Last week was a very special week and you could find Leslie and I , along will all our Golden friends at G.R.I.T.S. 2011, which stands for Golden Retrievers In The South. This was the theme for the 2011 Golden Retriever National. Leslie had a full truck as she headed to Atlanta for one week of showing. There were approximately 1200 Goldens entered in the contest. The week started with a bang when Chuck, Labradorites BreakNTheSoundBarrier BN RAE qualified with scores in the 90’s in both Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent. This was scheduled to be Chucks last rally appearance as Bill (Leslie’s Dad) is going to start focusing on training Chuck in obedience. Bill continued his good week picking up Ameila’s third and final Rally Novice leg. Ameila is now known as, Labradorites Flyn Around The World RN. This was only Ameila’s third rally appearance and she qualified all three times. Ameila and Chuck are littermates from Chrissy’s first breeding last year. Keep your eye out as they continue their exciting obedience and rally careers.
Leslie started her weekend with Chase, AM/CAN CH Hytrees Dream Chaser, showing in Veteran Dogs. Chase showed wonderful and you could tell he really enjoyed his time in the ring, but he unfortunately was not the judges style dog and was unable to get a placement. The same held true when he showed in Regular Veterans. But Chase had a great time and was able to watch his daughter Ameila compete with some of the best in the rally ring. Jonesy, AM GCH CAN CH Evergreens Smarty Jones, also went along for the ride and made his presence known in the Best of Breed ring where he was competing with over 200 specials. Jonesy unfortunately did not make any cuts, but he received a lot of very nice compliments.
The rock star of the week was, Jewel AKA Rock Star, Hytrees Foolish Games RN CGC. Jewel was competing in the 12 and older bitch class in both reg. veterans and veteran sweeps against 10 other bitches. Jewel went out there and showed her best and walked out with 2 placements. In veteran sweeps Jewel took home 3rd and in Reg Veterans Jewel was 2nd. Leslie and Chris could not be prouder of jewel and her excellent performance. Overall the week in Atlanta was a good time. Everyone at Riverview Handling and Labradorite Kennels are so proud of everyone for their great performances. Keep your eye out as we continue travel around the East Coast with my friends. This weekend you will find us in Aliquippa PA with Jason, Izzy, and Faith.
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