Oh, I am so sorry. Well, just remember my weekend with being stranded on I-95 in North Carolina. What a trip! Don't worry I get like that too and so has some of my others. They can get diarrhea from nerves too. I know the dogs pick up on my energy. I am sure you were doing great till you saw the diarrhea, that is like me. I do use Lavendar mist perfume to help my dogs stay calm and even suck on a peppermint. That is so they do not smell my nerves. I am like you returning after amny years (in my case 25 years). I still get nervous, but it is getting better. And he is still new to the ring. All it takes it a new building and new sites and smells. I don't blame you guys. It is hard to show. Sorry the weekend was so hard. Good luck Mother's Day weekend! I am sure you will do better. Brody is a handsome fellow.
P.S. I have even missed a reserve once, because my husband was sleeping and a handler had to bring in my other dog, since I was still in with my youngest. I learned a lesson that weekend - always take your oldest dog yourself. The judge even came up to me later and told me she liked my oldest one, but she just would not behave this last time in the ring.My oldest girl would not walk for anyone else while I was in the ring too. She jumped, twirled, you name it, but walked.
And we almost got BOB this past weekend, but Gigi acted up on the table at the last minute. I think she had had enough. The judge was great and waited and tried to get her to calm down. At least she did get Winners. So see it happens to us all.
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