Wow, not only did Toby get his last needed major for his Championship, he did VERY well today!!

He got Reserve Male under Al Orwin for the first show and then on the second show, he got his first Champion major towards his Grand Championship under Debbie Orwin – w00t! Only 4 more to go!

You know they say that dogs not only should have good structure and movement but that they need to have a good temperament and personality as well and you know … he could be a little less happy (you should see him WIGGLE,OMG! LOL!) in the ring, but he just LOVES meeting new people and loving on everyone within reach and has such a strong and joyous personality that affects anyone near him that I think the judges no matter what – have to see all that personality Toby has in SPADES just bursting forth from every cell.

He is an amazing dog – and just has SO much love and happiness in him that he just spills out to everyone and is just a charmer, but then I am soooo biased too LOL!

Anyway – it was a great show and Toby had a ball! He even played with a few Greyhounds and got a crowd cheering when he did his little tricks with allll these great distractions – he just did very very very well this weekend.

And boy … are we all POOPED. Thank god we have tomorrow off to just die and recover – LOL!

We hit the show again today for both shows, and MAN was it hot! Really liked the spot this time though – those trees kicked BUTT and really saved the day – as soon as you walked out from the shade, it was like entering a desert, LOL!

Toby did very well, and though he didn’t win anything the first show, he did get Reserve Male under Judy Jones for the second, so that was cool!!

Yayyy!!! Toby got his LAST major under Rebecca Harris and is now an UKC Champion!!!

We are SO jazzed!!!!

We are just beyond thrilled and Toby just LOVES being in that ring and prancing around, he justalways has such a blast going to shows and being in that ring!

So we brought out the flirtpole today and snapped some pics of Toby enjoying it. It remains one of his most favorite toys.
Going to need to replace it soon though I bet – we seem to go through one a year just about.

Anyway, look at how our boy has blossomed – he is now a beautiful adult. We weighed him at the vet a couple of days ago and this is him at 62.6 pounds (ok ok ok I’ll round up and say 63, LOL), and he is looking GOOD.

Sure hope Apryl thinks so! ::crosses fingers::

Anyway here he is going after his flirtpole!!

Flirtpole Mania

He LOVES the flirtpole – one of his uber-favorite toys of all time! Look how intent he gets for that little piece of leather LOL.

Tracking it …

Look at him … all focused and ready to get that leather. hehe! He’s just so durn pretty!

Can’t get past me!

He is ready for the ol switch-a-roo trick … yes sir! Not going to get past him, no way!
(I know it is blurry but I just love this shot anyway hehe!)

Look at him GO!

He goes ALL OUT for his flirtpole til he can’t “go no more”. Even though this isn’t in focus, I love the way the shadows show off his muscles, lol.

Got It!

Once he gets the thing in his mouth he LOVES to just run in a circle with it, exactly like a horse on a lunge bar – cracks us up but it REALLY exercises him without killing us lol.

And the Result …

… a VERY tired and happily grinning and panting boy!