What a fun weekend! Right after the Denver show, Steffie asked if we wanted to go to Scottsbluff for the show there. We knew it would be a small show, but a little get away sounded like a really good idea. So we entered our little girl and counted down the weeks.
After work on Friday, we started out on our 3 hour trek to Nebraska. But, Friday was April Fools Day, and Jenny couldn’t resist throwing a pair of Karma’s panties on for a little heat-cycle prank on Steffie and Marc. Steffie definitely fell for it and Marc was relieved we wouldn’t have to figure out alternative arrangements for Indy over the weekend. So laughs aside we put Marc in the back so Jenny and Steffie could catch up on all the latest gossip up front. The chit-chat made the drive go quickly and we were able to get in a good night sleep before our 9 am start on Saturday.
Saturday we got to the ring a little early and got to catch up with a bunch of friends. Then it was on to the main event — The Vizslas! Karmie and Steffie ended up being pulled out for her 7th Reserve Winners Bitch. Close, but no cigar. Our friends Karen and Rudy were there with their girl Prada (a GSP) who only needed a single to finish, which they didn’t get either. We decided to go do something fun, so we found a dog park in Scottsbluff and let the dogs burn off some steam. Besides Prada, Karen and Rudy have another GSP, Blue, and a cute Dachshund named Cooper. So we each had two big dogs and a little one! The dogs had a great time at the dog park. You’ll have to check out the fun photos from the weekend.
After the dog park, we went back to the hotel and vegged out before dinner. Besides Steffie, Karen, and Rudy, we were joined by our friends from Wyoming, Bob and Carol Zuercher for dinner. We had a great time catching up and really enjoyed everyone’s company. Our friend Kelli couldn’t join us, because her Afghan puppy Jet ended up taking Best of Breed from the class and then a Group 4! So cool!
Sunday, we had an early start, so we decided we’d come back and check out after the show. We were so excited when Karma and Steffie walked in the ring and then walked out with Winners Bitch for a point! When she went back in the Breed ring, Steffie was really working our baby girl! Check out her free stack left 🙂 Steffie was hoping for a BOB or BOS for some extra points, but Best of Winners is all we would get today — totally understandable since BOB and BOS went to ranked specials. After Vizslas, GSPs were up, so we decided to stay and cheer on Prada and Karen. And they got it done! Prada went WB and BOW to become a new Champion! While we were watching Prada, Richard and Kathy Gray (Adonai Vizslas) came over to say hi, and let us know that Toby (a Stoli son) could possibly finish his championship too! Weims were up after GSPs, so we hung around to cheer on Toby too. And Toby and Kathy won too! Kathy had to take in Nikki her bred-by girl, so Jenny got to be Kennel Help with Toby the new Champion. After all the excitement, we headed back to the hotel, packed up, and hit the road. There was a huge white-out in Wyoming and Northern Colorado, but even with the stressful driving conditions, nothing could bring us down from our Best of Winners high! Karma now has 6 points towards her Championship and one of her majors down…almost halfway! Thank you Steffie and Judge Dorothy Macdonald for making our wonderful weekend complete!
