August 23, 2008 by MyEye
The photo of Chase and Sherri with Judge Christina Hubbell finally arrived. Besides earning Best of Breed that day, Chase won Puppy Herding Group II. We may not have a photo from the Puppy Group II or from the Best of Breed on day 2 — so this will have to suffice until the Topeka photos come in.
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August 19, 2008 by MyEye
We have no show photos yet — everything happened between the 9th and 15th of August. So, I thought maybe you’d like to see how we sleep:
There’s a little tiny space up above Kip and to Chase’s right where I am supposed to fit. So, I walk up to my side of the bed and say, “Come on, guys. Give me some room.” So they all shift (a little bit) and I get to slide into the unoccupied space.
This morning I took Chase to work to give everyone a chance to rest from last night’s frenzied homecoming. Here’s Chase at the office. Of course, what was interesting (to him) was off to his left. This gives a bit of an idea how his body looks these days. Actually, he is not high in the rear, he’s standing on a slight downslope. When you’re holding the dog AND taking the photo, there are some challenges!
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August 18, 2008 by MyEye
Bonnie Conner called me at about 4:45 and said she was an hour from our meeting place. She also said that she would turn over to me a couple of shopping bags full of ribbons and prizes, but was keeping the dog. Her reason? Chase is “a flower child in a dog suit”. That’s a new description, but it fits.
So, the flower child is at home. He raced into the house and promptly marked the leg of a table. Hey! What are you doing? Oops, sorry, mom. The house just didn’t smell enough like me. Then the games began — poor Kip, I had just brought his weight back up to good, and the two of them are racing and rolling around. Inca is in the middle of it all telling the boys that they are ridiculous, but egging them on. Chase leapt on a leather club chair, flung the cushion in the air and performed some sort of gymnastics maneuver. Geez, Sherri, what did you teach my puppy?
Actually, I’m so glad to have him home that I just ran along behind the dogs steadying lamps and figurines. I think they’ll settle down in a couple of days. Tomorrow I’ll take Chase to the office so we can have some one on one time.
He grew a bit, filled out a little, his chest dropped. He looks grand, but he’s still the dog I probably should have named “Chaos”.
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August 17, 2008 by MyEye
Chase has begun his trip home. This morning Keith and Mary Bestgen (Labradors) picked him up from Sherri in Topeka. They drove him back to Wichita and handed him off the Bonnie Conner (Vallhunds). Bright and early tomorrow morning Bonnie will be heading back to the Albuquerque suburb in which she lives. Tomorrow evening I’ll meet her at her home to retrieve him. Today is Chase’s 10-month birthday, and he is definitely having an adventure! It does take a village to get one little (Champion!!!) Cardi puppy back to his family. Thanks to everyone in the transport crew, the show crew, and the production crew.
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August 16, 2008 by MyEye
For the experience, we moved Chase up to Best of Breed class for today’s shows. He has 19 points (just the way it worked out), so there was no good reason to show him again in the classes. He behaved beautifully, but is a nine-month old puppy with the grown-up dogs. (Actually, he’ll be ten months old tomorrow.) Tomorrow morning, he’ll have one more turn in the Best of Breed class. Then he’ll be on his way home. Monday night I’ll give him a hero’s welcome: some organic lamb ribs — yummy!
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I am past sixty-five and still practicing law. I have two terrific sons, they have lovely wives, and I have one truly special granddaughter. At home are three Cardigan Welsh Corgis that amuse and challenge me. We participate in lots of dog-related activities. I love my camera, writing, and roaming. I live in central New Mexico because it's where I want to be. Thanks for visiting my blog. Your (tasteful) comments are welcome.
Emily of Dreameyce Studio took the background photo of Chase during the Megan Competition at the 2009 CWCCA National Specialty Show.