Henry and Faith Steal the Show in Marietta OH

This weekend my friends and I traveled to Marietta OH for three days of showing. This was a very busy weekend for Chris and Leslie, who showed 11 dogs. To help them this weekend Chris’s brother Geof came to assist. Geof had never showed dogs before but was up to the challenge, and ended up taking Izzy back in for Breed Friday and Saturday. Friday started off with Matty taking BOS for one GCH point. Izzy was WB and Henry was Select Dog, but there was not enough competition to get any points. Chrissy was RWB. Jonesy got a hard look but walked out of the ring without ribbons. Ari, who is owned by Debbie Koons was third in a very competitive open dog class. Chris and Leslie also picked up and showed 3 German Shepard Dogs this weekend and took the points in Bitch friday. Faith was WB  but didn’t get any points, as she needed the cross for a point. The big win Friday was Chase, Leslie’s veteran Golden who took Best Veteran In Sweeps. This was the first time Chase had been shown in  a while and he looked great.

Saturday started out the same. Izzy was WB, but Henry was BOS, and Matty Select dog. This gave Henry his 5th GCH point. Chrissy was 3rd in the open class and Ari was RWD. Jonesy had another solid performance but for the second straight day left without a ribbon. Faith was WB. While the German Shepard’s took the points on both sides.

Faith waiting for her picture after taking WB/BOW for 1 point!

Sunday, the major broke in Goldens so Ari and Chrissy took the day off. Izzy was also given the day off because of the small entry.  Leslie took the points in Shepard on the bitch side. Faith was WB/BOW for 1 point. This was Faith's 3rd point. Everyone at Riverview Handling is very proud of Faith for her performances. The big winner of the day was Henry. Henry was BOB for 1 GCH point. This was Henry’s 6th point and only his second BOB. However, he was not done there. Henry went on to take a Group 4. This was Henry’s first group placement and the first US group placement Leslie and Chris had put on a client dog. This weekend was a very successful weekend for my friends and I couldn’t be happier for Debbie and Alex, Henry’s owners, and Donna, Henry’s breeder. Check back for picture for all this great wins.

Henry took a bow and laid down while waiting for his Group 4 ribbon!!!