Aug 18, 2017 | Dog Shows, Owner-Handler, Showing Chihuahuas, Stella, Tino, Travels & Trips
We headed out last night for our 9 hour drive to Greensboro, NC, arriving during the wee-hours this morning. I caught 2 hours sleep before heading to the show site for the Chihuahua ring time. This was the start to Tino’s first weekend in the big boy ring as a...
Aug 6, 2017 | Adventures, Dog Shows, George, Tino
Our last day in Kenner was filled with lessons, excitement and a new addition to the Figgy crew! For the first time, both my entries were in their variety’s Best of Breed competition as Champions! While neither placed or gained points, they BOTH earned Best...
Aug 5, 2017 | Bred-By, Dog Shows, George, Owner-Handler, Specialties, Tino
When I finished Georgie at the Tampa Bay Chihuahua Club Specialty it was a true honor. I realized the likelihood of finishing your dog at a specialty is slim, so to have it happen TWICE and this time to have it done from the Bred-By class? Honored doesn’t even...
Aug 3, 2017 | Dog Shows, George, Owner-Handler, Showing Chihuahuas, Tino
With an early morning ring time for Chihuahuas but several other breeds being shown by Dolly and other friends, I was at the show site all day! It started with both my boys showing fabulously – I couldn’t have been prouder! With Georgie having been out of...
Jun 26, 2017 | Dog Shows, Showing Chihuahuas, Tino, Training
So my wish for yesterday to be a simple blip on Tino’s radar did not come true. He was actually very agitated on the table with absolutely no patience whatsoever. I was very stern putting him back into place but he was not going to have any of it. The judge...
