Jun 11, 2014 | Bella, Blog, Boomer the Pug, Showing Chihuahuas, Spike, Training
Last night was the final conformation class before the Orlando Show Cluster and we wanted to get some training in before the girl’s Specialty and Show debut. Not only will this be first show for Smoochie and Bella, this will also be Hope’s first Chihuahua...
Apr 30, 2014 | Beamer, Showing Chihuahuas, Smoochie, Spike, Training
We are back to the swing of conformation class, with tonight’s focus being back onto our Chihuahuas. Hope brought Spike for some one-on-one in the practice ring while Alexis brought Beamer to help build his confidence in the ring. Getting that rear-end up is a...
Apr 16, 2014 | Showing Chihuahuas, Smoochie, Temperament, Training
We have never gone to the Wednesday night conformation classes. This year, they have changed up the schedule a bit with Tuesday’s classes being held at 7 pm and Wednesday’s at 8 pm. Wednesday classes have always been smaller, so I hoped we could get...
Apr 15, 2014 | Beamer, Junior Showmanship, Showing Chihuahuas, Training
Conformation classes from the Orlando Dog Training Club are finally back in session. The Fairgrounds have not been available to them since back around Christmas and boy oh boy have we missed our classes! Granted, so much has changed in our program since back in...
Apr 6, 2014 | Beamer, Dog Shows, Junior Showmanship, Showing Chihuahuas, Spike
With yesterday’s experiences behind us and the lessons learned, things were reworked in a way that made this morning an entirely different experience. As planned, KC went home with Hope yesterday and she worked with both her and Spike last night. I am proud to...
Apr 5, 2014 | Beamer, Dog Shows, KC, Showing Chihuahuas
We moved onto the Breed ring at the Orange Park show this morning and it was more of the same from the Junior Ring. Beamer appeared much more confident, making me more confident in entering him this weekend. This was the best experience we could give him in preparing...