Let's Review ...

Larry's First Full Year!

Many, many things have happened over the year. He started with a lung injury, spending two nights in an oxygen crate and three weeks on crate rest. Wow! Lots of room for improvement after that, but Larry never let it get him down.

He made lots of friends and discovered the joys of snow

BFF Gordie

Klaus and Larry

He went to the Pyrenean Shepherd Nationals in Georgia 

and placed 2nd in the Puppy Herding Group

He made his official show debut in May at the LEAPSS specialty at the New Castle shows

He got his first major (3pts) at the Canfield cluster

Two majors (5 pts) and a BBE Group Placement at the Chagrin Valley Classic

 (and was disappointed to not be allowed to roll in the mud!)

And finished his Championship from the BBE class at Waseon

Then we took a little break from showing in conformation and took a Fido FUNdamentals class

And survived another Thanksgiving dinner

Then we went to Florida, where he met back up with his sister Genevieve (for about 30 seconds!)

and won a Best Bred by Exhibitor award

All in all a very busy year - and this doesn't include agility training, squirrel chasing, saving the insoles from the shoes that try to swallow them or rescuing socks from forced marriages!

What will 2015 bring? It's hard to say, but we'll try in another post. In the meantime we hope your holidays were happy and wish you well as we ring in a shiny new year full of hope and promise.