Fourth Place

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Today, Mia participated in the All-Breed Dog Show hosted by the Monroe Kennel Club, Inc. at the Monroe County Fairgrounds! My friends, Erin and Tom helped me out today by going with and handling Mia for us, since we had never done this before. Erin has a Gordon Setter and a Weim. She didn't show either today. She showed her friends Gordon Setter, who took best in breed. And I believe she was showing her dad, Tom's Spumoni.

Disclaimer: In this post you will see the word bitch. However, I am referring to a female dog. Mia was exhibited in the Open Bitch Class and took home 4th place. (Nevermind that there were only four in the open bitch class.) And besides they could have disqualified her and they didn't which means she really did earn 4th place! YEAH!!!!!

If she wants to win, she is going to have to beef up a little bit and grow some more hair. I learned that if I bathe her daily and blow dry her hair it will grow faster and thicker. Hmmm! Learn something new everyday!

She did very well. We thought she would be much more apprehensive. However, once in the ring she trotted around like a little pony (baited by a little bit a liver! YUCK!) On the table she wasn't too fond of being fondled in the hindquarters but she dealt with it. So we'll work on that too!

Overall, she wasn't the smallest. There were others her size. Second place in breed was maybe a little shorter than her. She wasn't the most hairless in her class. There were others with shorter hair and less hair. And while she finished fourth in her class, she now has the experience under her belt and we can work on getting her ready for her next show!