The Champion

Show season is upon us again. At times it gets very, very difficult to not take the judges evaluations personally. Showing a dog is a bit like showing a piece of yourself. You put it out there to be judged, sometimes favorably, sometimes not. While one judge might think you have the next World Winner in the making, the other may suggest that this dog is too flawed to continue showing. It's a game of preferences, since no dog is perfect.

Taken from the blog: "The long and short of it all," illustrated by Sheila Dolan

That being said we will likely not be showing as much this year in order to save up a bit of money and give Baxter a bit more time to mature. Never fear, we won't be short on activities. Baxter and Simon are attending a tracking class this spring to learn the rules of tracking in Sweden and to practice. We are planning to work towards tracking championships with both of the dogs this year as well as learn more about the den tests in Sweden. Much more to come, I'm sure.