E
ightyearsago,BrittanyJonesstartedworkingwithhergrandmother’s the4HCountylevelandplacementsinobedienceandshowmanshipatthe4H
Boxer/Mastiffmix,Penny,inobedienceandshowmanshipthroughher Statelevel.Rosiealsoplaced7thinAgilityatthe2008IndianaStateFairand
local 4H club. Advancing easily through these basic lessons, Brittany’s 17th in Showmanship. She also has her CGC and her Rally Novice title.The
showmanshipleadersteppedinandhelpedpolishherperformance.Thepair pair is now working towards a Companion Dog title and Brittany would love
then placed 2nd in their county competition.An unfortunate injury the next to see how far they can go in AKC Obedience, including finishing all of the
year forced Brittany to find another dog to exhibit.One of her 4H leaders not Rallylevelsandtitles.
only allowed her to use one of her own Irish Setter bitches in 4H, but
EventhoughACDsareconsideredadifficultbreedofchoiceforthejunior’s
encouraged her to try AKC Junior Showmanship.Together they co-owned a
ring in 4H and AKC, she never let it stop her. Brittany took up the challenge
bitch named Image and Brittany continued training and finessing in both
taking her energizer bunny of a Cattle Dog and creating the perfect, free
Junior Showmanship and Obedience competition. Brittany soon earned her
stackingjunior’sdogthatshesawotherstakingintothering.Intheyearsthat
threeNoviceJuniorwinstomakethemoveintotheOpenJuniorclassesand
she has worked with Rosie, she has definitely accomplished this level of
continuedtoplaceinhercounty4Hfair,butlearnedthemostvaluablelesson
showmanship. Rosie will free stack, bait and show her heart out. Recently,
ofall,goodsportsmanship.
Brittany was awarded her first Best Junior Handler at an All-Breed show in
In the summer of 2003 at anAKC show in Kokomo,Indiana,she met her
Cincinnati,Ohio.This was a goal they worked hard for and was the ultimate
future ACD partner and friend, Drywood’s Rosebud of TaliHo. She assisted
rewardforBrittany’sperseveranceanddedication.Itwasmadeevensweeter
Rosie’sownerinBestofBreedtakingherintotheringafterworkingwithher
bytakingsuchanawardwithanACD!Rosieisawonderfulambassadorofthe
for only ten minutes. Rosie and Brittany came out with Best of Winners and
breedandthispairmakesitlooksoeasy.
Best of Opposite! Brittany became a co-owner and showed her in Junior KeepaneyeoutforBrittanyandRosieastheylightuptheringandwatch
Showmanship and in the breed ring, finishing Rosie’s Championship by 16 for her in breed competition and Junior’s with her young Brittany Spaniel,
monthsofagewith5back-to-backBestofBreeds,with2overmaleSpecials. Reigny,as well.As she ages out of the Junior’s ring in September,her plans
Rosie became a permanent member of the Jones’ household in the fall of include pursuing a career in Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University plus
2003andthepairaddedObedienceandAgilitytoRosie’srepertoire.Thisteam developingherownkennelandbreedingprogram.Shewishestobeactivein
has worked hard and to their credit they have earned many awards such as ACD rescue and continue training and showing in allAKC venues.She has a
2005&20084HGrandChampioninShowmanship,20064HReserveGrand brightfutureandwithwhatshehasaccomplishedwithherACD,thereislittle
Champion in Showmanship,multiple placements in obedience and agility at doubtshe’llrealizehergoals.Goodluck,Brittany!
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