Cold Feet!

Okay, so I've shown a lot of horses, no big whup... but I have to admit our first approaching dog show is making me nervous.  I'm definitely feelin like I'm getting the cold feet!  So we practice and practice...  But the trick is, we can't practice too much because if a Mastiff decides he isn't going to do something, you can't force them..  So it has to stay fun for the big guy or I can forget it...  So we do a lot of little practice sessions...  almost everyday.  And I force Mike to take pictures of me so I can see how we would look to a judge...  I have millions of pictures I think!
Oscar does really well.  I put the show collar on him and he pretty much knows what we are gonna do.  I think he thinks its a pretty easy way to get some treats!  :-)

Come on!  Speed it up!

He's not a very fast runner though.  I keep trying to move him along and we do tend to be a little pluggy...  Now I have never claimed to be very speedy but I'm pretty sure if a bear were chasing me and Oscar, I'd be safe.  ha ha!!  Just kidding Oscar, of course I would throw myself between a bear and my favorite guy!  ha ha!

I don't think I'm gonna make it!! 

gimme the treat, gimme the treat, gimme the treat!

My breeder tells me Oscar looks fabulous...  And I have found a dog handler that we are going to try out in Albert Lea in August just to see how it goes...  The handler is from Bronson so if we use her, looks like I'll be making a few mid week trips to Bronson Iowa to drop Oscar off with her!!  Never been to Bronson, Iowa.....  But that still leaves me and Oscar in Omaha on July 16th and 17th.  Please send me all of your good karma so I don't embarrass myself!  :-)

Did I win?

Here's our victory pose!  Hey, even though I have cold feet, I gotta think positive right!  Gotta be prepared...  ha ha...  No actually Oscar just likes to stand on stuff like this...  and my feet, and the cat, and Apple...  Don't be too impressed with my fancy jeans...  Paid a lot of money to get jeans with holes in both legs..  ha ha!  (not really but it took me a long time to get primo holes in my pants like this!)
So, while we are practicing, Dora takes advantage and steals Oscar's chew bone.  Here Oscar is pouting until Dora gives it back to him...  She never did give it back...

Dora, why don't you feel sorry for me....

Enjoy the beautiful weather.  Looks like a few days of the nice stuff which is great...  No more rain!!  More sunshine and green grass!

Oh ya!  I forgot to mention, Oscar went in for a check up last weekend...  He's an even 100 lbs at 6 months.  Hard to believe he's gained 75 pounds since he came home in March.