Dec 11, 2014 | Boomer the Pug, Dog Shows
Never would I have thought that with an 8 am ring time this morning that we would have to RUN to get to our 1:30 Pug ring time. Crazy right? The run to the ring after a very, VERY long morning warranted a deep breath wishful thinking for a big huge cup of coffee. No...
Dec 11, 2014 | Boomer the Pug, Dog Shows, Junior Showmanship
Thanks to the perfect scheduling on the final day of the Orlando Cluster, we were finally able to make it the Juniors’ ring AND the Pug ring. Of course, we had an 8 am ring time and are the second to last class. With 13 in the Open Intermediate class alone, the...
Dec 10, 2014 | Boomer the Pug, Dog Shows, Junior Showmanship
With the Opening Bell ring times (8 am in the dog show world) one would think there would be enough time for the Junior Competition as well ad the Pugs. NOPE! There were 41 entered for today in the Open Senior class and with an average of 2 minutes per person in the...
Dec 9, 2014 | Boomer the Pug, Dog Shows, Junior Showmanship
We are rounding out Marg’s Florida tour here at the Orlando Cluster as well as the Specialty here at the convention center. I went ahead and entered Boomer in Breed as well as with Alexis in Juniors all three days and unfortunately, the ring conflicts will keep...
Dec 9, 2014 | Dog Shows, Jibber Jabber
Walked into the building this morning and had to laugh. This sign is the first thing that I saw and then I suddenly realized that between all of the events I have agreed to participate in this week, I will be living here at the Orange County Convention Center. I did...
Nov 27, 2014 | Dog Shows, Feeding & Dog Food, Figgy Chihuahuas, Holidays
As we do every year, the Figgy Clan cuddled up on then couch to watch the National Dog Show while we waited for our scrumptious Turkey Din-Din to finish cooking. Rooting for the Chihuahuas’ will never end, even though in all of our years of watching they have...