A Major Milestone - Page 1

This past week was spent exhibiting in conformation at a local show, and my boy DAE GCH Marcato's Fire Lake HT TC "Soul Eater" didn't disappoint me. We won Select Dog two of the four days and on the fourth day, Soul Eater won BOB over his father (a nationally ranked special, finished last year as the #1 GSD). That would have been enough for me, but then he really put it over the top for me by going G3 in the herding group. It was my first herding group placement, and I did it with an owner handled bred by Grand Champion.

I am not ashamed to say that I cried.

I am incredibly proud of this dog and cannot wait to see what the future holds for us.  We are off to Michigan this week and then Soul will take a break for a couple of months.  I am working on other titles I can train for at home, though I'm going to do my damnedest to get his HSAs and HSCs...maybe I can get him up to intermediate, it just depends on finances.  All of my "working dog" finances are being put into Mikasa right now.

Regardless, it was a weekend to remember, and I'm so glad I had friends there to share the moment with me.

 

 

You worked hard for this - soak it all up! Congrats!

Happy days, Xeph ! Well done.

Congrats!

Way to go! You have my respect!

You grew up in AKC - you try to get the best out of your dogs within AKC, while taking care about the working ability of the breed - my respect, too!

Congratulations! You have the most beautiful dogs.

Thank you all :). I actually went herding with Mikasa the day before the first show lol. We get out to the pasture at least once a week.

I wish I had more funds to devote to herding so Soul could do a bit more. My instructor believes he could make it through Intermediate without issue, but for my long term goal (a dual champion), Mikasa is absolutely the one I need to focus on. If I can do a double started title on Soul, I could be satisfied with that.

Overall, he is my special and she my working dog, but it makes me immensely happy that both dogs can do well in both venues

Oh, wow, Xeph, what a fantastic week you've had with your dogs! Congratulations, lady, you and the Marcato dogs have come into your own, and the honors are well-deserved.

Here's to a breeder who truly stands by the dogs she brings into the world, gives them the best of everything so they are at their happiest and healthiest, considers them all to be more than just something furry to display in a show-ring and ensures that all of their drives and talents are utilized. I look forward to your first herding titles with them!

Thank you, hexe :) I hope you get to meet some of my current crew some day. They're not Moo, but...they try to be.