October 1 and 2, 2005.

Entered in his very first UKC show, he took Best of Winners all 3 shows. In the second show, he took Group 1 and was the youngest dog in the Best in Show ring. You can see the BIS winner's head in lower left corner. Can you tell how unaffected Dallas was by all this?

A very warm thanks to Judge Nancy Werder for awarding Dallas with his first Group win. And Joan Guertin for breeding and co-owning Dallas. She has been a terrific mentor and friend.

We have just learned that Dallas earned his UKC championship title at this show. He will now be working toward his UKC Grand Champion title.

December 5, 2005

Dallas won his very first AKC points in Garland, Texas. Judge Mrs Myron "Corky" Gauger (pictured here) awarded him Best of Winners for a total of 2 points.

Two weeks later, he took Reserve in Elk City, Oklahoma with handler Linda Williams. It was his first experience with someone other than myself handling him. He was adaptive and performed very well for her. I enjoyed watching him from ring side, it was my first time to see him from this angle.

October 8, 2006

At his first outdoor show, since the Nationals in September '05, Dallas took Winner's Dog to earn another point from Mr Norman L Herbel. He was in high spirits and really showed his character to full advantage.

What a grand young man he is becoming!!!

November 5, 2006

Tulsa always has a great show with a good turn out of quality competition. On Friday, Dallas took reserve which was a 5 point major.

Sunday, the major broke but was still worth 2 points. Dallas was a happy camper that day and really showed himself well to Ms. Linda l. Robey.

June 16 , 2007

For the first time since I started showing our Cocker Spaniel, we had both breeds in the ring at the exact same time.

Luckily for me, my good friend Barbara Wiener, a professional handler, was availabe and agreed to handle Dallas for me. He instantly liked her and together they won Best of Winners under Judge Peggy Conger.

The very first time Dallas won he defeated the dog that Barbara was handling that day (among others of course). Knowing that I had very little experience, she came back and assisted us in getting posed for our first win picture. She is very generous of her time and talents.

We look forward to seeing Barbara and Dallas team up again.

October 13, 2007

Canton Texas is a fun show site. Lots of antique shops and a huge flea market once a month.

We go every year because it is just a few hours from home. Dallas earned his second major there this year under Judge Patricia A Mann. Barbara teamed up with Dallas again and they were so impressive together. It brought tears to my eyes to see what a beautiful dog Dallas has become.

December 2, 2007

Tulsa Oklahoma has proven to be a good show site for Dallas. He took his third major and became a champion, by going Best of Winners under Judge Paula Hartinger.

Thanks to Barbara Weiner for helping us to wrap up 2007 with a brand new championship.

January 13, 2008

In Dallas, Texas at the Greater Collin County Kennel Club show Judge Kenneth L Rayner awarded Dallas his firts Best of Breed.

Thanks to Barbara Weiner for stepping in for us, when I had to stay with Hercules (who won Best of Winners).

January 13, 2008

Barbara took Dallas into the Group ring under Judge Dr Robert D Smith who awarded our boy with a Group III.