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4H Dog Show


Today was the 4-H dog show. We had to be to the fairgrounds with Daisy by 8AM. We had bathed her a few days ago, have been brushing her for weeks, clipped her nails, and cleaned her ears. We knew she would not get a great score for grooming, but she looked pretty good for a farm dog. It is hard to compete with house dogs that get professionally groomed. Both grandparents and the boys came to watch Jayden. I thought she would be in the first class and the whole show would be over by noon. Boy was I surprised. 
We watched and we waited. Jayden was in the Pre Novice first year kids obedience class with 6 other kids. Daisy didn’t sit when she was supposed to. She did really well on the figure 8, stand and stay, sit and recall. For the long sit, she didn’t sit for her at first. She did her long stay really good. I thought she did good for her first year. Only one first place trophy and Jayden got a blue ribbon. After lunch for dog handling, she got another blue ribbon. She did really good and I was crossing my fingers for that trophy. She really had a chance, but not this time. She also got a blue ribbon for grooming. I think it was a good experience for both Jayden and the dog. Daisy loved all the attention and loved getting to go somewhere with us. Jayden thought it was all too boring and isn’t a big fan of dog showing. Maybe Jake will give it a shot. 

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