When Delta Dash would not take Penny home because the AR-influenced employee decided she was too tall for a #400 crate, Jess & Laurie came up with an alternate plan. They decided to meet in Atlanta for the Dal Specialty and three all breed shows. A good panel of judges, all 4 of them worth showing to. Their goal was to try and finish Penny's Grand Championship. It all hinged on being able to take Penny along as excess baggage, and of course there was no problem checking her in at at the ticket counter. It was the same way before NW was taken over by Delta. The cargo people & the VIP (now Dash) people are just a bunch of knotheads, but because that happened, Penny had the chance to add to her already excellent record.
Penny is not quite 18 months old yet, not quite mature, but sound and beautiful. She has a particularly nice front (forechest & shoulders), excellent breed type, and a good attitude and we anticipated that those 4 judges could recognize that - they did!
Penny was Select at the Specialty, losing BOS to the Veteran Bitch who was a star during her show career, and is an excellent showdog. She moved up to Best Of Opposite the second day, and thrilled us on Saturday and Sunday by going Best Of Breed under judges we thought would like her (but things do not always turn out quite as you expect . . .) She defeated several of the top professionally-handled Dals in the breed each day.
And so she finished her Grand Championship in style, in straight shows, and is probably the youngest GCh in the breed. Jess and Laurie had a wonderful time too, so all their planning paid off!
I told Argus that the worth of a stud dog is based on the quality of his daughters. I guess Argus has proven his worth, with GCh. Pauli & GCh. Penny, and the other lovely girls.
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