Success of September

September was a very memorable month for those of us here at Keahi!  We were invited to hit the road with a friend of ours to have the opportunity to show outside of our regular area.  What a welcome opportunity that was!  Its always nice to see what is showing outside of your regular show area and meet new people!  

Our first day out in Farmington Utah was a good start to our trip with Keegan taking Select Dog in a nice group of Specials.

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Day 2 from Farmington started off very well with Miss Gypsy taking to the ring for her first 'real' show.   She was such a happy girl in the ring, the tail never stopped wagging and the smile shined the whole time.  She was awarded a 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy Group 2 in a very competitive group of 11 puppies!  Such an exciting moment for us and a wonderful way to start her show career!

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Day 2 wasn't done with Gypsy's success, not by a long shot!  To our extreme surprise and honor Keegan went on to win his, and our, FIRST Best Of Breed!  From a very lovely selection of Siberians, Judge William Shelton found our young man and saw him shine.  I could not have been more proud of my boy in any moment to this point.  My heart still beams to reflect on this moment.  This boy is one in a million to me, and it's amazing to have that recognized.

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The rest of the trip was filled with wonderful memories with great friends and good people.  Not to mention fun dogs!  Though the success in the ring didn't carry through the rest of the trip I wouldn't trade any of it for anything.  

Upon our return home we found the temps to be favorable to hit the trails and start our fall training.  We will be focusing on building a more competitive 6 dog team this season with Harvest, Mason, Keegan, Weaver, Denali, and Rogue.  We still have a few more turns in the show ring coming up, but we'll be transitioning into harness sports as the temperatures continue to be favorable.  We are looking forward to everything the next month has to offer!

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