Dave made the drive to Lake Charles, LA yesterday. He left the house at 9 AM and finally arrived at his hotel at 11:30 PM. Relatively good time. With only one dog to show, and today's ring time in the afternoon, he wasn't too concerned about getting in super early to get a good grooming spot or anything. They were still able to get a good night's sleep, although he would have gotten to bed sooner if it wasn't for the fire ants. He had to re-set all of the ex-pens after he realized that he was being eaten alive and couldn't put the dogs down in that area. Dave ended up moving the ex-pens to the middle of the asphalt parking lot. Plenty of space at the show for ex-pens, so that the dogs can potty there. The good part is that the show building is large, air conditioned and has plenty of power. The bad part is that he had to take all of his equipment upstairs to the 2nd floor in a little elevator (at least they have an elevator!) He was able to bathe and dry Roché right at the show. All of that didn't matter though. Judge Sandra Goose Allen gave them Select. With 5 dog specials, that's still something, I guess. Keep your fingers crossed for tomorrow.
