anoki
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We left on the 13th...with snow in the air!!!! OH! It was about an 8 hour drive from here, and the puppies were soooo good! My car has never been that packed though! LOL We drove through a bit of snow, then rain...made it a bit tricky unloading things when we got there, as I didn't want to do it in the rain!
I finally did get things unpacked and the 'corgi condo' set up in the room. The other reason I didn't want to unpack in the rain....I didn't want the dogs to get soaked if I didn't have to.
This is them hanging out in the room after the rain let up a bit
Lainey, Delilah, Moxie & Jane
You can see the top level of the 'corgi condo' in the background
Delilah, Moxie (with her new toy
), Lainey, Jane
Monday was EXTREMELY cold as we stood outside for most of the afternoon, waiting for my friend to run her first agility trial! Moxie was entered to do Rally Advanced, but since she came into heat just before we left, no obedience events for her. I also had to set up the 'corgi condo #2' in the grooming area.
Tuesday we decided to spend most of the time indoors...we were still cold from Monday, but at least it was starting to warm up a bit. Then the 'fun' began. Tues night was the annual Megan show which any Cardigan Corgi holding a Champion title (not necessarily a US CH, it is open to any CH from outside the US as well). Classes for the Megan are split by sex, but then are split by COLOUR. So you have a best Blue Merle Dog, Black Dog, Brindle Dog, Red/Sable Dog and same with the females. Then all the bests of each show against each other for the Megan award. It is a just a 'fun' show, but all the competitors dress up in more than their normal show clothes, and it is a big deal for Cardigan owners/breeders/handlers. Wed brought puppy & veteran sweepstakes (and Mom and I took off to do some shopping first thing in the morning....when we got back after a few hours, they were just finishing the 2nd dog class of the day!!!!). Thurs was class males, Fri was class females, and Sat was Best of Breed. Moxie was shown by a friend on Friday, since I couldn't keep up to her to show her properly (thanks to Anoki breaking some of my toes).
There were a few hundred Cardigan Corgis there, and we all had a great time (though I didn't envy those who had decided to camp in their RVS in the hotel parking lot....no hydro or water hook up and generators were not allowed to run past 11 PM. they were awfully cold the first couple of days). It was a lot of fun! I met a lot of people that I had met 2 years ago, except now I actually knew who they were!
And met some new people too. Got to hang out with the owners/breeders of the puppies' father, and they are always a hoot! Oh yes, and can't forget the earthquake Friday morning....I was woken up around 5:30 AM to a noise, which sounded like someone was knocking on the door....then ALL the dogs just went CRAZY!!! So I decide to get up and make sure someone wasn't at the door (sfmini was coming that day after all, though I thought to myself, 5:30 is a little on the early side LOL). While I was walking dogs later, Mom turned on the news and saw that there was an earthquake....well at least I wasn't totally losing my mind!!
Here are some pics of the puppies hanging out in their xpen
Moxie, Lainey, Jane, Delilah
Jane, Delilah, Lainey, Liily (sfmini's girl)
Moxie & Delilah
Lainey
Jane, Lainey, Moxie (lying down), Delilah, Lily
Lily
We got a portrait done of Moxie and the 4 girls....I'll post it when I get a copy of it!!
The weather was B-E-A-UTIFUL!!!!! And we came back to the same weather here in Ontario!!
I think the thing that topped off the week was last night at Jane's final night of puppy classes....she was 2nd in the class out of 6 dogs!!!!!
This was the puppy who would only sit under my chair in class and hide from everyone and everything before we went to KY, would NOT walk on leash no matter how hard I tried to bribe her, let alone DO anything I asked her to do with a leash attached!! I was soooooo proud of her!!!!
Anyways, it was quite the experience.....Topeka, KS here we come in 2009!!!!
~kathryn
I finally did get things unpacked and the 'corgi condo' set up in the room. The other reason I didn't want to unpack in the rain....I didn't want the dogs to get soaked if I didn't have to.
This is them hanging out in the room after the rain let up a bit
Lainey, Delilah, Moxie & Jane
You can see the top level of the 'corgi condo' in the background
Delilah, Moxie (with her new toy
Monday was EXTREMELY cold as we stood outside for most of the afternoon, waiting for my friend to run her first agility trial! Moxie was entered to do Rally Advanced, but since she came into heat just before we left, no obedience events for her. I also had to set up the 'corgi condo #2' in the grooming area.
Tuesday we decided to spend most of the time indoors...we were still cold from Monday, but at least it was starting to warm up a bit. Then the 'fun' began. Tues night was the annual Megan show which any Cardigan Corgi holding a Champion title (not necessarily a US CH, it is open to any CH from outside the US as well). Classes for the Megan are split by sex, but then are split by COLOUR. So you have a best Blue Merle Dog, Black Dog, Brindle Dog, Red/Sable Dog and same with the females. Then all the bests of each show against each other for the Megan award. It is a just a 'fun' show, but all the competitors dress up in more than their normal show clothes, and it is a big deal for Cardigan owners/breeders/handlers. Wed brought puppy & veteran sweepstakes (and Mom and I took off to do some shopping first thing in the morning....when we got back after a few hours, they were just finishing the 2nd dog class of the day!!!!). Thurs was class males, Fri was class females, and Sat was Best of Breed. Moxie was shown by a friend on Friday, since I couldn't keep up to her to show her properly (thanks to Anoki breaking some of my toes).
There were a few hundred Cardigan Corgis there, and we all had a great time (though I didn't envy those who had decided to camp in their RVS in the hotel parking lot....no hydro or water hook up and generators were not allowed to run past 11 PM. they were awfully cold the first couple of days). It was a lot of fun! I met a lot of people that I had met 2 years ago, except now I actually knew who they were!
Here are some pics of the puppies hanging out in their xpen
Moxie, Lainey, Jane, Delilah
Jane, Delilah, Lainey, Liily (sfmini's girl)
Moxie & Delilah
Lainey
Jane, Lainey, Moxie (lying down), Delilah, Lily
Lily
We got a portrait done of Moxie and the 4 girls....I'll post it when I get a copy of it!!
The weather was B-E-A-UTIFUL!!!!! And we came back to the same weather here in Ontario!!
I think the thing that topped off the week was last night at Jane's final night of puppy classes....she was 2nd in the class out of 6 dogs!!!!!
Anyways, it was quite the experience.....Topeka, KS here we come in 2009!!!!
~kathryn