My first show with Boatswain

[NewEnglandLady]

This weekend Bo and I went into the ring for the first time and had a blast! I''m attaching a photo from the puppy sweeps competition (which is why he''s in the ring with a spaniel). The handler for the Spaniel is actually my handling instructor and took first, though we still took honors, which made he me happy. We competed in a group competition later in the day and took honors in that event as well, which was great because Bo was getting tired and I didn''t think we were going to make the cut--he just turned 6 months last week so I didn''t want to overwhelm him.

We also tested for the Canine Good Citizen certification between events and passed!

 

[Miscka]

Good work, Bo!!!

Any more pics? You know I adore pics of your dogs!

I think it''s just so cool how involved you are with them.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Here is a terrible picture of me baiting him--I''m having him reach too far, but oh well!

 

[Erin]

I know this is supposed to be about Bo, but I love your haircut!!!

 

[jet2ks]

Way to go NEL & Bo!

First shows can be really tough on a puppy, but it sounds like he took it well and we look forward to seeing him with some Winner''s ribbons in the future.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Way to go guys!!!

 

[elrohwen]

Yay! I love your dogs and I think it''s fantastic how involved you are with the breed. I''d love to see more pics!

 

[Amandine]

Wow, he''s gotten so big since I last saw photos! How much does he weigh now?

 

[NewEnglandLady]

He seems so teeny to me only because 1.) I see him every day and 2.) He''s always around Byron, so he seems small in comparison. He''s just a week over 6 months and is around 78 lbs. There was a 7-month old Mastiff in our second match and she was already over 90 lbs.--you try to get them to develop as slow and evenly as possible, but sometimes the growth just seems out of control!

 

[AmberGretchen]

Awww...what a gorgeous fluffy, hunky boy, I love him!

 

[Amandine]

Date: 6/22/2009 1:36:43 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady
He seems so teeny to me only because 1.) I see him every day and 2.) He's always around Byron, so he seems small in comparison. He's just a week over 6 months and is around 78 lbs. There was a 7-month old Mastiff in our second match and she was already over 90 lbs.--you try to get them to develop as slow and evenly as possible, but sometimes the growth just seems out of control!

This makes me feel better about my 40 lb (or so, haven't weighed him in a while) 6 mo. old puppy!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

YAY! Congratulations, NEL and Bo!

And can I just say . . . WOW, he''s getting biiiiiiig!!!

 

[Maisie]

Ohh how cute!! I really love it when PS''ers share photos of their furbabies!!!