Arapahoe KC shows

Showed Brady this past weekend at the Arapahoe Kennel Club shows.  Finally-there were some other Dals entered, so by taking Best of Breed each day, Brady started his quest for the AKC Grand Champion title.  I'm so pleased with the way this young boy is showing and looking.  He loves showing.  He is the easiest dog to show.  He goes in, stacks himself, and invites the judge to come give him some attention.  His tail never stops wagging-even when the judge is going over his rear-and his ears are always up.  He has great stamina--is as good at the end of the day as he is in the morning.  Don't have any more shows coming up for a while. Darn.
His new best friend is a male Newfoundland owned by a friend of mine.  This Newf weighs in excess of 150 lbs.  He and Brady make quite the pair.  (Brady weighs 55.) Draven, the Newf, tried to make himself smaller so as to be on Brady's level.  The are a riot to watch.

Jordi's Target photo

Last July, Jordi and I went to a photo shoot for Target stores.  One of the photos is now in the stores in the jewelry department.  The crew wanted him pulling the model--not an easy task for a dog that is very good at heads-up heeling.  To make him pull her, I got about 20 feet in front of them and called him.  The model hung on for dear life--but she continued to smile.  It was really quite comical.  Jordi had a great time at the shoot and made Dal lovers out of the crew.  They thought he was great.   Jordi will celebrate his 9th birthday this coming Tues.  It doesn't seem possible that my 'little' brown boy will be 9.

Weekend in Cheyenne, WY

Took Brady to Cheyenne for shows this past weekend.  He was BOB both days.  The best part of the trip was seeing Jasper and the Zimmermans.  Jasper looks great and he is sooooooooooo sweet.  Just love that boy.  He is very handsome--even if I do say so myself.  He and Brady do look like littermates although Jasper is a bit larger and has a few more spots.  Jasper also reminds me a great deal of Great Granny Mackie--he has her beautiful dark eyes.  It was great to be able to spend time with him.  The Zimmermans also came to the show on Sat. to watch Brady--thanks!  I'll be posting pics of Jasper soon.  He is in a great home.  He also has a 'brother'--a Pudelpointer.  I got some great pics of Moose, too.  He and Jasper are so good together.
Brady had a great time in the group ring and really showed well.  He is really getting the idea of playing with the 'big boys.'  He loves showing and I love showing him.  Have to download pics of him and will get a couple up soon. 
Another highlight was taking a friends 10-month old Newf boy in for BOW.  He not only went BOW but also went BOB over her special.  That was very exciting and lots of fun for both of us.  I've been taking him in for BOW for the last few shows.   I've been telling my friend that he and I would beat her special one dayl.  She was delighted that we did.  He looked great for his first time in group.