Gertie is the dog, Holly is the proud Owner. Holly ran Gertie in her first trial ever last spring in Washington. She got a first in puppy. Of course she was the only one entered but, one of the judges told me she would have won derby! So Holly got her feet wet! The next placement was last week in washington but this time an AKC trial. More competition but she came away with a fourth. Much bigger class though. This past weekend she entered Gertie in another AKC derby at Boyce Corrals near madras, Ore. She ran the first brace in derby and coming back in I asked her how she did. She said Gertie ran good but didn't have a bird. Well in AKC derby if something happens are the judges aren't sure what, they can call the dog back. The judges saw a bird fly out of heavy sage brush and Gertie cane out behind her, they called her back! Now holly didn't know it but that was good news. There is no reason to call back a dog like that unless, she was in it in every other way. Well the went out and planted a bird for her and had her tsake Gertie out on it. Little tough to keep Gertie in the area but, she did and, Gertie stuck the living poo out of that bird. There was no way the way she hit that bird she didn't have a big piece of this. First!!!! Holly is turning intio a raving mad woman with her little dog. I got a photo of that point but haven't got it done up yet but I got holley and Gertie. Congratulation Holley, she's gonna be a good one.
But for me the day started even sooner. I have never seen a Gordon that really cranked me. Today I did. After the trial the owner took the dog out and set her on one so we could get a few decent photo's of her. The owner is Janet Grunbok of Bainbridge Island, Wash. What a special dog. I was going to prink out a 13x19 photo when I got home but I did one other dog first and ran out of one tank of ink! So, the other dog.
Last weekend at the wirehair trial at Boyce Corrals, member Joe Proulx finished his Jake, a wirehair. I told Joe I would do a blow up for him to 8x10 and frame it. Well did the 13x19 first and then the 8x10 for Joe. I feel bad, the 13x19 is absolutely stunning, I can count the hairs on Jake's beard!
Saw and got photo's of a bunch of super dog's these past two weekends, I'll post more later in the week.
