The biggest day ever!!

You may remember reading a few months ago when Mark posted about the dog show we went to. Mark watched the Novice Rally dogs and turned to me and said "Winston can do that!" So, a few short months ago Winston and Mark began practicing Rally. They learned the signs, practiced the moves and practiced and practiced! Then Mark entered Winston in Novice Rally for the PDFA dog show this weekend.

Mark and Winston entered 3 Novice Rally classes and Q'd in all three classes! So, today Winston won his first ever title!  Winston can now use the letters RN after his name!!!! Today Winston took 2nd place, too!


And if that was not enough for a big weekend, Mark and Winston took the test for the Canine Good Citizen ....

Winston completes an exercise in CGC testing. 

and Winston passed every exercise! Winston is now also a Canine Good Citizen!!!


Mark took several photos and turned them into a great slideshow on Vimeo. I am going to attach the link so you can check them out:  http://vimeo.com/20696464



What a wonderful weekend!!! Winston had such a super performance! This entire adventure started just because we wanted a dog who was well mannered! We never thought we would be going into a show ring with Winston! I am so proud of them and their hard work and teamwork!  We also want to thank every one who has helped us along the way--our wonderful trainer Lindsey!! We learned so much from you so early on with Winston!  We also want to thank Anne, Becky, Linda, Tami, Susan, Jean, Claudia, Connie, Joanne, Norma, and everyone else who helped mentor us along the way.

You just never know what Winston will be up to!