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!
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