It does relate to the heart in a wierd sort of way.... lol
It does relate to the heart in a wierd sort of way.... lol
Hello Ev & Jean,
Wow! 25 years? We haven?t bred our dog yet. He?s only 18 months old... I don?t know how old they?re supposed to be. My sister also has a ?blue? standard poodle. We thought we?d have one liter with her dog before we ?fix? him. I?m not into being in the puppy business either. We got him for a pet only, but my daughter is in 4-H and decided she wanted to make him one of her projects.
So I started them in dog training classes along with the 4-H dog training. They both really enjoyed it, so it kind of took off from there.
She does show him in obedience, showmanship and breed. It?s amazing how well they do together. She can dress him in clothes, roll around the house, rough housing with him, but when they go in the ring somehow he know?s its business. He really acts like he enjoys it as much as Sara does. Sara is nine years old. She?s only shown him in two AKC shows, the county fair and four 4-H dog shows. In every show they have got 1st, 2nd or 3rd in each event. Even in the AKC shows! .. most of the people showing dogs in the AKC shows were old enough to be her grandparents! I do have to admit... she was showing him in novice, but she still had a lot of competition and with people much more experienced than herself or her dog. Do I sound like a proud mom? lol She has really put the time into making it successful.
The farthest we?ve ever traveled with him for a show is 5 hours in the car. We don?t put him in a carrier.. he just gets the back of the Explorer to himself.
At the shows Sara just walks him around with her. We?re pretty new at the whole thing. I?d never even been to a dog show until she was in one!
Jean, a lady at the first AKC show told her the same thing, and she really wants to start agility. But I can?t find an agility trainer in our area. I doubt if we ever get into really traveling all over the place with him. But I think she will keep showing him in the AKC shows, county fair and 4-H shows in our area.
Hey, is it ceramic tile? We put ceramic tile all the way through the living room, kitchen, dining room and bathrooms. I love it! We put a different color of tile in a neat design under the stove, it really looks cool.
Rain