dog show: Clinton County Dog Show! - 04/02/07 11:48 PM
 
If you've never been to a dog show, you're in for a treat!  It's a great way to see many different breeds of dogs of all kinds of colors, sizes, coats, dispositions, and attitudes (kind-of like real estate)! 
The indoor arenas work better for in-climate weather but the motion is better outdoors.  There are both at the Clinton County Dog Show.
To watch these animals glide smoothly in the ring is really cool!  You get to cheer-on your favorites and witness them receiving their respective ribbons and trophies.
After the dog show, some get to have play time.
Others just want to rest in … (13 comments)

dog show: The Dog Days of Winter - 02/25/07 07:39 AM

When freezing rain, sleet, rain, snow, thunder, and lightning all occur within an hour and continue in cycles over a ten hour period, it's time to stay inside and cuddle up with the dogs in Davenport, Iowa!
Not long ago, we were running around in circles in dog shows strutting our stuff (well, Reba was strutting her stuff...I was just getting winded).
When I got tired, I'd have to pass her off to a "professional" handler.
Her favorite part was running around with all the other Rhodesian Ridgebacks after the show.
When Reba got back from the dog shows, she loved to "re-unite" with her … (5 comments)