The Memorial weekend shows in Bloomington, Illinois, were all I'd hoped for. As I mentioned before, the show site is wonderful -- plenty of parking, lots of grooming space, air conditioning, large grassy areas for exercising dogs, a variety of vendors, carpeted rings with nice wide aisles so ringside tables could be set up.
Three of the days there were majors in both sexes, 3 points in dogs and 4 points in bitches. Monday the points dropped by one in each sex.
We started off the weekend in good form. Breaker won the 9-12 puppy class. He is just 9 months old, and it was his first time in that class. Then he won the 3 point major by taking Winners Dog! It was upped to 4 points when he took Best of Winners! Way to go, Breaker! And many thanks to judge Porpora! Was I excited! You bet!
I wish I could say Breaker's luck continued. Sadly, no more points were added to his total, but he did take Reserve 2 of the other 3 days.
Mira was a challenge. After behaving so well in the ring at the Rock Island shows, she decided it'd be fun to misbehave at these. She didn't seem to realize MAJORS were at stake. She just wanted to have fun and goof around. She took 2nd in her class the first 3 days. By Sunday, she was hopping on her back legs half way down on the "down and back." She WANTED that CHICKEN in my pocket. Needless to say, on day 4 there was no chicken in my pocket! That day, Mira won the Open class and went on to win Winners Bitch and the 3 point major. She now has 8 points.
It was one of those weekends where the points got passed around. A different dog won each day. A different bitch won each day. One dog and one bitch finished. Others, like Breaker, earned their first points. A good weekend.
Best of all, it was a gathering of Lhasa friends who love the breed and are proud of their dogs. The sportsmanship was great, as were the conversations, kidding, and laughter.
Life is good when you have a Lhasa to love you!
Joyce
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