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Yesterday we went to a dog show to talk to top poodle breeder/handler Allan Chambers to have Enzo evaluated and for him o give us grooming tips.
We watched the poodle class and saw the same people at the last show. EVERY was do NICE asking us what happen at the last show. There was also a guy who was new to poodles and showing so we talked to him a bit. We saw the handler who helped us last time also. We talked to him also. It was a nice relaxed friendly show. We also asked them who is Allan Chambers because I do not know what he looks like lol.
Anyways as we where waiting for him to finish handling 3 poodles lol he had handle a Lhasa Apso after the poodles so more waiting and nervousness for us,
When he ran to do the Lhasa Apso A lady came over who was a photographer saying omg he is such a DEEP red like an irish setter. She was talking to Allan about poodles before he took the Lhasa Apso.
She started to talk to us and she ended up being a poodle breeder her self lol. She was so NICE. Her name is Vickie Holloway. She bred a top producing bitch I think in 98? forgot the year her kennel name is Wessex . Both her and Allan are Black poodle breeders.
So Allan finally comes over and looks at Enzo , both of them asked where we got him from we just told him a breeder in MI that was not into showing. Before that I told Vickie we talk to Terry she knows who Terry is. Allan said that Enzo's feet where very nice and his tail set. He was telling us that Enzo was a nice quality dog and was surprised at how good he looked for a red. He told us all the reds he seen did not have this quality nor were their coats this deep. Both loved his temperament also Enzo really like Allan lol. He took Enzo from us to trot him and Vickie watched to evaluate his gait. Allan came back and was amazed he said he has a pretty nice gait also. Vickie said he is a little fancy in the front ( don't know what that means lol) Allan said he was flashy when he trotted. He said that he was trained pretty well also for trotting. Both loved how Enzo look and they even both told us that We are black poodle people and never seen a red they liked. He even said his coat was nice and textured for a red. Vickie thought we got Enzo from Terry lol
Allan then went to talk about the grooming. He said my sister did a pretty good job. He told us that we need to shave less on his neck and the tail and let hair on legs grow more. He said no scissoring should be done either on Enzo just let his hair grow and keep the shape. He even said that there was no real need to take him to a breeder or groomer to have them shape him or groom him since my sister did a pretty good job. He told us he will help us shave his rear a bit better before the next show
. we will keep getting tips from Allan so Enzo's coat will look more professional over time.
Allans over all Opinion was that colored dogs will not do well in AKC but he said he thinks Enzo could finish if a Professional handler handled him once he is an adult. So Allan might end up handling him once he gets older. We thanked both of them for there opinions and told them we will see them next show.
Both my sister and I had a BIG sigh of relief I just thought they where going to say he was horrible ! lol
We watched the poodle class and saw the same people at the last show. EVERY was do NICE asking us what happen at the last show. There was also a guy who was new to poodles and showing so we talked to him a bit. We saw the handler who helped us last time also. We talked to him also. It was a nice relaxed friendly show. We also asked them who is Allan Chambers because I do not know what he looks like lol.
Anyways as we where waiting for him to finish handling 3 poodles lol he had handle a Lhasa Apso after the poodles so more waiting and nervousness for us,
When he ran to do the Lhasa Apso A lady came over who was a photographer saying omg he is such a DEEP red like an irish setter. She was talking to Allan about poodles before he took the Lhasa Apso.
She started to talk to us and she ended up being a poodle breeder her self lol. She was so NICE. Her name is Vickie Holloway. She bred a top producing bitch I think in 98? forgot the year her kennel name is Wessex . Both her and Allan are Black poodle breeders.
So Allan finally comes over and looks at Enzo , both of them asked where we got him from we just told him a breeder in MI that was not into showing. Before that I told Vickie we talk to Terry she knows who Terry is. Allan said that Enzo's feet where very nice and his tail set. He was telling us that Enzo was a nice quality dog and was surprised at how good he looked for a red. He told us all the reds he seen did not have this quality nor were their coats this deep. Both loved his temperament also Enzo really like Allan lol. He took Enzo from us to trot him and Vickie watched to evaluate his gait. Allan came back and was amazed he said he has a pretty nice gait also. Vickie said he is a little fancy in the front ( don't know what that means lol) Allan said he was flashy when he trotted. He said that he was trained pretty well also for trotting. Both loved how Enzo look and they even both told us that We are black poodle people and never seen a red they liked. He even said his coat was nice and textured for a red. Vickie thought we got Enzo from Terry lol
Allan then went to talk about the grooming. He said my sister did a pretty good job. He told us that we need to shave less on his neck and the tail and let hair on legs grow more. He said no scissoring should be done either on Enzo just let his hair grow and keep the shape. He even said that there was no real need to take him to a breeder or groomer to have them shape him or groom him since my sister did a pretty good job. He told us he will help us shave his rear a bit better before the next show
. we will keep getting tips from Allan so Enzo's coat will look more professional over time.Allans over all Opinion was that colored dogs will not do well in AKC but he said he thinks Enzo could finish if a Professional handler handled him once he is an adult. So Allan might end up handling him once he gets older
. We thanked both of them for there opinions and told them we will see them next show.Both my sister and I had a BIG sigh of relief I just thought they where going to say he was horrible ! lol
