First show, met Ladyhawk
 

I attended my first dog show yesterday in Bel Alton, MD. Watched some of the obedience trials, met a 200 pound Cane Corso with paws nearly as big as my hands, and of course, I saw the Yorkies.

While I was waiting for the Yorkies’ ring time, I got to see the standard Poodles strut their stuff. Gemy, I thought of you and your BRTs when the Poodle owners/handlers were putting the final touches on their dogs’ coat, scissoring the locks to perfection.

Much to my surprise, I recognized a face in the crowd of people grooming their dogs. It was Tami! I looked in my catalogue to confirm that she was showing Lady Hawk’s Dream a Lil’ Dream, Avery: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-show-gal.html

While Tami was readying Avery, a handler put a Poodle on a grooming table and the dog immediately jumped onto a Yorkie’s smaller, rolling grooming station right behind Tami (thank goodness the Yorkie was elsewhere at the time). The Poodle looked like she was going to jump onto Tami’s shoulders or table next. :eek: Thankfully the handler got the dog under control before it became a complete catastrophe.

After the show, I had the pleasure of meeting Tami. She is a lovely lady, she is passionate about her dogs, and I could see that she truly enjoys working with them and showing them. It was such a treat to meet Avery, her gorgeous girl, and Merlin, her pup with the ultimate face: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-i-resist.html

Thank you Tami for talking with me. I look forward to seeing you and your fantastic dogs at the specialty this fall.

Thank you Elle for the info and the kick to get to a show. ;)

I was so disappointed that the front view of Avery was out of focus:

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One more of other Yorkies:

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What fun you must have had. Wow, Avery is gorgeous!

Oh, this little darling is so gorgeous too!

So many pretty yorkies!!! I love seeing glossy floor length coats. I wish I had hair as nice as that. :)

So tell me what was your experience like? Were you able to follow the judging flow? Did you pick out the winners? How did the movement differ dog to dog? Did you look at the down n back?

Can you see yourself in the ring sometime? How about ringside grooming of Yorkies?

It's fun to observe isn't it? And Tami is a very nice lady. We met in NYC earlier this year. I was just observing too

It sure sounds like you had fun. Of course, the Yorkies are gorgeous, thanks for sharing these pictures.

The experience was a bit overwhelming as it was my first time. There was a lot to take in. Ideally, next time I would like to sit with someone knowledgeable who could explain more about the judging.

I was fascinated with the handling aspects. Watching the Poodles first was great, that way I could focus more on the dogs when it was the Yorkies' turn. I watched the down and back. There must have been something about the judge that the Yorkies really liked because many of them seemed happy to greet him, lol.

I can picture myself getting involved in some capacity. For now, I plan on observing and learning because I see how beneficial much of this can be in raising my pets. I want to learn more about handling, agility, and obedience.

Beautiful pics. Watching your first show is certainly a thrill. Heck when I saw my first show I knew then and there that is what I wanted to do.

I've been anxious on your feedback. It's better if you have someone explain things to you. It will take awhile, for now you did what you needed.
That was very big plus to see Tami without planning it. Kudus to her for being busy and making time.

Over all, were you impressed disappointed indifferent?
What did you buy?

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The working aspect. Good news.

I was deeply impressed! My eyes were popping out of my head and I was in such awe that I wasn't any good at asking questions. Thankfully Tami is wonderful and all I really had to do was listen.

Getting there early, I was able to quietly watch a lot of Yorkie exhibitors doing their grooming and prep.

Unfortunately, there weren't any interesting vendors on Saturday. Hoping for better luck next time. I don't know if I'll be able to go next weekend as my doggy sitter might not be available.

Thank you again Elle.

While I was waiting for the Yorkies’ ring time, I got to see the standard Poodles strut their stuff. Gemy, I thought of you and your BRTs when the Poodle owners/handlers were putting the final touches on their dogs’ coat, scissoring the locks to perfection.


That's one of the most nerve wrackng times for me. How much to fluff, what to leave as is. Final paw touch up. Do you need anti slip on paws or not? Unfortunately here in Canada - it seems like the exhibitors now are scissoring the beard. When I first learnt the grooming, it was never touch the beard. But looks and grooming style is ever evolving.

Now the red bow in yorkies seems to be de rigour. I heard before that it was orange. Who knows why the color changes, or why we all go with the red now. I'm thinking of doing Razz man next wkend in a different coloured bow:)

Mayhap I'll start a trend:p