Let me first start by saying that I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day. We were blessed with a very beautiful day without rain! Woo-hoo!
We had a wonderful morning together before we left for the show.
Too bad the fun didn’t carry over to the show.
To sum it up in one word:
M-E-S-S.
First of all, our handler had called us on Saturday and said that he was having mechanical issues with his van and unfortunately would not be able to attend the show.
So we were left with the decision to not go, or to go and show Leroy ourselves.
Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No
After about 8 hours of debating we finally decided to just go ahead and go to the show since we already paid the entry fees and had planned our day around it. This left me with the task to show Leroy. Which was fine, or at least I thought it was.
So we get to the show and get set up. We get Leroy all nice and groomed, and then head up to the ring.
When we got ringside that is when the butterflies started.
My husband and the kids tried to be as reassuring as they possibly could and told me to just have fun.
Fine. I will have fun and not be nervous.
But as soon as my left foot stepped into the ring I turned into a puddle. It was horrible.
My heart was racing, my knees were trembling and the butterflies were doing flips inside my stomach.
It was just like the stage fright I had as a kid, but there was no running off stage now.
Leroy and I took our first run around the ring and as we were moving his leash snapped!!! The leash came completely unhooked and I was left holding onto his collar.
Really?
This could only happy to me. Today. Awesome.
So by the time we made it back to the judge I was frazzled and Leroy was looking at me with this confused look on his face like ” What the hell is wrong with you lady?” then I realized the leash wasn’t broken it just came unclipped. After that I just couldn’t pull things back together. I was a big puddle of mush.
Leroy took Reserves (2nd) out of 2 dogs:(
The kids were just speechless after I left the ring. I think they were trying really hard to think of something nice to say but just couldn’t find the words. Bless their little hearts.
Lesson learned:
-I don’t want to be a handler, no Sir I do not.
By the time we made the 1 1/2 drive home I was over the shame and have since decided to never attempt this stunt again!
Leroy got over it to and decided that he was not to embarrassed to pose for a Mother’s Day picture with me.
Kris
Wednesday 11th of May 2011
aww darling what a though day you got there =0s i'm like you lol panic in front of higher positioned people xD ... i did a shoot for a yellow lab and my school program academic director was with me ha! i went from all happiness about my shooting to a complete disaster XD ... i went blank on my brain hahaha so ... don't you worry "shuts happens"
Bella and Ollie
Wednesday 11th of May 2011
We're sorry things didn't go well for you but the mothers' day photos with your boys is so sweet.
MyFavoritePupJasmine
Tuesday 10th of May 2011
Awww... I'm sorry you had such a rough experience in the ring! But good for you for trying!! And now you can say that you've done it! :) Been there, done that! =)I found your blog because you commented on my friend's blog! And I'm glad you did! It's good to meet you! You have a very interesting writing style. I like it! It's just like we're talking in person! :)Well- have a great day! =)If you ever get on Facebook, you can write me there too.. https://www.facebook.com/#!/MyFavoritePupJasmineTalk to ya later! =)
Lori @ According to Gus
Tuesday 10th of May 2011
Kudos to you for being so brave and giving it your best shot! I can't even imagine how nervous I would be if I was in your shoes, so I give you major props for going through with it!Lovely photos of you and your boys. :) I saw our Newfie friend at the park this weekend and thought of you!
scotsmad
Monday 9th of May 2011
Sorry the day didn't go as planned. At least you know what to do next time!XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella