Fun Show Weekend!

We had a fun, if tiring, weekend at the dog shows. Friday we didn't have any of the dogs entered, but I did show Sophie, a Lhasa puppy for our friend MaryAnn. It was Sophie's first show, and she did very well. Saturday I showed RJ and Meg, RJ was WD, BoW, BoB and Best Puppy. Meg was WB and BoS. They each earned a point. RJ got to go to the puppy group and the regular group, he got a Group 1 in the puppy group! He showed well in the regular group, with all the "big dogs". Mr. Darcy was BoS, he had fun showing everyone how beautiful he is!
Sunday Meg and RJ reversed positions, and each earned 2 pts. Meg was best Bred by, so she got to show in the BBE group and was awarded a group 3. She showed well in the regular group, too. I was very proud of them both. It was good practice for the Specialty in San Bernardino this Friday.
Today, Mr. Darcy was shown, BoS again (his competition was a very pretty girl who was Best in Show on Friday and Sunday (haven't heard who won today).
I also showed Sophie again, and she has really improved over the 4 days. Amazing how quickly they get the "show bug".
More later.

A Bit Late!

My son Brian took these pics on New Year's Day. My husband, Creig, daughter, Katie and Brian have gone to the beach at sunrise on New Year's Day for quite a few years now. They have managed to convince others to go with them most years. Brian goes as the photographer, the others go to jump in the water to ring in the New Year. (I stay home in bed and wait for them to bring the donuts back)
This year Katie's boyfriend Kit joined them (his second year?) and Katie and Brian's friends, Cara and Jill were also in attendance. Brian always gets a good sunrise shot, but this year he also got the Blue Moon as it was setting. The water is usually warmer than the air, but they all say the worst part is walking on the cold sand!
They make cocoa when they get back here to drink with their donuts. A Dolge family tradition!

What's on Tap?

Nothing really new to report at Rincon.
We are going to be at the shows in Ventura this Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The weatherman is saying (actually many weathermen and women are saying) that we are supposed to get quite a bit of rain starting sometime today all the way through to next Monday. Saturday and Sunday are the only days designated as partly cloudy with showers. Everything else is rain. We'll see. Our rings are indoors, but poor Oliver is doing Rally and Obedience and those rings are outside. There is one outside breed ring as well, but not for our group's breeds. A week from Friday is the SoCal Cardigan club specialty show, which is in San Bernardino. It's always a fun day, though it will be a small affair this year with only 40 entries!

Happy, Happy!

We had a nice, quiet Christmas with family and the dogs. They all got bully sticks to chew on, Mr. Darcy enjoyed his in a sunny spot in the yard. Not as cold today as it has been, no frost on the surrounding rooftops this morning.

It's Snow Time for Fiona!

Here's a pic of Fiona, (Hermione's daughter, Mr. Darcy's sis) who lives in Connecticut. According to her owner, Barb, she loves the snow. That's a good thing since the weather report is saying they are going to have lots of it for Christmas!

A New Start for Tina

On Saturday, Mom and I took RJ, Meg and Tina Sparkle to Long Beach to the AKC/Eukanuba show. Tina Sparkle went to meet a couple who were interested in her. RJ and Meg went to work in the Cardigan Meet the Breeds booth. Tina met the new people, (Roula and Hugh) and left midday for her new home in Irvine. It's always hard to let them go, especially when they've been family members for years, (4 in Tina's case) but now she'll get to be the one and only, and I'm sure she'll love having all the attention focused solely on her!
Meg and RJ had fun in the Cardi booth, mostly Meg, who sat for countless photos of her "huge ears". RJ enjoys it to a certain extent, but is easily over excited by all the noise, dogs, people and all that is associated with a huge show. It rained most of Saturday, and all the way home, too, coming down very hard in some areas. Our friend, Diane, and her smooth Dachshund, Francis, accompanied us to the show. Francis worked the Dachsie booth which was conveniently just across the aisle from the Cardi booth.
On Sunday we headed down again, (Mom, me, RJ, Meg, Mr. Darcy and Oliver) for the second day of the show. RJ and Meg showed on Sunday. RJ was WD, no competition so no point, and Meg was Reserve. Both showed well so that was good. I had great fun watching our friend Liisa show her Pem, Shelley to Best of Breed (and best of winners and best bred by) from the classes. She looked very pretty, and showed very well. She's only 17 months old, but deserved her win over quite a few specials. Shelley and Mr. Darcy have the same father, Chance. (Ch. Twinan Another Chance for Salvenik). I also got to show a Parson Russell Terrier, Sailor and was very proud of how well he showed for me. He's just a baby, too, only 19 months or so, but we made the cut in a big class of specials so I was quite pleased. His sister, Poppit, was awarded Best Opposite and Best Bred by, which was a real thrill for Debra and Kathy. Sunday's weather was much nicer, so the drive down and back was not nearly as stressful as on Saturday.

A Bad Hair Day!

I hadn't combed Tina Sparkle out for awhile, and noticed today that she had a tuft on her flank. So, I got out the comb and started combing. This is what I got off of her in 10 or so minutes!
It was quite incredible! Amazing how much hair one little dog can have. Maybe tomorrow she'll get a bath, as I have to bathe Meg for the Thursday show. I have some new shampoo samples to try from Isle of Dogs.