[bigredpoodle]

Oh yes, and a wee bit o' luck! I'm kinda nervous...We leave at 5:30 in the morning to drive the 3.5 hours to our new show groomer...then two poodle specialty shows on friday, and all-breed shows on saturday and sunday...all of these in Dixon, CA. Hope it's fun for both of us!:scared:

Best of luck to you !!!!!!!!

 

[bigredpoodle]

I cant get the link to work Glad you are home ans very glad that you had fun . Dont you just love the dog shows ?
Lots of free advice it sounds like as well..

 

[bigredpoodle]

As far as I can tell, dog show world is a lot like high school! Lots of cliques, lots of talking behind others backs...still, on the other hand, I did meet some nice people and was very kindly brought under the wing of our show groomer, which helped a great deal.
I got Monroe so I could improve my grooming. I was never planning a career in showing, but I seem to have been bitten by the bug, and now not only want to get better at grooming, but I want to become the best! It's an uphill battle to campaign an unknown silver, handled by an unknown owner, but, I am a determined one. Right now it's back to coat care and growth, as we were quite obviously inches behind the competition. That and Id like to teach Monroe to auto-stack and stretch, as that sure does look impressive!
Oh, and thanks y'all for the sweet compliments on Monroe. He is such a great guy and I cherish every moment with him!

Good for you he looked fantastic. Keep on keepin on AKC is where its at