Victorville Rally Competition with Buddy

[GBK]

California was fun last weekend :) Nancy and her family came out on Sunday to watch all the dogs and stayed long enough to see Buddy and I compete. Wish you would have been there Saturday, we did so much better :o
Nancy sent me the pictures that are attached!

Saturday was so great, we ended up with a 96 score and first place with a big blue rosette to add to our collection of mounting ribbons. There was a lady with a beautiful gray standard poodle that came in second and she sheepishly asked if we were competing the next day too. She actually advanced up to the next level, but she sure shouldn't have worried about Sunday becuase we did NOT do our best. It got really windy, and I think Buddy was tired and definitely distracted by all the blowing debris. We squeeked by with a 71 score, with 70 being the lowest qualifying score you can get, but we were the only one in the Advanced A class and ended up with another first place rosette. I could tell early on that I just did not have his attention that day, but I did work hard, and we did finish up our title! Buddy now will have a RA after his name YEAAAH.

No Jump Today Mom!

Heel

Finish

Come Front

[Eva]

Hi Gina, Way to go, congrats to you and buddy. Where and when this weekend to see Kona compete, I'd love to watch. I hope it's not saturday, otherwise I may have to be sick to work and I'd much rather see dogs that women's you know what!!!!
Mali's cut turned out nice with a few excecptions that she'll get right next time. She shaved her chest real close to seeing the skin along with her belly. She ended up having a more poodle tail in that she gave it that 5inch shave from the base out, so it's not full. I'll post some pic's and see. But she was nice and did everything else really good. I'll go back again. Under my therapy mistakes there are some pic's in there. I'm beat and will have to get to it on Thursday when I'm off. My schedule tomorrow sucks and it will be a long hard day. Talk to you soon, Eva

[GBK]

Thanks Janie and Hannah, I do like it when his hair is a little longer :) He goes in for a summer cut on the 10th, so I will be taking lot's of fluffy pictures this weekend LOL Poor Kona got shorn already, you'll see.
We have another competion not this weekend but next here in town, only Kona is competing. I hope to finish her Novice and get a leg in the Advanced level. Since Buddy moved up to Excellent, we will need some more practice :o Backing up should be a fun one to teach!

[Janie]

Buddy looks really good!

[HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08]

Hi Gina,
Wow, Buddy looks fantastic, Congratulations to you both. Buddy looks so much like my Hannah with the same type of coat (she has a tight poodle curl to hers), what do you use to groom him.

[Denice Caouette]

Hi Gina,
Congratulations to you both..he is so beautiful. Hope to see you both again ( and Kona of course!) real soon!
Take Care! Denice

[GBK]

Thanks Linda :) And Nancy, frisky was the problem LOL Everything else was more interesting than me on Sunday! I do love his fur just that length, I thought he was the cutest too.......

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Yea, Buddy. He looked so happy out their and so frisky in the wind! He was definitely the cutest one out there.

[Linda and Murphy]

Congratulations to you and Buddy!

[GBK]

Thanks Jane, I am! You wouldn't believe how many of the regular people attending commented on what a beautiful poodle he was and they were so glad I had him is such a great hair cut :)

Kona's turn on Easter weekend here in Vegas. I am hoping to finish her title on RN and bump her up to Advanced if we make it through on that Saturday. She is so quick, but she likes to keep her nose to the ground, my little labby girl :)