Penelope's first show

I drove all four kids and Penelope up to Canby (outside Portland) for a dog show so Penelope could compete in the puppy competition and Ruby could watch the junior handlers competition.  The puppy competition was Friday night and it was cold and starting to rain. Whippets do not like cold and hate rain so we crossed our fingers it would clear up.

We met Peggy (from Starline whippets) that came to show Penelope. She had two of her whippets with her and they were beautiful. 

Peggy explained that whippets are sight hounds and she needed Penelope's full attention during the show. She asked us to go far away where she couldn't see us.  I found this little supply room and Ruby, Lucy and I waited for the show to begin.

Right before the show it started pouring rain. I sent Haley out to sneak and get a photo from behind a wall. Penelope lasted a little over five minutes in the ring. She was cold, terrified and wanted nothing to do with it so Peggy carried her out of the ring. 

Ruby was really bummed but understood. It's important that puppies have fun when they show so Peggy did not want to push her at all. Penelope was so cold she rode in the stroller snuggled in my down jacket.

As we walked past the stage where they take the photos of the winning dogs Ruby posed with Penelope. Hopefully Ruby and Penelope will enjoy the next show more :)

I was wondering if the girls would even want to go to another show because this was so... well,  not what we expected. Then on the drive home Haley started talking about how she wants a whippet and wants to show it. Then she was telling me what she was going to name the puppies when she breeds her dog. She asked if we would get her a whippet for her birthday. I asked her if she was on drugs.