Eukanuba

December 17, 2011.  Weims were in the afternoon but I had Scott drop me off early so I could be there for Tibbie judging.  Pat had wanted me to show Kelso but decided she was going to do it herself.  There was a large entry so it was a lot of standing for Pat but she was a trouper and made it through the whole judging assignment.

Sawyer's swimming buddy, Djebel took Best of Breed and would go on to be in the Non-Sporting group.  What a great win for Pat & Kevin!! It was a good day for the Wassong Tibbies!

Djebel and her handler, Ernesto.

The happy owners/breeders, Pat & Kevin.  Djebel went on to win a Group 3!!  We're were so thrilled for them. 

Weims were in after lunch.  Bobbie was nice enough to take photos for me today. 

Sawyer looked good. 

 The judge kept looking but he didn't make the cut.

I was still proud to be in the ring handling a dog that I bred who is so versatile.

I just love this shot.  I call it helicopter ears.

On the move with our heads held high.

Posing for the camera.

After judging we hopped on the shuttle for the long trek back to the parking lot. 

Since we had some open time in the afternoon, we drove through Disney's Celebrations community.

Disney is always fun during the holidays.  The sign advertises the nightly snowing as part of the festivities.



It's such a pretty town with a lovely town center.

Even the post office is interesting looking.

This holiday tram was running through town.

There's even a golf course with this antique car out front.

Scott's co-workers are in a building in Celebrations.  Perhaps he can get transferred so we can move here?

Sawyer enjoying some down time after the long road trip and 3 days in the ring.

Daisy with Sawyer's pillow, aka 'his girlfriend'.  We don't leave it out at home because she eats everything so this was special traveling woobie time.

Good night, it's been a long day.

Florida dog shows

December 15, 2011.  After driving all day on Wednesday we had an 8am judging time for our first show in Florida.  Daisy was in Sweepstakes and decided she did not want to stand for the exam.  The Sweeps judge was very kind and let us just move around the ring.   She did a repeat in the regular class and we were excused.  Not sure why she acted this way but we'll have to work with her as she's not done this before, but we also haven't been in the ring in several months.  Sawyer showed nicely but we didn't get any placements.  Scott wasn't able to get many pictures as trying to hold Daisy and a camera is always difficult.

In the afternoon Scott went to see co-workers at Disney and I relaxed in the room with the dogs. 

December 16, 2011.  Day two of the Florida shows had an afternoon start so we were able to take our time in the morning.  I pulled Daisy since I needed time to work with her and only Sawyer showed today. Again he looked good but no ribbons for us today.

We went to the Tibbie ring first to watch our friends Pat & Kevin and their dogs. 

Sawyer and I watched ringside.

Apparently it wasn't as exciting for Sawyer.

Scott had his hands full with Daisy so Pat took pictures for us.  My camera did not seem to be taking the best pictures in this facility and the moving photos were blury.



Road Trip!

December 13 - 14, 2011.  We packed up the kids, well two of them, and headed to Orlando for the Eukanuba Invitational.  My mother was kind enough to come up from her home in Florida to watch the two oldest girls so we didn't have to travel with 4 dogs.  Sawyer, Daisy, Scott and I hit the road on Tuesday night after work.  I took the first shift and actually stayed awake all the way to our first stop in Virginia.  We'd rest here for the night and continue onto Orlando the next day. 

Scott drove the second leg and insisted we stop at "South of the Border".  What a hokey tourist trap!  And last I checked, South of the Border meant Mexico.  But this was a stop Scott remembered making as a child so we took a quick detour and lunch break. 

You can't miss this place from I-95.

If you don't see that sign then you can look for the water tower with the giant sombrero.

They have fabulous attactions like the Reptile Lagoon.  Unfortunately we didn't have time to visit there...darn.

They have a wonderful gift shop.  Who doesn't need a giant mug for margaritas?  Wish I had one.

Good thing the bear wasn't for sale.

We didn't eat here, perhaps on the way home....don't get excited Scott, I'm not planning to stop here again. 

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas

December 9, 2011.  The cookies are made, well at least all the dough is.  Half are baked and the rest will be done when we get home from our trip.  The tree is up, decorated and behind an expen, or 'jail' as we like to refer to it, to protect it from Daisy. 

Sawyer dreams about Santa as Scott and I decorate the tree.

All decorated.

And in jail

In the evening we went to the Turtle Back Zoo to see their Christmas lights.  I hadn't been there since I was a little girl.

Happy Zoo Year.

It was really cold!

They had zoo themed lights rather than the traditional lights.

Giraffes and Flamingos.

Turtles, of course.

Elephants.

Prairie Dogs and Scotts

Even the humans grew tails while we're at the zoo.  Ann's scarf seems to be a beard and a tail.

The wolves were there in light form.

and in  person.

Cougars.

The petting zoo animals were in their stalls.

This was the biggest pig I've ever seen.  It actually did get up and walk around.

Now this is a hair-do.

Someone needs an orthodontist.

Some of the animals were dangerous.



Steve seemed to be Dr. Doolittle and roused all the animals.

The whole gang in front of the penguin lights.

It was a fun night.