Catching Up - Hutto IABCA June 2009

Well I have been lax beyond belief with the blog entries but it's time to catch up! There is a lot of ground to cover, so I'll just jump right in with the pictures (I know that's why you guys read these dog blogs anyhow!). ;)

We had a great turnout for Hutto--especially considering that the first time we went we were the only Shilohs!! Deb and Mel from Riverwind kennel brought their girl, BJ, from the Katie/Big Jake litter. She was just a little pup in these photos but she tore up the ring with all her wins!! Between winning multiple best Bred-by-Exhibitor awards AND winning in the standard shows, she ended up taking Best Smooth Bitch Puppy of the Year, awarded at the 2009 Shiloh Shepherd National Specialty!!

BJ looking up at her human mom, Deb: "Do I really have to go run around the ring again?"


BJ enjoying a Frosty Paws treat. It was so hot inside the building that Zak brought all the pups Frosty Paws!


BJ stacked pretty! I tried to get stacked photos of all of the dogs, though I missed a few. One of these days I will learn that it is impossible to find the time later in the show, so I need to get my photos early!!


And finally, we decided that BJ can sleep anywhere!! She spent most of the two days of the show snoozing in her crate, even with all the barking and hubbub and noise!


Kyrie's "little" brother, Chester, also attended the show! I neglected to get a stacked shot but I did get a couple of good head shots. You can see how much he and Kyrie look alike, with the eye markings and the white "bib" on the front of the neck!




Carla brought Ender all the way from Arizona for the show to get some more points toward his Puppy Championship!! Ender is from New Zion's Angie/Acer breeding.

Here is Ender getting a drink from a squirty bottle:

Ender in a nice show stack:

And Ender relaxing in his PUP tent between shows!!


Ender's littermate Neiko was also at the show! What a handsome gray sable boy. This was his first show and he behaved like a pro! Here he is with his human dad:

And here is a great stacked photo of Neiko:


BJ's brother Kaiser was also at the show. Here he is being stacked (well, mostly) by his adoring human mom, Sheryl!


Christina Tanon and her dad brought their boy, Bruno! Bruno is out of the New Zion Stacie/Warba litter. Here he is in a lovely stack:

And looking at the camera, wondering what I'm doing:

And a great close-up profile of his head (I think that Bruno is very handsome, just in case you couldn't tell!):

And finally Bruno lying down, relaxing between shows.


At the end of it all tons of fun were had and plans were laid for Homecoming in New York for some of us, and a gather in October for the OKC IABCA show for others! More on that in the next entries--but for now, I leave you with a photo of pooped post-show pups!