Dog Show Clarifications!

It was another hot day today until late this afternoon when the forecasted thunderstorms materialized. We got several passes from the storm and enough rain to create a puddle in the road in front of us. We had moved back to Ponderosa Falls RV Park this afternoon for another two week stay without charge with our K/M membership. It was definitely a hot take-down and set-up, but we did not hook up Toad II for the short trip. So I drove in air-conditioned luxury!

Sister Sherry sent me an email note today trying to clarify my confusion about the points and championships:

Keiko San is an AKC (American Kennel Club) Grand Champion -- he is now getting points for a couple of different things (ranking in US) and his AKC Bronze award which takes 100 new points since his points for Grand Champion were met in Albany. He was BOB (Best of Breed) Friday and Sunday and BOS (Best of Opposite Sex) the other two days. Whichever sex the BOB is, the BOS must be the opposite. The beautiful lady he lost to is a great friend/mentor of mine with Malibu. Malibu is the number one (mastiff) bitch in the US. Tim, her owner, is always teasing because he had been unable to beat Keiko -- now it is 10-2 Keiko.

Does that make things any clearer?! Like everything else, I think the dog show world has its own vocabulary, rules and customs. We are trying to keep track of Sis's passion, but it's a world of it's own.

It cooled off a bit this afternoon after the rain, but quickly warmed back up into the eighties. It's definitely cooler, but a lot more humid. Thankfully, the last pass of the storm missed us as it brought large quarter-size hail with it.