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summer_jackel) wrote2010-08-30 02:12 pm
summer_jackel) wrote2010-08-30 02:12 pm
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Coba's first show
As of this weekend, Coba is officially a show dog and I'm a show dog handler. A bad one, maybe, or, ok, maybe just a lot green, but we did it and we had fun. Our run in obedience actually wasn't that bad, and Kyn took video so you can all see it. My about turns were too wide and Coba's finishes are sloppy, but these would have probably been qualifying performances had Coba not stood up during the sit-stay (Saturday) and lay down (Sunday). Still, something to work on. Coba had fun (you can see him having a little too much fun bouncing in the first vid) and that is the important part.
In conformation, I just need to learn to handle better before we're even a tiny bit competitive. I got some gentle but useful advice after my first attempt from a very kind lady who turned out later to be the best in show judge being nice to the newbie, (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) so that makes a story.
It was fun. Maybe next time, we will win something. I see the whole enterprise with a great deal of humor and appreciation for its inherent silliness, but somehow that doesn't keep me from being utterly terrified when I'm doing it---which may have more to do with why I am doing it than I originally realized. Regardless, I have a sweet, extremely devoted and very pretty little showdog who likes this, and that's the important thing.
Obedience ring. I'm utterly petrified in this pic, and Coba's not in the right position, but oh well.
Sit-stay, before he lay down...
And conformation class pics. I assure you that Kyn got the best moments.
Coba doesn't like to gait properly on lawn...probably because we've practiced mostly in the house and in the forest floor. Something to work on.
Kyn enjoying the real benefit of having a sheltie that groomed up...he feels just amazing to snuggle with!
In conformation, I just need to learn to handle better before we're even a tiny bit competitive. I got some gentle but useful advice after my first attempt from a very kind lady who turned out later to be the best in show judge being nice to the newbie, (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) so that makes a story.
It was fun. Maybe next time, we will win something. I see the whole enterprise with a great deal of humor and appreciation for its inherent silliness, but somehow that doesn't keep me from being utterly terrified when I'm doing it---which may have more to do with why I am doing it than I originally realized. Regardless, I have a sweet, extremely devoted and very pretty little showdog who likes this, and that's the important thing.
Obedience ring. I'm utterly petrified in this pic, and Coba's not in the right position, but oh well.
Sit-stay, before he lay down...
And conformation class pics. I assure you that Kyn got the best moments.
Coba doesn't like to gait properly on lawn...probably because we've practiced mostly in the house and in the forest floor. Something to work on.
Kyn enjoying the real benefit of having a sheltie that groomed up...he feels just amazing to snuggle with!
