River had been out on the road with Paul and Peggy Doiron, doing his field thing. He got 2 points over in Arizona by getting a 2nd place in Open Gun Dog at a 5-point major trial. He must be pulling himself together in the field. They were going to finish their circuit up at an Idaho trial and the Western Futurity stake. We decided to make the trek up there to handle him in the show as well.
River grows a lot of hair in a short period of time, so I had a lot of
work to do. I set up shop in the bathroom of the hotel and started
cutting hair. I still wasn't pleased when I had finished, but it would
have to do, I was just too tired.
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| The final three, River got 2nd money male, Jake, in the middle got 1st, and sweet Vinny got 3rd. I thought it was a nice final lineup |
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| Paul and River getting ready for his run |
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| awesome photo! Caleb and I in the wind |
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| Caleb loves River so much and is so, so happy when he wins a ribbon! |
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| photo op with a tank in Middleton, Idaho, thanks to Robin Tomasi, we didn't miss the opportunity! |
Paul took him from us once the show was over, he had to run in the field the next day. He got 2nd place in the Gun Dog Futurity and when they combined that with his 2nd Money Male win in the Bench show, he received the honor, Dual Dog Award for the Western Futurity! We were ecstatic!! Robin Tomasi received the award in our absence
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| Paul and River |
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| Robin and River |
