Stockholms International Show!!

A day full of adventure!


Yesterday it was a fabulous day together with friends and their wonderful dogs! We went to Swedens last show for this year with Aylen and our new boy Goofy together with our friends; Elin, Andy and their lovely Corgi Lucy!

The clock rang at 5 am in the morning. Get up from the cosy and warm bed to fix the last stuff for the show, and fix ourselves. We met up with Elin & Andy at the bus-stop, the bus came around 06:20. Everything was just fine, so far.

When we came to the train station we found out that all trains where cancelled!! So there we stood, 06:30 with three dogs, a lot of packing and it was freaking cold outside. The show began 08:30. We waited, and waited, and waited. Nothing happened so we decided that we're going to take a Taxi - And that was probably the best idea of the whole day!

We came in time for the show, we even had to wait for a while! I thought that our "little" Goofy would feel a bit uncomfortable as it's a really big show with many people and dogs; It's his first big show and it's also inside and many dogs doesn't like that, as I've heard, I've never had a dog that cares, in fact both my girls loves indoors shows better then outdoors shows! And now he's one of them; loves it! He had to much fun and was to busy, to care, with trying to say "hello" to every single dog he met.

He was first out in the ring and even in the ring he had a lot of fun and I actually didn't care to much of "showing him off" as I do with Aylen, I just wanted him to like the surrounding and the environment, and especially have fun in the ring! And he did; well on the table he just stood there and let the judge feel and touch him as much as she wanted or needed to. He didn't stand perfectly or ran perfectly but he had perfectly fun in the ring!
He won his class (he was the youngest), got Qualified to Crufts and got a CK (Cert qualification) and went Second Best Male over all - With 34 participating Cardigans - even thou he didn't do all perfectly it shows that quality has no age and it also shows that you don't need to do it all perfectly, 'cause quality will show off anyway!
I'm SO happy and Can't believe it I thought I would burst yesterday, it was a true win for me and Goofy. I was in total chock and a few happy tears fell!!
He has just been in Sweden for three weeks, and what a start of a wonderful future!!

Aylen, the one I thought would go best of my two dogs, didn't go as well as Goofy. She got excellent in quality but came 3rd in her class. Even so, we had a lot of fun together and she loved it!

After the males was done, we where of to get our critique and there the worst (almost) possible happened! Goofy and I waited in the line, and behind us stood the male that won over Goofy, and just when I'm about to take my critique I see how the other male starts a fight and goofy starts to scream and hide behind me. I want to pet him, and "feel sorry" for him, but that would only make it all worse. So I took him away from there, he where shaking like crazy, put him in my fiancés knee; and tell him to check if he's hurt. Had no time to do it myself - It was Aylen time to shine in the ring!
After I'm done showing Aylen I came back and Adam tells me he has a little bite mark on one of his ears! I rush to the vet to check him. She washed the wound and tells me he's just fine, just need to check the wound now and then to see it will heal as supposed. Today the wound looks good and he couldn't care less about it!
And no fear for other dogs or so. So no big harm done, just a little "scratch". Hopefully he'll still love shows!

With all the adrenaline in the body and all the stress, you always think the worst possible and you can't help it!

I talked to the owner to the male as I think you should when something like this happens - Just to straight things out and to hear the others story and all that. =)

I've got the best (early) Christmas present ever!!

Welcome to Sweden, Blondie's Johnny Be Good (Goofy)!!

Thank You Kim & Lis for your trust and also for making it possible for us to have two of the most wonderful Corgis in the world!! We will always be thankful to you and always be grateful for everything you've done!!

Goofys parents:
Sire: Multi CH Gowerstone Jazz Singer for Pemcader
Dam: DKCH Beckrow Bewiched Blonde


Now my pack is complete, he was the missing piece...

Have a great day and week! Soon it's christmas!!



Waywens