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Originally Posted by yorkiesjs

Well we had our first show this past weekend The first day Keeper decided he would freeze in the ring and not go lol ! But he did get his blue ribbon. He was the only one in his puppy class 6-9 months.The second day went so much better before his group started a very nice lady (Gi Gi) came over and gave me some pointers on how to keep him moving in the ring and it worked Of course he was still the only one in his group but did great and got his first place ribbon and best so then we had to go in again He did pretty well acted up a little but all in all it was a great weekend lots of learning for both of us !! I loved it and can't wait for the next one! So anyone thinking of starting go for it and have fun !

In no time you will both get the hang of it...

When I took JJ to the expo, he threw up three times before we even got to the show (15 mins away) when we arrived he was in a very bad mood, my gut said pull him....I talked to the other exhibitors asking if I pulled him would it blow the major, he wont walk....we did the count and yes it would have reduced to 2 points so I took him in!

As I suspected he wouldnt walk into the ring so I picked him up and got in line, attempted to stack him on the floor NO WAY, then judge said lets take them around...well lets just say he went about five steps and froze...tired again and still wouldnt move, so I picked him up and carried him to wait our turn on the table...again nothing but issues, I appologized to the judge, she was very nice saying nothing to worry about!! took him on the down and back he walked finally but tail down the entire time! Poor little man just wanted to go home, I felt so bad and I was so embarrased for him!

Things happen, have fun and dont lose your sense of humor!