Oops, a bit longer since I’ve last posted than I intended! I’ve been meaning to start writing for a couple of weeks, but everytime I go to start something happens that distracts me!

So, 26th April – WELKS. I really enjoyed it, though there was someone I wanted to talk to and I was trying to pluck up courage all day…finally managed it just before we left and then didn’t have time to ask them what I wanted to! I was so irritated with myself, I probably won’t be seeing them for almost a year now so I still am.

As for results….Tosca got a 2nd in Minor Puppy, Mac and Jason were chucked, Sam won Junior Dog (seriously, you’ll have to pick me up off the floor the day that dog gets anything other than 1st or 2nd!) and Solei got a 4th in Limit Dog! It was a strong class and his first time in Limit (moved up from Post Graduate) so to get in the cards was brilliant! Morris won Limit so that was great as well.

Solei has got people talking now…people are coming up and making comments about him and so many people have said (not to me) he should be doing better than he is, and after we were placed M (who owns Morris) said two diferent champ show judges (ie the highest judging level) commented on Solei’s movement, and S was watching ringside with another champ show judge who said she thought Solei should have been 2nd or 3rd. It would be amazing if he can have a good year 🙂 I don’t like to hope but (touch wood!) signs are good!

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Then last weekend we were at South Western Toy Dog Club. Seven dogs – Topsy, Winston, Sam, Mac, Solei, Storm and Jason – and I showed Winston, Solei and Storm. Winston won his class and Best Puppy Dog (but he was the only one 😆 ), Sam won his class but again the only one. Solei got a 2nd in Post Grad and Mac 3rd, Jason won Open and Storm 2nd. Topsy 2nd in Novice and then Jason got Best of Breed….then Winston got a 2nd in AV Minor Puppy and Topsy won AV Puppy. Jason made the cut in the group/BIS (toy breeds only so the same thing) but nada. The judge really liked Solei 🙂 Kept looking at him in the class and then came up afterwards and said she really wanted to give him the class. Always perplexes me when judges say that – makes you think so why didn’t you!

SWTDC was the first show I “showed” (if you can call it that!) at a year ago so it’ll always be special. It’s also my blue show I think…when I showed there last year I got a 2nd with Toola. This year I got a 1st with Winston when I couldn’t have got anything else, then 2nds with Solei, Winston and Storm (all with more than 2 in the class)! Funny how some shows seem to be lucky, unlucky or always plentiful of a certain placing.

That’s about it I think!