It was a great weekend at the Big Dog Show.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to take a lot of photos.  There were so many Chessies, I was pressed into service to help hold dogs.  For most of the competition Saturday, I held a puppy and another dog.  They were well-behaved but a handful—no extra hands for a lot of pictures.  I was able to snap a few pictures.

Unfortunately, Storm finished out of the ribbons.  She was well-mannered and moved nicely in the ring even though showing is not her favorite thing.

Smokey not only passed another leg toward her Rally Advanced Title on Friday, she took a Third Place ribbon on Saturday, and took Best of Opposite Sex on Sunday.  This was a huge 5 point major win for her.  Her Daddy Thunder is awfully proud of her!  Congratulations to Smokey and her handler.  Now Smokey has traveled south for some field training. 

Also, Jezebel, the bitch I held for most of the show on Saturday, took Best of Winners.  Storm and Thunder were very happy because Jezebel is bred/trained/owned/and handled by the lady who did some of their basic field training.  A big congrats to Jezebel and her handler!

On Saturday, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever bitch won the Sporting Group.  This does not happen very often.  Josie is such a  beautiful dog.  Storm and Thunder were happy for Josie because Josie’s breeder is also Storm’s breeder.  Great job Josie and her handler!

 A few more photos, (thanks to Cindy).