OisinOisin and Bill went to the Genesee County (MI) Kennel Club Show on Saturday 5/21. Oisin took Best of Breed in Irish Wolfhounds and was advanced to the Hound Group Competition.
At dog shows, each breed is judged against others in the breed and the winner, Best of Breed, then competes against all other dogs in their group that have won their Best of Breed. Irish Wolfhounds, like Afgan Hounds, American Foxhounds and others, are part of the Hound group.
At dog shows, each breed is judged against others in the breed and the winner, Best of Breed, then competes against all other dogs in their group that have won their Best of Breed. Irish Wolfhounds, like Afgan Hounds, American Foxhounds and others, are part of the Hound group.
First Prize Ribbon in GroupNow, we would like to say that this was a usual and uneventful win, but not so.
As Bill was leading the group out onto the ring, at full speed as IWs are wont to do, Oisin bumped his left leg behind his right. Both feet stopped, the rest of him did not. Boom, crash, Bill made a not-so-graceful landing on his face on the concrete. Oisin, loyal hound he is, stayed nearby. After a brief intermission where the judge and others got the bleeding stopped and took the broken pieces of Bill's glasses out of his face and applied an ice-pack, the competition resumed.
Because Bill won the Hound Group, he stayed for the Best in Show competition, which he did not win. Then there was an hour drive home, a half-hour drive to the ER and a 2 hour fun time in which he was x-rayed (left hand/wrist), CAT scanned (head), stitched (face) and sent home.
He is quoted as saying, "Sure I have a headache, but it was worth it."
As Bill was leading the group out onto the ring, at full speed as IWs are wont to do, Oisin bumped his left leg behind his right. Both feet stopped, the rest of him did not. Boom, crash, Bill made a not-so-graceful landing on his face on the concrete. Oisin, loyal hound he is, stayed nearby. After a brief intermission where the judge and others got the bleeding stopped and took the broken pieces of Bill's glasses out of his face and applied an ice-pack, the competition resumed.Because Bill won the Hound Group, he stayed for the Best in Show competition, which he did not win. Then there was an hour drive home, a half-hour drive to the ER and a 2 hour fun time in which he was x-rayed (left hand/wrist), CAT scanned (head), stitched (face) and sent home.
He is quoted as saying, "Sure I have a headache, but it was worth it."
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