12/08/2025
This past weekend I took a solo trip with my veteran girl Berlyn and my mum and her new baby puppy Shine to the CBKC and PKC shows in Stellarton, NS.
This year looked very different for us in terms of shows and trials as 9 months ago Berlyn very badly injured her foot and 7 months ago she had a bit of creative surgery to hopefully save it, which left her with a pin in her toe for 6 weeks and then many months of careful rehab. That meant no events for the remainder of the year…
However, her recovery has gone incredibly well and she has returned to most all of her daily activities and she’s perfectly sound, so when my mum had mentioned wanting to take Shine to her first Baby Puppy event, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to get out at least once with my best girl!
The goal was to just enjoy the time with her and let her have fun, and fun she had! From hotel bed naps, to being the flirtatious and social butterfly she is with all the baby puppies and other random dog breeds she insists on meeting, and running left hand circles around and around the ring, showing off her freestack skills. But she didn’t stop there, on Saturday she impressed the judges enough to be selected Best Veteran in Show, TWICE 😍
Thank you to both Judith and William Byrne for selecting my girl and to all 4 judges this weekend for their compliments on her incredible condition at almost 10!
I was questioned more times than I remember on if she was really a veteran and shouldn’t she be in the regular classes…which is a huge compliment!
Big wins aside, this was just such a feel good weekend with this dog, who owns my heart. After such a very tough year and feeling like I missed out on so much with her, stepping inside those ring gates with her at the end of the leash feels just like pulling on your fav pair of comfy pants, and she takes control! I’m just there for the ride as she knows the drill so well.
So thanks to my best girl for yet again another fabulous weekend of memories and ending this season on a high note 🎶
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