Easter Long Weekend

Long is the right word for it too.....

Dante and I went up to Sydney to help his breeder handle her dogs for the Sydney Royal and the NSW Samoyed show. And then hit the show ring back home for two days.

Sydney Royal
Gr Ch Apolar My T Whyt Warrior (Dante's Uncle)

Myself handling Dante's half sister Apolar Hollywood Rose

And the Apolar Breeders Team (Gr Ch. Apolar My T Whyt Warrior, Apolar O Gee Golly Gosh, Apolar Hollywood Rose and Apolar O My Oohlala)

Nsw Samoyed Show
One of the dog classes

Myself again with Apolar Hollywood Rose

We had a fantastic time, I think Dante slept for two days after everything, bless him he was such a good boy the whole time.

Can't say that I won very much over the weekend, but Dante and Yngvie (who I handled for the first time) did pretty well for their first show and first shows in Australia, Yngvie went so far as to get 2 Jr In Group placings, so can't be unhappy with that! And Dante showed like a pro and picked up a Best Baby Puppy and 2nd in Sweepstakes.

Yngvie

Dante

It was lovely to finally meet Dante's father Pan who went Best In Show at the Sammy show and to see his brothers Freddy and Jack (wow they are all such beautiful puppies!) even if Jack and Dante decided they didn't like each other too much when Dante first showed up, they still had a fantastic time and I think he missed them a little when we got home.

Dante's daddy Pan, Ch. Anaky I Don't Give A Damn

Freddy (didn't get a photo of Jack unfortunatly)

Now for a nice relaxing weekend (that will more then likely be filled with washing dogs and mowing the lawn) before our trip away to Bathurst next weekend, 4 shows in 3 days, should be a blast.

S.

Photo Update

Just thought I would add a few photos taken on the weekend of Dante and Alchemy.
Dante went to the park for the first time and had a fantastic time, we were happy when we got home, he slept like the dead for the rest of the night, a tired puppy is a happy puppy.

And Alchemy, finally growing back some coat after the huge drop she had over summer.

And one of the Samoyeds together (off cause Alchemy got pissy with me for taking photos instead if giving her her dinner so she was pulling faces)

And one of Allie and Lestat (can't leave out the lovely Lab)

In other news Yngvie is going in for his hip scores this week so fingers crossed we get good results and Dante is in training for his debut in the show ring this coming Sunday, naturally I am nervous as hell.
We have done so much training but as anyone with show puppies will know you can train them until you think they have it down perfect and then on the day they forget everything and muck up like crazy lol
All the fun of having show dogs.

S