EXTRA! EXTRA!

Capella was Bred-by Best of Breed yesterday and that meant she needed to stay for the Bred-by Working Group — and that meant I needed to run home and let dogs out in the middle of the day.

And so I did — and I picked up the mail as well. I bet you can imagine my delight when I opened a package from Eden and found these…

Eden was just in Ireland — those are REAL Lucky Irish Socks. I kept them in the car with me as I headed back to the show and darned if their mere presence at the show wasn’t powerfully lucky!

Bred-by Working Group One! (that means she was first in the Bred-by Working Group — a big deal). Those are some seriously Lucky Socks.

It has been four weeks and two days since Claire’s seventh surgery in a period of about 17 months…

I entered her in just one day of obedience — today.

I put on the Lucky Irish Socks…

And look what happened!!!

Claire’s score was 198/200 under one of my most favorite judges.

Yes, I should have trimmed her feet! It has been a wee bit hectic…

That dog has so much heart. In spite of everything — she is so so happy and cheerful. #belikeclaire

That finished her CD — and that gives Claire the BMDCA Working Dog Award.

And check out the prize…

Lucky Irish Socks, indeed. Thank you, Eden!