When we make our pilgrimage to the Atlanta shows we always have our local spots to gather and hang. A dog show peeps fav is Spondivits.

Weird that Florida peeps run to a seafood place in GEORGIA of all places but we do! The crab-legs are amazing but the ambiance is killer! Tons of fun and cocktails flow as much as the laughs. Tonight we girls headed out for a bit of giggles and fun! Girly secrets a plenty – shhhhhhhhhhh 😉

But I will tell you the feistiness of Georgie was definitely handed down to his daughter. Having Georgie and Tipsy together can be a bit exhausting at times. They NEVER stop!

The big accomplishment was that we actually finished Britney! Oh my gosh it’s so amazing that I could be there to witness it and also be apart of it! I’m so happy for Darius and for Britney’s owner! His been amazing journey for this very special and amazing Havanese! We even celebrated by eating pecan waffles at the Waffle House for lunch! Anyone that knows me knows that’s a huge way to celebrate!

After showing we dashed back to the hotel, packed up all the dogs, and headed back to Florida. And yes, Duncan still has the best seat in the house!

This all after a very rather lengthy drive up to Georgia with Darius last night! As with all my trips with my partner in crime, we didn’t start until almost 10 PM but packed up to the roof with gear and dogs, up I-75 we drove. This trip was our first with the tailgate storage pice. It worked wonderfully actually. It allowed out us for more room for dogs in the rear end of the car! Grizzly got a lot more room. But of course Duncan got the best seat in the house – as always!

The trip itself was eventless and the few hours of sleep we were able to get were cherished! A mad dash to bathe Havanese and then back to the hotel to try to catch up on all that lost sleep. Another day to show tomorrow!

The smoke detector i our room needs a new battery and while Darius seems to have no problem sleeping through the noise I am not having as good of a time. Apparently they don’t have new batteries at the front desk so… I can tell you I’ll be picking one up tomorrow, that is for sure. Too tired to worry about it now!

Tino did not show so well. Honestly, I think he’s getting tired. And I don’t blame them! We took on the handler by default with our best opposite sex. Again Issue definitely three because she was for sure the best dog in the ring today! We didn’t do anything in owner handler because he definitely didn’t deserve anything. He’s just very distracted lately. Since there is no major, I have made the decision to go home tomorrow morning after a good night’s sleep. They’r Tipsy is entered and there is no owner handler competition tomorrow soooo…. Maybe it’s time to head home and enjoy some family time?

Now on to the Team Figgy front…Stella ROCKED it today with Darius and totally earned her WInner’s Bitch ribbon! One more point for our sweet girl! YAHOOOOOOOO!!! All she needs is a major and two singles – They way she has been showing lately that shouldn’t be too hard to finish her. We just need to fin the majors!

Side note, I got to show some other breeds this afternoon, including a hairless puppy for Brandy , a Havanese and a Pomeranian! I also got to socialize the pups to small humans hands – Thank you Parker!! You are so awesome with puppies!!

I packed up and headed back to the hotel after groups – I am so excited to be able to SLEEP IN TOMORROW!!! I never get to sleep and it shows! I’m usually living on two or three hours sleep. So the chance to have the entire bed to myself is dreamy! I’m sleeping in until 10 so I can check out by 11. It’s time to spoil me a little bit.

I also decided to bring both of the puppies for some socialization. Staying at a hotel for the first time with both Charlie and Tipsy should be interesting! I need to get Tipsy trained to show in the grass outside. She is showing in the puppy matches next week. Keep your fingers crossed that all goes well!

The old-timers…Tino and Georgie… are here of course as they always are and hopefully will help influence the young ones – Influence for the GOOD!!  This will be the pup’s first night sleeping in a carrier. I think I need toes and fingers crossed for that. Wish us luck!

Tino and I showed this morning and I am proud to say we got Best of Opposite Sex to Dolly and Issue. I am beyond honored, Issue is a beautiful girl! I also got to stick around this afternoon to watch Emma and Breezy in the Junior ring – Always a major bonus for me! She is starting to show her typical dislike of the show ring so I offered to allow her to stay with me tonight at the hotel. Sometimes being away makes her reconnection very strong. We shall see how she shows for her tomorrow. She was a little bit reserve today. Let’s hope tomorrow goes better.

Tipsy came along for her second travel weekend and as always, she was a huge hit! The dog show community is so awesome to help in socializing puppies! As I was tending to the Match Sign up table, up walked a fellow breeder, picked up Tipsy and off they went! PERFECT!! Of course Terry also did the same along with Karen and the girls – More familiar face for our crew!!!

I stayed at the show site this evening to not only root on Dolly with Kelly AND Nicco in the Group Rings but to also with help run the B Match that Dauris was in charge of. Thank you Janice for stepping an helping as well. The event went off without a hitch and was a true success!

Tonight Dolly brought us to a local Thai restaurant for another fun evening of food adventure. I always let her choose my meals when we got out for Asian food and I have never been disappointed. Tonight I was shocked but pleasantly pleased! The food was good. Scary to look at, but good! She knows I am on a special diet with low to no carbs and that fish and green veggies is about all I eat. Well this was fish alright! OMG! I cant believe I ate it!

It was when I got back to the hotel with Breezy and settled in for the night that I realized that the my room was going to be a problem – Apparently we had a case of bed bugs! OUCH!!!! I scratched and itched like nothing else and was miserable enough to pour myself a bath to get some relief.

Another vendor I discovered here sells the Best in Show Trolleys along with all of the extra part pieces and toys. Apparently they’ve come out with a totally  new design! Individual crates that break down and stack. Quite ingenious actually! Lana was giving them a go to see how they fit in her car. I’m not sure how well they would work for Darius and I but they sure are Purdy!

We did have a Tino accomplishments today though! He is not been one for liking other breeds. Specifically ones that are much larger than him. This morning JuJu was all about playing with his toy on the floor beneath my feet. Tino didn’t bark or growl –  I was so proud! In fact he was engaged and appeared to want to play with her! Periodically, looking to me for reassurance, I encouraged him to play with her. It was adorable!

This evening we decide taken a local favorite for dinner. We headed to Spondivits for some of the best seafood ever! Well – ok, maybe no EVER but it was really good. On the expensive side but there was a lot of food. The company was the best part of it! Renee, Lana, Dolly, Darius Savannah, Jess and myself…Yea, we were quite the scene! Especially since I had to be the one person the group that could not not only did I break the tool they provided but bent my fork every way known to man. I will tell you the crabmeat was worth the extra effort my fork was destroyed!

We had the rest of the afternoon to unwind and and take in the sights! Heading to Sugarfire Smoke House – another St. Louis MUST was the perfect way to fill bellies with food for a travel day and laugher with friends. With most people heading home today, there were a lot of good-byes and farewells. Suzanne headed out before Dolly and I so I hung out with Dolly and Han until we headed out to the airport. OMG Han is a riot! I taught him all about Snapchat! WATCH OUT WORLD!!!!!!!

Our flight home was easy-breezy. A stop at the Chili’s in the airport for a snack and a cocktail (or two) was what the Doctor ordered and for the flight itself, Issue and Tino were perfect angels. I can tell you Tino was about done when we landed in Orlando tough. I think we are all ready to be home and get some rest from an exciting weekend of fun and memories!