Friday, "set-up day" we grilled some steaks and corn on the cob. The big steaks were for us and the small ones were for "Dash" our Norwich Terrier who we were showing that weekend. Dash's' steaks are also known as "bait" to encourage him to do as we please and not as HE pleases in the show ring.
That night we were treated with a fireworks show that were set off in a baseball park also in the fairgrounds. We were entertained but the dogs there for the show were NOT impressed.
At the show, we met a man named Don who shows Labrador Retrievers. He knows Sherry Walsh in Fairbanks. If you don't know Sherry Walsh in Fairbanks then you probably haven't been to a dog show in Alaska. Sherry is a well known breeder/handler of Labrador Retrievers.
We also made a new Norwich Terrior owner handler friend, Rusty. She showed her two lovely little female Norwich. And we met Phil and Cindy who show a PBGV puppy, a breed that we used to breed and show. They got a few helpful hints from us.
The first day of the show, Jo showed Dash who took Best of Breed and competed in the "Group" ring later that day. Unfortunately he wasn't one of the chosen four for a placement ribbon. The next day Tom went into the ring with Dash. Dash took "Best of Breed" again and went on to the Terrier Group ring again later on that day. Well... nope, no Terrier Group placement ribbons for him either. I guess it doesn't matter how much hairspray Tom put in his own hair for primping, it still didn't help the dog out with the judge's opinion. The dogs that beat out Dash were all very good specimens of their breed so we couldn't really complain too much.
We packed up the motorhome and moved it back to Deer Park and re-unpacked and setup housekeeping once again. Tomorrow, it's the driving range for Tom.
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