Runner up and two more..

Max's second try in the show ring was better than I expected. Last Saturday was kind of amazing really. He was in the same group as the revered Kingfriend Mr. Wow, one of the best French Bulldog show dogs today and actually went as runner-up to him. I didn't really expect it but it was the highlight of my day. Ring 2 was also decent as he went on to compete for winners dog though he didn't win. I like what I'm seeing and maybe if I let him mature more (like let him have a vacation away from the show ring and mature physically), he'd have a better chance of getting points since most winners are matured.

As good as his outing last Saturday, I saw two problems. First was that he loses his 'swag' whenever he steps in the show ring. We need to expose him more to people and dogs alike outside our place. This is the only remedy that I can see for this. If he becomes comfortable and confident with himself in public, he'll be way better in the show ring strutting his stuff. The second is the inconsistency of my trainer/handler. Yeah, I know, he has bigger priorities, but c'mon, I pay him. If this goes on I'd have to go look for a new trainer and one of the bigs actually told me to get a new one since he has known my trainer for a while now.

And there's this weekend. FCI International Dog Show in the Mall of Asia for two days. Hopefully Max would improve a bit more since its free for all now that Mr. Wow has finished his championship. Hopefully Max's coat wouldn't look draggy or whatever. One can only hope.