Little Splash, at 4 months old, took “Best Puppy in Show” at our Leonberger National Specialty in Vancouver, WA in April.
She has 2 pretty, and pretty big!, ribbons on the wall now: 1) Best Puppy in AKC Specialty Show and 2) Best Puppy in Leonberger traditional show. Not bad for a squirrelly little girl.
I’ll be putting Splash into the show ring as much as possible over the next several months to get her used to it and keep her happy. One of the mistakes I made with Ripple was to *not* show her early on in life – then when I did start showing her at 2-3 years old, she wasn’t very comfortable in the ring. Maybe I can get Splash a little more comfy.