Caitlyn's second puppy match

It's been a little longer than we wanted to post this but we've been pretty busy. This past Friday night, Caitlyn and I were in another Puppy Match. This time we were in Columbus, OH for a Match sponsored by the Mid Ohio Handlers Association, . Also at this event were our friends from Cincinnati, Joanna and her little guy, Schubert. Schubert is an OES who is a month younger than Caitlyn. They’re really good friends too. So below are photos that were taken by our good friend Nita on Friday night.

In this first photo, Caitlyn is hiding behind me after pooping on the floor as I walked back to get clean-up supplies. Nita thought this was funny enough to take a photo of it.

The second photo is of me giving Caitlyn a pep talk prior to going into the ring. She actually appears to be listening. Sadly I found out later that she wasn’t…

The third photo is what we call ‘stacking’. This is where we try to get the dog to stand still in the breed’s desired pose so the judge can see certain points of the dog. She was doing really well up until this point.

This is where Caitlyn decided that she'd had enough being a good girl. Each photo after this, things went further south.

The last couple a bit fuzzy as she was laughing at Caitlyn’s antics.
In the last photo, you can see where she actually got my arm and drew blood. It was more funny than painful.

Even after Caitlyn's shenanigans, she still won a ribbon for First in Class. This makes her two for two in Puppy matches. She turns 6 months this Saturday which makes her eligible to show in real shows for points. We probably won't make a bid for those point just yet as someone needs a little more 'ring time'.

This is Joanna and her Schubert... They ended up winning the First in Class and Best in Breed ribbon and advanced to the Group class where they placed a respectable Third in Group which earned them their THIRD ribbon for the night! Not bad for a girl who had to be talked into going to the show to begin with!