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Well we arrived 1/2 hour before the show started, I thought that the judge would of gone to lunch, giving us a bit more time to prep. Well I guessed wrong. I talked to the judge prior to the show starting. Explained to her that we have a tough one, and she said lets see what he does. Just so has it, we were in a different area today. Still same building, but almost in a conference room. We were the only group in there, so made it for less distraction. He didn't do 100%, I don't expect miracles after yesterday. So we get in, the judge takes a 10min bathroom break, and I decided to walk the ring with him. I found out after a few laps, this was a No-No. Oops, I learned something new. He did a complete 360 today. Still a bit tough to handle, but was not such a space cadet like yesterday. We didn't get excused, which was a relief, but he didn't qualify. The judge said it would be ok for him to do his sit/stays with the group. I declined. I said to her, the other dogs qualified, and I didn't want him to disrupt the others. She thanked me for that. I felt it was only fair. Tomorrow, who knows, maybe we can get to the sit/stays. I have excepted that we probably won't see a leg this weekend. Yet I learned so much.
All in all, I felt a lot better after today. I left without tears, which is a lot better than yesterday. I have excepted that he is a lab, and 2yrs old. I can't ask for much more. With a bit more training, I can turn back at this weekend and smile.
-Shannon
I found this after I came home...I know this for the futureIf you tried to walk him in the ring, I assume you found out that you can not do that...a big no-no.
All in all, I felt a lot better after today. I left without tears, which is a lot better than yesterday. I have excepted that he is a lab, and 2yrs old. I can't ask for much more. With a bit more training, I can turn back at this weekend and smile.
-Shannon