Dora got her CGC!

[Trademarkbark]

I've been putting this off for awhile now, but an opportunity arose and we jumped at it. Dora performed every exercise like a pro, although the evaluator asked how old my "puppy" was and laughed when I said she's almost 5!

[QBert]

congratulations! We barely made it outside today, the Cresteds would have blown away.

[Trademarkbark]

It was miserable in Brooksville today - windier and colder than where I'm at. She would put her face into the wind and bark, as Collies will do, while I just hunkered down into my jacket. I hit a few vendors (all outdoors of course) and some of those tents were ready to blow away. A big gust of wind came through and slapped me in the face with a bunch of clipped leashes on a rack. Ouch.

[Sabine]

Yay Dora, good girl!!! (As if there was ever a doubt that she is a good citizen though! )

[QBert]

you went to Brooksville? I had planned to go but it's a drive just long enough to make it really easy to decide to skip it.

[SherriA]

Good girl Dora! We already know she's a good citizen, but its nice to have it officially recognized.

[Trademarkbark]

[quote=QBert]you went to Brooksville? I had planned to go but it's a drive just long enough to make it really easy to decide to skip it.
[/quote]

Yeah, we ventured to the Florida Classic. It's the first CGC I've seen that didn't conflict with a UKC show. It's about an hour for me, so not too bad. I don't miss the hustle and bustle of the AKC shows though - I was tense as soon as I set foot on the grounds and I wasn't even showing! I'm much happier in UKC, both in conformation and performance.

[Calypso]

Yay, Dora! We knew you could do it, but now the AKC can prove it.

[Lisa_LoveMyBCs]

Yay!

[Bari]

Yay super Girl. We knew she would do it. It has a nice ring to it, Dora, CGC

[Jen]

We never doubted you, Dora! Congrats.

[Trademarkbark]

[quote=Bari]Yay super Girl. We knew she would do it. It has a nice ring to it, Dora, CGC [/quote]

Actually, it's probably the least impressive of her titles, but it felt weird not having it, considering the fact that I'm a CGC Evaluator!

[Bari]

I know, that's why I love that she finally got it

[whiteboxerboy]

Good girl, Dora!

[JudyL]

Congratulations to both of you, especially sticking to your plans despite the lousy weather.

[Moemer]

Congratulations!!

and I have to ask... how cold can it possibly get in Florida??

(it's -30 with the windchill here!)

[QBert]

[quote=Moemer]and I have to ask... how cold can it possibly get in Florida??[/quote]

hey, it gets cold in Florida!!
Last night I had to go dig a sweatshirt out of the closet, it was so cold!

[Trademarkbark]

It was probably in the 40s if you add in the wind chill. I didn't say it was the coldest, but it was windy and miserable nonetheless.

[Moemer]

hahaha, I'm permenantly in my long underwear all winter, I'm cold at the best of times.

I even have a song for it. It's a variation of these lyrics (phoenetic spelling for dramatic affect): "looooong OONTER-VARE! looooooong OONTER-VARE! my, my, my looooong OONTER-VARE! I VARE my long oonter-VARE evwee-VARE!"

(where's the singing emoticon?)

[emmas_mom]

[quote=Moemer]hahaha, I'm permenantly in my long underwear all winter, I'm cold at the best of times.
I even have a song for it. It's a variation of these lyrics (phoenetic spelling for dramatic affect): "looooong OONTER-VARE! looooooong OONTER-VARE! my, my, my looooong OONTER-VARE! I VARE my long oonter-VARE evwee-VARE!"
(where's the singing emoticon?) [/quote]

Emily, while you suffer in your coldest winter in 30 years, I just have to tell you that I have primroses blooming in my Canadian west coast garden already!!!

Congrats, Dora! Good girl!

[EllaBella]

Yay Dora! How many letters does she have now?

[yintzy]

Yay!!!!! I don't dare take Shasta until she's like 10. Great job, Dora.

[Trademarkbark]

[quote=EllaBella]Yay Dora! How many letters does she have now? [/quote]

Miss Dora is officially:

UCH URO2 Onesti Double Dog Dare RN,CGC,TT,HIC,VC

[Trademarkbark]

[quote=yintzy]Yay!!!!! I don't dare take Shasta until she's like 10. Great job, Dora. [/quote]

Great great great grandma Nachos was 10 when she finally calmed down enough to earn her CD and I think that was the year they introduced the CGC test, although I think she would've had to wait anyway...