Kia came home with two qualifying ribbons for Rally Advanced. Tukka got her first leg in Rally Advanced, I only had her entered one day but now regret that I did not enter her both days. Darn entry fees add up with two dogs in more than one event. Now my fear is that Kia will finish her title and I'll have to show Tukka in "B". Yikes! Not the difficult dog in "B"! I guess it doesn't matter all that much really and I'm confident that she'll be successful too.
I was kind of sad on Friday because we thought we were getting an AOM but the judge made a mistake and so we did not get one after all. She had selected Tukka for one so that's a good thing. But it was kind of embarrassing at the same time and pushed me over the edge as I'm getting pretty emotional about Tukka's impending retirement from the conformation ring. She's my first show dog, first elkhound and I'm going to miss her at the end of my lead even though she can be such a demanding monster in the ring. She's taught me everything I know about showing and I feel like I can show just about any dog after all she has put me through in terms of what I had to learn and overcome. I love her so much. But as someone wiser and more experienced pointed out....it's not like I'm getting rid of her! :-)
There was a lot of talk about hopefulness for Siri to be pregnant and to fulfill our dreams. We are keeping our fingers crossed. Tossed around some ideas for names too. I've got mine all picked out. Andrea told us Siri is acting like she is extra special now so we are praying it means she knows she has babies growing inside her. Siri's dam became the third MACH elkhound in history this weekend...way to go Flurry...we hope your grand babies will be as nice and smart and agile as you!
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