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| 29th Annual Flat-Coated Retriever National Specialty |
| May 6 - 13, 2006 |
| St. Louis, MO |
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Agility |
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The week began Tuesday morning with agility. Meg and Snicker each ran in Jumpers, Meg in Novice Preferred, Snicker in Open Preferred. Meg qualified in first place and earned 2 beautiful ribbons! |
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Veteran Sweepstakes |
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Meg turned 7 this year and competed in Veteran Sweeps. Meg has not been in the show ring for 5 years. She had FUN! Her movement was outstanding, and her tail was wagging. Honestly, she looked better here than any other time in the show ring. And, she made the cut!!! |
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Linda and Meg celebrating the cut! |
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Puppy Sweepstakes |
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Wednesday morning was Puppy Sweeps. Boone, Mick and Painter were in the 9-12 month class. Boone and Mick made the cut. Boone, Mick and Painter were right next to each other. It was GREAT to see the 3 Flashback puppies together!!! |
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 PATSY |
Patsy was in the 9-12 month class. Patsy was expertly handled by Melody, who has handled Snicker at 4 Specialties. Patsy finished 5th, just out of the ribbons! Thank You Melody!!! |
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Regular Dog Class |
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Thursday morning the Flashback boys were in Regular 9-12 month class. Again, they were side by side, Mick, Boone and Painter. They all looked great. Boone and Painter made the cut. |
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 The MICKSTER! |
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 BOONE! |
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 PAINTER! |
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Stud Dog Class |
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Meg went into the ring with her dad Shadow, CH Beachcliff Alec the Shadow Baldwin CD OA NAJ JH in the Stud Dog class on Thursday. Meg looked OK, although she did not seem to enjoy the ring as much as she did in Veteran Sweeps. |
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Regular Bitch Class |
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Linda handled Patsy in the 9-12 month Regular class on Friday. Patsy can be a bit wild, but she seems to understand that the show ring is not the place to be crazy. Patsy looked good! |
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Flashback Puppy Playtime! |
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The puppies had playtime Friday afternoon. The boys were very interested in Miss Patsy. Patsy did not really know how to react. Snicker wanted everyone to know that we should not even consider bringing one of her boys back home with us! A fun time was had by all!!! |
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 Painter and Snicker |
 Snicker, Mick and Boone |
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Snicker and Mick |
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 Linda and Patsy, Heather and Mick, Sharon and Boone, Sharon and Painter |
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Brood Bitch Class |
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The Brood Bitch Class was Saturday morning.
We decided to go in with an all liver team, Snicker, Patsy and Boone!
Melody handled Snicker, Linda handled Patsy and Sharon handled Boone.
Patsy and Boone knew it was show time, they had spent an hour the
afternoon before wrestling on the ground, but this morning it was all
business in the ring. And Snicker displayed her standard
professionalism. They all looked and moved great! |
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Boone on the left, Patsy on the right |
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 Snicker watching Melody (with her back to the judge, which kept her from knowing she made the cut!) while Patsy looks on |
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Melody and Snicker accept the |
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Best of Breed |
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The week concluded on Saturday with the Best of Breed competition. There were over 70 Dogs and 50 Bitches entered. Melody handled Snicker again. They looked great and Snicker made 2 cuts! |
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Going Home |
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We all had a great time at the Specialty, it was so much fun to see Boone, Mick and Painter, and of course, Sharon, Heather and Sharon and Ray! The Specialty is truly a time to refresh friendships with others throughout the country who share our love with this most amazing breed, the Flat-Coated Retriever. Look forward to seeing everyone in Minnesota in 2007! 2007 Flat-Coated Retriever National Specialty We have traditionally taken pictures of all our dogs after we've packed up to begin the drive home. We've kept that tradition alive at Purina Farms. Remember, the joy of attending a Specialty is walking into the ring with your dog, not whether you walk out of the ring with a ribbon. |
"MEG" |
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 "SNICKER"
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"PATSY" |
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 "KONA" |
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Thank You Purina Farms! |
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