Thought you all might enjoy seeing Patriot's show picture from the Longview/Kelso show where he went Winners Dog for one point. The judge is William Bergum; he was handled by our good friend, Suzanne Horvath.
by Callea Photo
by Callea Photo
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Wow - What A Long Day!
Happy 8th Birthday, Hannah and 28th Birthday, Brianna!!
Trail's End Vizsla Club of Oregon's Sweepstakes and Specialty Show in Eugene, Oregon ~ September 5, 2009
We started out the day at 10am with Sweepstakes. Patriot, Paloma and Loki were all entered, this being Loki's debut in the show ring. The boys went in together - they looked nice going around the ring and Steve did a wonderful job handling Loki. Loki did a wonderful job listening to Steve! Suzanne wasn't able to handle Patriot in Sweepstakes so Karen handled him foe me. It was close but Loki was awarded first and Patriot second. Paloma was in all by herself and was awarded first for her age group. Steve and I took the pups back in for Best Puppy in Sweeps - I couldn't believe it when I had to go in behind Steve. Well, not Steve, but Loki! The mere sight of me tends to put him over the edge with excitement and I didn't want to ruin it for them. As it turned out, Loki was more interested in what Steve had to offer and my presence didn't faze him. Paloma was moved up next to Mojo for the last go round the ring. Mojo was awarded Best Puppy and the handler behind us took Best Opposite with her puppy bitch. We didn't win but it was nice to be noticed!
Regular Class - Emerald Classic Cluster: Patriot and Loki were in the ring together once again with Suzanne handling Patriot. Again it was really close and each handler had to work for their placement. This time Patriot was awarded a blue rosette and Loki the red. Patriot went back in for Winner's Dog but did not place. Paloma went in with Leah (Valley Hunter breeding); Paloma took second to Leah as she has in every show they've been in together since Canby. With this portion of the show over, Steve and Loki went in search of the dog park to play and get muddy in as it had been raining all morning. The pups went to the car for a nice rest while Karen, Suzanne, Nancy, Kathy and I hit Applebee's for lunch. We returned to the fairgrounds around 3pm to begin preparation for Specialty.
Specialty - Patriot and Loki were in together once again under Breeder Judge Evelyn Hilbert. This time Loki went over Patriot. Steve and Loki went back in for Winner's Dog but did not place. Paloma was in by herself and won a jar of treats and a blue rosette. Paloma went back in for Winner's Bitch but did not place. Those honors went to both entries from the 6 - 9 month class. With all three shows now complete, the pups went to the car for a nice rest while I helped clean up and finish the Silent Auction for the club.
The only casualty for the whole day was the brand new crate I bought to take to the Puget Sound Specialty last month. I had taken Paloma out to work with her and Patriot didn't like that I didn't take him, too. He grabbed the mesh doorway and tore it with his teeth - ripped a nice "L" shaped hole in it and I called him a ****head! I think I will send his owner an invoice for repairs. Just kidding, Bree! The crate is now with Rhonda who will repair it for me. On the brighter side, I won the crate offered in the Northwest Vizsla Rescue Alliance, Inc, raffle!! That is so cool! Now, Paloma has a new crate!
We left Eugene at 9:30pm. The ride home was nice, the pups were asleep, the weather had cleared and there was no rain the entire way home. Traffic was light and after dropping Karen off at home, I walked in the door at 11:30pm.
It was a very long day for all of us but it was nice to see people we only see once a year and a good chance to get together with those we see more often. All in all, a very good day for the Catch A Fire family! Now, if I could just hear how Jasper did on his first dove hunt of the season, all will be perfect!
Take care and enjoy the rest of this year's Labor Day Weekend.
Trail's End Vizsla Club of Oregon's Sweepstakes and Specialty Show in Eugene, Oregon ~ September 5, 2009
We started out the day at 10am with Sweepstakes. Patriot, Paloma and Loki were all entered, this being Loki's debut in the show ring. The boys went in together - they looked nice going around the ring and Steve did a wonderful job handling Loki. Loki did a wonderful job listening to Steve! Suzanne wasn't able to handle Patriot in Sweepstakes so Karen handled him foe me. It was close but Loki was awarded first and Patriot second. Paloma was in all by herself and was awarded first for her age group. Steve and I took the pups back in for Best Puppy in Sweeps - I couldn't believe it when I had to go in behind Steve. Well, not Steve, but Loki! The mere sight of me tends to put him over the edge with excitement and I didn't want to ruin it for them. As it turned out, Loki was more interested in what Steve had to offer and my presence didn't faze him. Paloma was moved up next to Mojo for the last go round the ring. Mojo was awarded Best Puppy and the handler behind us took Best Opposite with her puppy bitch. We didn't win but it was nice to be noticed!
Regular Class - Emerald Classic Cluster: Patriot and Loki were in the ring together once again with Suzanne handling Patriot. Again it was really close and each handler had to work for their placement. This time Patriot was awarded a blue rosette and Loki the red. Patriot went back in for Winner's Dog but did not place. Paloma went in with Leah (Valley Hunter breeding); Paloma took second to Leah as she has in every show they've been in together since Canby. With this portion of the show over, Steve and Loki went in search of the dog park to play and get muddy in as it had been raining all morning. The pups went to the car for a nice rest while Karen, Suzanne, Nancy, Kathy and I hit Applebee's for lunch. We returned to the fairgrounds around 3pm to begin preparation for Specialty.
Specialty - Patriot and Loki were in together once again under Breeder Judge Evelyn Hilbert. This time Loki went over Patriot. Steve and Loki went back in for Winner's Dog but did not place. Paloma was in by herself and won a jar of treats and a blue rosette. Paloma went back in for Winner's Bitch but did not place. Those honors went to both entries from the 6 - 9 month class. With all three shows now complete, the pups went to the car for a nice rest while I helped clean up and finish the Silent Auction for the club.
The only casualty for the whole day was the brand new crate I bought to take to the Puget Sound Specialty last month. I had taken Paloma out to work with her and Patriot didn't like that I didn't take him, too. He grabbed the mesh doorway and tore it with his teeth - ripped a nice "L" shaped hole in it and I called him a ****head! I think I will send his owner an invoice for repairs. Just kidding, Bree! The crate is now with Rhonda who will repair it for me. On the brighter side, I won the crate offered in the Northwest Vizsla Rescue Alliance, Inc, raffle!! That is so cool! Now, Paloma has a new crate!
We left Eugene at 9:30pm. The ride home was nice, the pups were asleep, the weather had cleared and there was no rain the entire way home. Traffic was light and after dropping Karen off at home, I walked in the door at 11:30pm.
It was a very long day for all of us but it was nice to see people we only see once a year and a good chance to get together with those we see more often. All in all, a very good day for the Catch A Fire family! Now, if I could just hear how Jasper did on his first dove hunt of the season, all will be perfect!
Take care and enjoy the rest of this year's Labor Day Weekend.
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