Oh, how he's grown!

WOW, look how much the little pupster has grown! The photo in the previous post was taken on July 11, just a few hours after he was born. This new photo was taken yesterday, July 14, three days later.

It looks like the little guy is doing well, and growing like a healthy Vallhund puppy! Those ears still just crack me up!

Another Group Placement-San Antonio!

No photo yet, but yesterday, Hawk got another Group 4 at the big San Antonio "River City Cluster." Sadly, I wasn't there to see it, but I'm sure he showed like a superstar.

Hawk is spending a bit of time with Sherri Hurst, since his mom can't be in Texas for all the big summer shows. Sherri does a great job with Hawk, and he absolutely adores her. Almost as much as he adores Sherri's assistant Lauren. :-) Hawk LOVES Miss Sherri and Miss Lauren.

Hawk went BOB all three days in Dallas, and all 5 days in San Antonio. He was pulled in the group Friday, and a Group 4 on Saturday. WOW!

I'm so proud of Hawk, he loves to show, and I think he represents the breed very well. And I'm so thankful to Sherri for showing my boy so well and getting the best performance possible from him.

Hawk is a DADDY!!!!

Hawk and Bitsy were expecting, and Friday at 12:00 noon, Hawk became a daddy to a new son. Just one baby, but he's alive and well. Bitsy's mom Cheryl says that the new baby looks like Hawk, and he has a full tail! YAY for the tailed Vallhunds.

Look at his ears (if you click on the photo, you can see it full size), I thought it was strange that his little ears are already sticking out to the side. I guess I thought all puppy ears were folded and flat to the head. I think he looks a bit like Eddy Munster with those ears sticking out!

SVCA Regional Specialty, Wichita, KS

WOW! What a great weekend for Hawk. He went Best of Breed two of three days at the Sunflower Cluster in Wichita, KS April 5 and 6. Even better, he won the SVCA Regional Supported Entry. The entry was somewhere around 20 Vallhunds, a huge entry by Vallhund standards. I could not have been more proud of my boy. He showed like the champion he is.

And a HUGE thanks to Sherri Hurst for showing Hawk on Friday and Saturday and showing him to his BIG win on Saturday! :-) Hawk loves Miss Sherri!

Herding Group 4!

This weekend I got a Group 4, whatever that means. All I know is that it was cold, cold, cold in Iowa. Sometimes I had to lay on my back and shake my feet in the air so mom would get the ice out of my paws. She threatened to get me boots, so I got up real quick and tried to act tough the rest of the weekend.

My friend Don took me in the ring all weekend. He has good treats, so I watched him and tried to be good. Sometimes I can't help it and the barkies get the best of me, but I can tone it down when I have to.

Mom was really excited after we got our big white ribbon from the second judge today. I had to get my picture taken again, and everyone knows I hate standing still for the photographer. I think maybe some day I'll do better, but all these people telling me to put this foot here, that foot there. If they'd leave me alone, I'd make myself look better than they can!

This dog show thing is really lots of fun, and I try my best to do everything I'm supposed to do.