The Versatile Shiloh

Even though Sunny is my second Shiloh and I know how amazing these dogs are, I am still surprised by how versatile Sunny is at such a young age.
At exactly one year old, Sunny took and passed her Delta Society Pet Partner (Therapy Dog) exam, and soon after started hospital visits and the Read to a Dog program at a local elementary school.

At only 9 months we did the Fun Match, where Sunny took 1st in novice obedience, 3rd in rally and 4th in group conformation. Her first time doing any of those competitions! She also passed her Canine Good Citizen exam at that show. Since then she has also gone to two IABCA conformation shows and won her puppy National Championship and her adult International Championship with them.
She's also a great trail dog for off-leash hikes or trail rides, as well as just being a good ol' family dog!

Colorado IABCA Show

Sunny went to her second IABCA show May 9th and 10th. She did really well, considering what a low drive dog she is for anything but walks and chasing her ball. There was a mini-Aussie specialty at the show and there were 43 mini-Aussie's there so things ran quite late and, as the mini and toy Aussie that came to Group and BIS had won against 43 other dogs, they won 1st or 1st and 2nd in all the Best in Herding Groups and Best in Shows, which cut our chances of winning.

That I'm still such a novice handler didn't help us either, though I'm learning a lot at each show and can see improvement. I got some great tips from a couple of pro handlers (showing in herding group - how nice was that!) on getting her to run better in the ring - by show 3, that was MUCH better.

I don't remember the judge cutting the field in the first show herding group, but in show 2 and 3 Group, they excused about half the dogs after the first run, and Sunny made it through both cuts. In the Best of Rare Breed Show, Sunny took reserve best in rare breed.

Even though we didn't win group or show, Sunny got V1 cards from international judges in all 3 shows (excellent judged against breed standard) which gives her an adult International Championship!