Life has been rather quiet here at Hillcroft. Dixie made her first show debuts (pictures will be posted shortly) at Millwood VA in September and this week-end in NJ. She had two weeks of show training with Ellen with positive results. I showed her the week-end in VA and she had fun! Reports from this week-end sounds like she behaved fairly well, had loads of fun and still acted like a princess. It's rained all week-end, which Dixie did not like, and she stopped every couple of feet during the down and back to shake off the rain drops! Her first specialty yesterday earned her her first trophy--a leaf shaped plate.
Gibson also went to the Millwood shows but is still not comfortable in the ring. We're now taking handling classes which seem to be helping a bit. I've seen a couple glimmers of enjoyment in his eyes but then he starts to remember that he needs to worrry about being in a ring. The goal for October and November is to see the enjoyment almost constantly with maybe just a glimmer of concern.
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