Cocoa Has Been Busy

Cocoa has a busy social calendar....attending Birthday parties, taking puppies to the market for socializing (with Miki above) and then hitting the road for shows.

She just returned from Vermont...this could have been her tour bus! This rolled in to the motel we were at and two guys came out; must of been the bus driver and the camera man. :-)

First show was held outdoors in the prettiest of locations. Summer shows don't get much better than this. Shelter from the sun (and later the rain), a ring surrounded by mountains and good company.

We packed up and headed down the road to Burlington VT where we welcomed the air conditioned building. Cocoa showed great and went on to win Group 2nd for another point.

Cocoa looks pretty pleased as the judge handed us the ribbon and a cheque for $100. We bought a directors chair from a vendor and will have Cocoa's photo embroidered on it.

Back home she is busy chasing her half sister Juno through the clover...

And trying to avoid the thorny raspberry canes!

Fur flying! She and just about everyone else here is blowing coat. Hopefully she can get the last two points to finish in the US before she is wearing a bikini (and gets her photo on a tour bus)!

Arizona

I'm slowly going through the photos we took of our holiday to Scottsdale, Grand Canyon and Tucson Arizona. I posted a few on our travel blog and will get a few more up next week.

Westminster: Best In Show

This is a VERY photo intense entry. I will let the pictures tell the story. To view the names of the finalist go to Westminster Best in Show

Before you get the rosette, there is the press to deal with!

I want to thank Pete for his efforts in taking these wonderful photos. It has been fun editing them and reliving the moment from a different vantage point.

Westminster: Working and Terrier Groups

"May we have the Working Group please!" The huge Tibetan mastiff dwarfs a large Bullmastiff coming in the ring.

The judge Mrs Kimberly Meredith-Cavanna made quite a picture with her curls and velvet two piece outfit with a long flowing skirt. I would have tripped over it, but she managed to pull it off.

Alaskan Malamute Ch Sno Klassic Play The Game took Group 4th. This was such a charming dog; his tail was wagging constantly.

The very striking Boxer female Ch Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream

She took group second.

The Akitas are always so lovely to look at. This was Ch Sondaisa Seize The Moment.

Ch Meadow View Officer N A Gentleman in contrast with his handler who looks so polished!

The Komondor is a showstopper but the maintenance of this coat must be a nightmare! I can't imagine how long it takes to wash and dry this dog...

St Bernard Alta Vista's Billion Kilowatt CD

Siberian Husky Ch Paragon's Red Red Wine

The Doberman Ch Allure Blazing Star Alisation was the #2 dog all breeds in the US last year (behind the Scottie) and she was so very showy. "CJ" and her handler had quite a bond. I love this sequence of shots...

Too cute...

On the move...

Final deliberations...

The group goes to the Doberman; an emotional win for the handler.

On to Terriers; Mrs. Loraine Boutwell goes over Bedlington Terrier Ch Boardwalk's Bling Bling

Love this Smooth Fox Terrier; Ch J'Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice (took Group 2).

Irish Terrier Ch Fleet St Fenway Fan

The so very cute Dandie Dinmont Ch Pennywise Hot Pursuit

And the Group winner (America's top dog all breeds last year) Scottish Terrier Ch Roundtown Mercedes Of Maryscot