't help but give the judge kisses and wiggle around. She's a BIG flirt with people, and it is only worse when someone thinks she is cute and makes kissy noises at her.

The coolest part was meeting some golden people-one had another River granddaughter. I was also offered help with grooming and getting ready for the October show--yay!

Now for the big mistake :no: We are training for competitive obedience and she is doing very nicely, but her heeling is not up to snuff (everything else is pretty good). I read in the premium that it was a Sanction C match so you would bring toys and treats in the ring and tell the judge what you wanted to do--they don't even score you unless you ask. Uhh, no they had us do everything but on leash (we had treats). She was tired too....yeah, I think enough said.

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Here are my grooming pictures:



This is what she normally looks like, lol. As you can see the tail looks like it goes on forever and touches the ground...



And if left to its own devices on drying, it dries with flips all over the place.



With a little paitence I was able to get it to lay flat, thought the waves are not gone yet. Next time...next time...



It is not a very flattering picture, but you can see her newly trimmed tail and how it no longer drags along the floor.



But really, right now there isn't a whole lot of hair so I can learn as she grows!