Tonight was an evening of realizations and reaffirmations for me. I took Orso to his first official group conformation class, hosted by the Herzon family, in the parking lot of a local utility company. My first realization is that Orso can trot, quite beautifully in fact – just not with me. My first reaffirmation is that neither Orso nor I have a clue what we are doing when it comes to conformation. We can likely rock a working event, but this whole conformation business is so utterly foreign to us that I felt like a complete idiot in class. My second realization is that out of sheer fairness to my puppy, I am seriously considering hiring a handler for the December show in Orlando. There is no way in the world that I will do this little four-legged man justice if I handle him. I had a few other realizations and reaffirmations throughout the night, including the fact that our first real AKC show for points is less than 4 weeks away, but I already listed the ones worth mentioning. Thankfully, the Herzon family seems to be very willing to help me with this project, specifically Jessie, who was kind enough to take Orso from me a couple of times and work with him during class. Jessie, you are hired!!!
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