Zeke Entry 2 For Grand Re-Opening show

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DOG INFO:

Breed: Pointer
Name: FTCh. Bournetwyn's Can't Stop Me Now JH (Zeke)
Gender: Dog
Age: 2 years
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STORY:

Rosie Gibson drove into the show grounds and tuned down the music on her car. She stepped out of the car and was surprised by the slight chill compared to the warm California weather, so she grabbed her jacket out of the car. "Zeke, were here!" she said happily as she opened up the back door and greeted the excited Pointer. She slipped the lead over his head and let him jump out. She let him go potty for a moment, then walked around the show grounds. They found where the conformation people had set up their stuff for the next 5 days.

After everything was set up, Rosie put Zeke's show collar on and went to the conformation rings that they had found earlier. A few other people were practicing in the rings that were set up, and Rosie chose an empty one by the edge of the wall. Zeke had lots of energy from the long drive and so at first he was a little jumpy. A few people were walking around, chatting and watching, so Rosie found someone that could act as a judge and go over Zeke a few times. She found an older woman who went over Zeke.


"He is a very nice dog!" she exclaimed after going over him for the first time. Rosie smiled at the compliment and thanked her, "We can't wait to finish him!"



After practicing some more, they went to go check out the LSK guest house. She walked into the room and let Zeke off his leash to go jump on the bed. She grabbed a bite to eat, fed Zeke and walked him again, then decided to go to bed. She set her alarm for 8 AM the next morning so that she could watch Agility.



The loud ringing of the alarm clock woke Rosie up. She drowisly rubbed her eyes, then left Zeke in the bed to take her shower. After she had dried her hair, she pulled it up into a pony tail and fed Zeke, then started to apply her makeup. A few minutes later, Zeke whined by the door. "You have to go outside?" She asked the Orange and White pointer who's tail thumped loudly on the floor. Quickly she checked the weather and pulled on her jacket. She fastened Zeke's jacket on, then the two went down the stairs.



In the guest house's main room, Rosie spotted some of the people she had seen yesterday while walking around. In the kitchen there were a few kinds of pastries set out for the everybody that was staying at the guest house. As she stepped outside, she shivered and hugged her jacket closer. Zeke quickly went to the bathroom, then stared up at her, as if to say, "Okay mom, I'm all done, Can we pleasee go inside now?"



She laughed and patted him on the shoulder. He shook the moment he got inside, as they made their way towards the kitchen. She warmed up one of the scones in the microwave and grabbed a cup of coffee before going back outside to watch Agility. She put Zeke in his crate in the grooming area, then grabbed one of the chairs and a few blankets from one of the bins she brought. She headed back outside and watched as each dog took his or her turn jumping, weaving, going up or down the A frame and teeter-totter or through the tunnel. She was amaized at how fast the small dogs could run and how well even the biggest mightiest breeds seemed as agile as a bird as they ran through the course with their handler. The lunch break came quickly as people left their seats and others stayed talking by the ring. Rosie left to feed Zeke and get some lunch for herself. She found a local sandwich shop to go to and got a tuna sandwich and some chips to take back to show site. It was already getting dark but the agility was still going on. Rosie took advantage of the empty dog yard and let Zeke run around for a bit. Rosie ate some dinner then went to bed early after watching some TV.



The third day was lure coursing and shutzhund, neither of which Rosie had much intrest in. She fed Zeke his breakfast then let him run in the yard for awhile before putting him back into his crate. She decided to go to go downtown and go to some muesums. Before she went into the first museum, she found a coffee shop and got a carmel late. She walked around reading the exhibits with both history of the town she was in, the nearby areas and of anywhere else in the world. Rosie looked at her watch, realizing how late it was, she got a bite to eat, then went back to the show site where she walked Zeke around in his coat around the property. It was good exersize for them both before the show tomorow. Lure coursing was just finishing up when Rosie and Zeke went over by the track. She watched the last race, then went to practice with Zeke again. all of the rings had someone in them, and a few people had started a class in their ring so that the dogs would get used to the building. They practiced for a bit, then when Zeke seemed like he was beigining to tire, Rosie decided to go back to the hotel room. She microwaved the chicken she had gotten downtown and put it in the cooler for the next day, then went to be early so that she could get up early enough so that she could goom Zeke.



"BLEEP, BLEEP, BLEEP" The alarm clock rang loudly in Rosies ear when she woke up. She put her hair into french braid, but instead of braiding the leftover hair she put it into a high poinytail. She put on her suit, then put Zeke's coat on, Grabbing the cooler, the two were off to start the day.



She grabbed a muffin which was still warm as well as some juice and went out the front door of the guesthouse. It was colder out due to the morning air and she shivered slightly. "Brr..." She said to Zeke as they headed across LSK to the conformation grooming area. Grooming Zeke was pretty easy, but Rosie wanted to make sure she got there in enough time to was him out. She filled up the wash tubs she brought with warm water and put some shampoo in it. She wet down his legs and whiped off his head with the soapy water and then followed with the rince water. She toweled him off and he shook off, water driplets flying around. She took the blow dryer and blew the Pointer off, which didn't take long, then put on his brightening spray. She applied the "makeup" to his face, chalked his legs, then pulled his special leash out of her tackbox. She had picked the suit to match the leash, so the pair would look very good to the judge. Rosie checked her phone for the time, then grabbing some of the chicken for bait out of the cooler and putting it in her pocket, she headed up to the ring. The judge was still judigng the breed before Pointers, so Rosie waited and watched. She picked up he number and put it on her left arm, then waited.


"English Pointers, Open Dog, #... and #..." The ring steward called.


"Thats us!" Rosie said to Zeke quietly, patting his shoulder before jogging into the ring. She kneeled down and started to stack him. "Go around and have the first dog stack up..." The judge said.