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Blooie said:
They did show the golden....we watched and I told Ken that it was a beautiful dog. Nice, rich golden color instead of that washed out cream we’ve seen too much of lately, and a great head.....not at all blocky with a smooth transition into the neck. But we both said “He’s out” as soon as they took him on his “down and back” and then his “once all the way around”. His shoulders were set a bit too close, and that showed in his movement. It wasn’t from having been shown in a large field all day and being a little tired, either. You could see his shoulders move in toward center clearly as he moved and that’s a structure thing. Unless it’s real severe, like one of my Flat Coated females had, it usually isn’t a huge deal in smaller shows, but once a dog is in the group competition and moves into the Best Of Show in these more prestigious shows, it can be overlooked only if everything else is spot on and the others in the group have no more serious faults of their own. Obviously I didn’t have my hands on, so the judge may have picked on something else, like maybe the shoulder set was throwing the neck or prow off. But more than likely given the high quality of the competition, it couldn’t be overlooked.

The Irish Water Spaniel went in there asking for it, and I loved his overall structure and gait. But we either tuned in too late and missed the Flat Coated Retriever or they didn’t show it. (Had a Toller, hated it...it went back to the breeder. Entirely too independent and dominant for what I wanted, and that was years before AKC recognition.) Anyway, I really liked the Whippit that ended up taking BOS. The only really high-end dog show they show in its entirety is Westminster, takes two nights, and that comes up in February. Well, not shown in it’s entirety - if they showed every breed competition a year wouldn’t be long enough! One of my Flatcoats took Best of Breed at The Chicago International at McCormick Place and that was stress enough for me - I stuck to smaller circuits after that! But his son, Thorin, took Best in the Bred by Exhibitor class at a Flatcoat Specialty show, and I was so proud of him.

Oops, I know, TMI. But I used to love showing until Rueben died...lost the heart for it after that, which weeded me out as a real serious competitor to begin with.

Got everything crossed for the house-setting!!

Sharron, will they let him fly that soon after his procedure? They told me a full month. Guess when it comes to after-care, ultimately it just depends on what each doctor is comfortable doing, or what he sees as potential problems further down the road.
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no blooie, we don't fly, he drives and the heart surgeon told him go ahead, no 2nd week appt even
 

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