
1 Friday night was Valentine's Day, spent at MaryBeth Frosco and Michael Shannon's house in Madison grooming the dogs for the show the next morning.

2 Caryl Crouse setup at the Hartford Civic Center earlier in the day, then drove down to meet us for grooming and a little training. Caryl and MaryBeth blow out…

3 Next up is Sophie on the grooming table, getting some words of encouragement from her half-sister Elizabeth.

5 Saturday ring times were delayed 3-1/2 hours due to the judge's plane not making it in time. Dogs (males) compete before bitches (females), so once things got…

7 On his first time out, Bentley won best puppy dog and then Winner's Dog to get his first point towards championship!

8 Caryl Crouse takes Sophie for her first time in the ring, competing in the puppy (6-12 months old) bitch (female) class.

14 Next up on Saturday is the Best of Breed competition. This includes 3 champions on the left side, starting with Travis Brock showing George and Caryl showing…