Jaydon and I took Bentley to his first dog show today. It was actually a fun match, just for practice. We had a good time, even though it was in Austin so we had to do a little driving. His judge was the same instructor we have here in our ring training class, so that was good but also a little scary since it was like having a test of what we learned.
Bentley was the only long haired dachshund so he came home with a first place ribbon and a best of variety ribbon (easy when you have no competition). He was spooked by a barking dog the first time and then he refused to walk, so I had to coax him with a treat. But by the end he was doing good and relaxing. The judge/instructor suggested taking him to some of the big shows and just letting him get used to the noise. Here are a few pictures:
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| What a handsome guy! |
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| Bentley gets judged! |
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| This is a little blurry. Jaydon made the picture from a distance and I cropped it. But it shows him waiting for the best of group judging. |
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