We had a few folks who worked shorter shifts all day, but by the end of the day, this was the crew who working during the last class of the day. There was a dog on course, and the judge was busy judging, so he's not in the picture. Left to right: Beth - Rhodesian Ridgebacks, does Rally and obedience with them; me; Patrice - don't know her breed, Rally chairperson for this show and one of the Kennel Club VPs; Catherine - Rhodesian Ridgebacks, competes in Breed, Rally, Obedience and Agility, also was one of my sponsors for Kennel Club membership; Janet - Italian Greyhound, Rally, Agility and also Therapy Dog work with our Therapy Dog Inc. group. Janet is timing, Catherine is working the judge's score sheets, Patrice is the executive, I'm checking people in and giving out armbands, and Beth is floating to help where needed. The check-in table was actually about 3 feet to the left of that aluminum post (displaying the ring activities, class and entries info, and course map), but I moved for the picture.
The Newfoundland and Weimeraner Specialty shows (translation: annual national shows put on by an individual breed club only for that breed of dog. Activities at a specialty vary by club and by breed. These are smaller specialties so they piggyback on a larger show - holds down costs.) were held in the same hall as obedience and rally. We saw some beautiful Rally performances by teams who were also showing in their Specialties. There was a very cute little Pug girl doing quite nicely, and several Yorkshire Terriers looking extremely hot as they gave very competitive performances and probably had a number of folks worried about their placements. Their owners told me Yorkies are very smart and highly trainable, but not a lot of people know that. We had about 150 entries in Rally today. That's a lot of Rally-watching and a lot of dogs. From ringside, we had a wonderful seat, but rarely got to see an entire run without an interruption. So - this is how you run a Rally ring at a major show.
It was great fun!! We were a real part of the show, without the responsibility of managing a dog or the tension of competing.
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