Last year’s show was a fantastic one for Seren, getting Best Junior in Breed. So this year we risked forward and put her both in Post Graduate and then in Limit to see if she get placed high enough to get her Kennel Club Stud Book Number. Lottie was also entered in Limit, so Ellie was tasked with showing her.
Seren didn’t disappoint. After several unsettled show ring experiences, leading to some 1-1 training, she pulled all the stops out, topping her Post Graduate class, with a strong entry of 8. She then went straight into the Limit class, again a strong class of 12, and only came 2nd, gaining her Stud Book Number and life qualification for Crufts. I was so proud of her, she was the youngest in the class so to be placed so high was amazing.
Lottie went into the same Limit class with Ellie only handling in the ring for the second time ever. Lottie is often overlooked so I just told Ellie to relax and enjoy the experience. She handled her brilliantly, even when she got boxed into the corner, and placed 3rd, which would have qualified Loodles for her Stud Book Number too, if she hadn’t already gained it. I’m so proud of Ellie.
The judge was surprised to have placed mother and daughter in 3rd and 2nd place, couldn’t believe Lottie was old enough to have a daughter in Limit!
It was a very long day, but we still got the obligatory rosette photos …
Ailsadot Dalmatians 