[gemy]

I have looked at prelim entry breakdown. It seems like Dara will be competing against probably 6-7 puppies at the National, then against 7-6 other class dogs. to put this in perspective Sweepstakes are open to puppies, under 18 months old. So in advance of the judging schedule in puppies under 12 months old, she is competing against a maximum of 7 females, then the 12-18 month class then the open class.


Okay the idea is to get her into Winners Bitch ring, and it looks like she has a good chance to do that - dependent upon the breakdown of puppy class entries per age group and of course the quality of dogs. Which I won't know until tomorrow.


If she wins her class she will be eligible for best puppy in breed then best puppy in group. That is puppy class ends at 12 months old and 12-18 month old class is not eligible for puppy awards.


I know this can seem rather byzantine, it took me a longish while to figure this all out. But hey what can I say.