Bindi's Best of Breed Win!

I can not believe that this was not my first blog when I decided to start blogging again. Shame on me.

We have been (in)patiently waiting and training and working with our young bitch, Bindi, to get her ready for the ring. To say she is a wild child is an understatement. She loves the ring and she loves the other dogs in the ring and most of all - she loves the food she gets. She will jump and pounce and play. We showed her very sparingly after the November supported shows - wanting to see how she progressed so we only entered her here and there. Oh, and to help with a major but I am sure that will go un-reciprocated.

In May it all started to come together. She was shown one day in Vero Beach and went Reserve Winner's Bitch in a nice class of bitches, and then went Best of Breed puppy (although she was not supposed to be in that - another long story).

And then came Orlando. Our own back yard, and 5 and 4 point majors for the girls. One could only hope.

Friday we got the biggest surprise of our lives. I was just excited when she got Winner's Bitch. That meant her first points AND the coveted major. And then a funny thing happened in the breed ring.

In the breed ring we have the #14 Ridgeback in the Country. We also have the #5 Ridgeback in the country and 2 other Specials that are Best of Breed winners on any given day. When the judge pulled Bindi out and then the other bitch all I could do was watch from the corner where I held on to Finn.

"Holy crap. Did my bitch just win the Breed."

Yes. She did. And a 5 point major. Wow. Words can not describe the feeling you have when all the hard work pays off. It was a thrill.

She didn't do anything in the Groups except get experience being in that environment and getting Matt seen. She didn't do anything the rest of the week-end, but for one day she was the best Ridgeback in Orlando and that's more than you can ask for.