since last Feb. Gracie and i have kind of faded away from the dog show world. i've been far too depressed and shown little interest in it. today was my first day off and i decided i was going to groom dogs. keep in mind i havn't gotten out the grooming table, show leads, or bait in months. i bathed Beanie and got him all dried off and groomed. when Gracie was done with her bath she was excited because she noticed she was getting on the grooming table. the table means DOG SHOWS and Gracie LOVES dog shows! after grooming Gracie for a little over an hour i started putting all my brushes and stuff away. i dropped Gracie's show lead and when i picked it up i looked at Gracie. Gracie looked back and stomped her paws as if she wanted the lead on so bad she couldn't hold still. i put it on her and put on my running shoes. for the first time in months Gracie and i did our down and back, stacked, free baited, etc. when i put Gracie away my dad came into my bedroom. he looked at me and said "you need to do this. your mom and i were watching you through the window and saw how much you love this and how much you miss it." i'm not one to show my feelings but for some reason i started to cry. i do miss showing dogs. i miss being in the ring, i miss grooming, i miss the trips, the hotels, all the handlers and judges. :(
since i won't be getting my dane until the next litter which is in about 2 yrs my parents want me to get another sibe to show. i'm not sure what i'm doing yet. i'm not going to go run out and get another sibe. i'm showing some dogs for my mentor in AL in Nov. i need to talk to her and see how much time Charlie is going to take before i go making any big movements.
Thanks for letting me ramble. :o
