FinnishLapphund
There's no cow on the ice
Monday morning arrives at very interesting place, people and dogs everywhere, so the two 7 months old puppies gets a little excited. Until they realize it's all about "seeing but no playing", it's a National Dog Show.
Later first puppy goes in the ring, things get interesting again, trots happily around, waits patiently, stranger approaches but owner says "Look teeth" so puppy knew it wasn't the usual hello, hello happy to meet you. Stranger looks at teeth and feels around on the body, strange stranger, but always nice to be said hello to. More fun, gets to trot more, stops and have to stand for a ridiculous long time. Fun again more trotting, stops, owner seems happy over being allowed to change place with another owner and dog to stand second in line. Owner gets silly blue little plastic ribbon, shakes a few peoples hands and we leave the ring.
Mother to the puppies goes in to the ring, gets very happy, all light on me + being alone with owner, trots, look teeth and feel on body, stands and trot again, very happily all the time. Judge likes her, but not enough, we leave the ring.
Gets to go to a strange toilet, sawdust and a few stems, one puppy uses it the other two have party-bladders. Then things seems to be getting funny again, starts walking around the sales booths, full of interesting smells, turns out once again it's all about waiting, seeing but no action. Gets lots of praise though for good behaviour, people stops to say Hello, gets more praise for being rather calm and well mannered. People seems a little surprised over owner being able to shop, carry two or three bags with two 7 months old puppies + a 3 year old bitch in narrow, busy aisles.
Goes home. Owner leaves to go back and support puppy-brother Boris, who became Best in Breed-puppy, and puppy-owners who are showing dog for the first time are very nervous. So owner are supporting for about 1 hour, 1 and a half hour, all the way before the puppy-final. Makes sure the show-leash and numberplate-holders (that she borrowed to them that morning) are in order, that Boris has had a recent chance to pee and little brushing to be on the safe side. Supports very, very nervous puppy-owner all the way through behind the scenes collecting-ring and waits just outside the big final ring. Boris was tired, more or less either wanted to play with the other puppies or sleep. Judge choose other dogs, owner back home after about 2 hours.
Tuesday morning, back for the International Dog Show. It's the more "promising" looking sisters turn to be showed (owner saying something about not wanting to risk competing with brother on puppy-owners first show).
Second sister goes into the ring, gets very happy all light on me, trots like a pro, waits patiently, stranger approaches. Owner says "Look teeth", puppy prepared it's a strange stranger, looks teeth and feels around on body. Time for more trotting, puppy happy and wants different, owner does half-stop + Hrm = puppy starts trotting like a pro again, stands still for a ridiculous long time, some more pro-trot, stops. Owner seems happy over being allowed to change place with two owners with dogs to stand first in line and gets silly red little plastic ribbon. In comes a strange male puppy and gets "better" ribbons, owner shakes a few peoples hands and we leave the ring. Owner very happy over the words "Very well presented".
Gets to go to a strange toilet, sawdust and a few stems, one puppy uses it the other two have party-bladders. Then owner seems to need to walk around the sales booths again, lots of interesting smells, but again it's all about waiting, seeing but no action. Gets lots of praise though for good behaviour, people stops to say Hello, gets more praise for being rather calm and well mannered. People seems a little surprised over owner being able to shop, carry two or three bags with two 7 months old puppies + a 3 year old bitch in narrow, busy aisles.
Goes home and in the evening *WARNING* sensitive readers, this is where the mental dog-torture begins, owners starts going through today's and yesterdays shopping-bags. Gnaw-bone after gnaw-bone is revealed from the bags, only to be put down in a box "For later use." Later!
And then, Le grand finale, the six bull penises made in doggy heaven, about 1 metre long each, owner chops of three about + 10 centimetres and gives to us dogs and the rest goes the same way as the other gnaw-bones, "For later use." LATER! Outrageous!
from Sweden.
Later first puppy goes in the ring, things get interesting again, trots happily around, waits patiently, stranger approaches but owner says "Look teeth" so puppy knew it wasn't the usual hello, hello happy to meet you. Stranger looks at teeth and feels around on the body, strange stranger, but always nice to be said hello to. More fun, gets to trot more, stops and have to stand for a ridiculous long time. Fun again more trotting, stops, owner seems happy over being allowed to change place with another owner and dog to stand second in line. Owner gets silly blue little plastic ribbon, shakes a few peoples hands and we leave the ring.
Mother to the puppies goes in to the ring, gets very happy, all light on me + being alone with owner, trots, look teeth and feel on body, stands and trot again, very happily all the time. Judge likes her, but not enough, we leave the ring.
Gets to go to a strange toilet, sawdust and a few stems, one puppy uses it the other two have party-bladders. Then things seems to be getting funny again, starts walking around the sales booths, full of interesting smells, turns out once again it's all about waiting, seeing but no action. Gets lots of praise though for good behaviour, people stops to say Hello, gets more praise for being rather calm and well mannered. People seems a little surprised over owner being able to shop, carry two or three bags with two 7 months old puppies + a 3 year old bitch in narrow, busy aisles.
Goes home. Owner leaves to go back and support puppy-brother Boris, who became Best in Breed-puppy, and puppy-owners who are showing dog for the first time are very nervous. So owner are supporting for about 1 hour, 1 and a half hour, all the way before the puppy-final. Makes sure the show-leash and numberplate-holders (that she borrowed to them that morning) are in order, that Boris has had a recent chance to pee and little brushing to be on the safe side. Supports very, very nervous puppy-owner all the way through behind the scenes collecting-ring and waits just outside the big final ring. Boris was tired, more or less either wanted to play with the other puppies or sleep. Judge choose other dogs, owner back home after about 2 hours.
Tuesday morning, back for the International Dog Show. It's the more "promising" looking sisters turn to be showed (owner saying something about not wanting to risk competing with brother on puppy-owners first show).
Second sister goes into the ring, gets very happy all light on me, trots like a pro, waits patiently, stranger approaches. Owner says "Look teeth", puppy prepared it's a strange stranger, looks teeth and feels around on body. Time for more trotting, puppy happy and wants different, owner does half-stop + Hrm = puppy starts trotting like a pro again, stands still for a ridiculous long time, some more pro-trot, stops. Owner seems happy over being allowed to change place with two owners with dogs to stand first in line and gets silly red little plastic ribbon. In comes a strange male puppy and gets "better" ribbons, owner shakes a few peoples hands and we leave the ring. Owner very happy over the words "Very well presented".
Gets to go to a strange toilet, sawdust and a few stems, one puppy uses it the other two have party-bladders. Then owner seems to need to walk around the sales booths again, lots of interesting smells, but again it's all about waiting, seeing but no action. Gets lots of praise though for good behaviour, people stops to say Hello, gets more praise for being rather calm and well mannered. People seems a little surprised over owner being able to shop, carry two or three bags with two 7 months old puppies + a 3 year old bitch in narrow, busy aisles.
Goes home and in the evening *WARNING* sensitive readers, this is where the mental dog-torture begins, owners starts going through today's and yesterdays shopping-bags. Gnaw-bone after gnaw-bone is revealed from the bags, only to be put down in a box "For later use." Later!
And then, Le grand finale, the six bull penises made in doggy heaven, about 1 metre long each, owner chops of three about + 10 centimetres and gives to us dogs and the rest goes the same way as the other gnaw-bones, "For later use." LATER! Outrageous!
from Sweden.
