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Yes, I went to the dog show! Yes, I walked on grass! Yes, I had to take care of Nico! NO – I did not have a good time!
Well maybe at the hotel – in bed laying close to Mom and Papa...and I did get them both to jump through hoops to get me to eat. But come on – grass, little burrs that got stuck in my hair...staying in a crate while either Mom or Papa were in the ring. This sound like fun to you?
Mom says we got our little butts kicked royally Friday and Saturday! Friday AND Saturday....two days!! Saturday was the worst for Mom. Clarice looked and acted good...Mom says she always does! The Judge only liked handlers...there were two people in the ring that were not professional handlers – give you one guess who they were...for sure Mom was one, the other was her friend's husband Charlie. The judge dismissed them!
Mom just looked at Charlie – then the judge. Like really could you be more obvious? Mom says he is lucky she has a good sense of humor about dopey judges!!
Nico and Papa weren't doing any better...so I decided I had to take control and give Nico a pep talk! It went something like:
“Look Squirt, get your act together. I have to walk on grass that kills my feet. You can handle walking around the ring! Get that tail up and look perky in the ring. You can do it! For heaven sake - we are here BECAUSE OF YOU! Keep your eye on Papa and when the judge goes to touch your – you know – private parts...just let him. Show those pearly whites and for pete's sake don't bite him! Don't worry about the other dogs...you are much better than they are...NOW GET WITH THE PROGRAM! Hold up our Panetti name!! You do a good enough job and I'll let you beat me up...maybe”
I knew I had to sit ring side with Mom this time. I put on the most pitiful act I could muster. Kind of thinking it was the really loud whining that did it – she let me sit with her. Good thing too...I had to give Nico the 'eye' several times while he was in the ring! He was not there to smell the grass or look at the big ship in the water...some boat called the "Queen Mary"! Personally, I think it would have been much better if they called it the Queen Gigi! Anyway, he can do that after he wins!
Nico you are the man! You won your class. (OK so you had been winning your class the other days too) but this time when you went around the ring with all the other winners...you looked like a professional...you made Papa look good! Tail up, head up - that's my little man!
And what do you know! He takes a FIVE point Major win! As I understand it – that is the best you can do for points at one show.
Although I am not very fond of dog shows...I guess if we expect Nico to keep winning I am going to have to travel with him – keep him focused...and keep my eye on Papa.
Being home is the best. Being in Cedar is even better. The air is cool. I am going to need several days of rest to get over all the work I had to do with the Squirt!
The sacrifices a woman has to make!
This is my life. My name is Gigi.
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