breed ring Zeek has won a group one and many other group placements, ranked #5 ACD
all‐breed and also attended Eukanuba and Westminster for Best of Breed.
From one coast to the other, I
had the time of my life. In De‐
cember when I went to Eu‐
kanuba, I knew that I was rep‐
resenting a lot being the only
ACD junior out there compet‐
ing in juniors this year. So I
took the ball by the horns and
worked my hardest. In junior
showmanship I made it to the
last cut before the final cut. I
was honored to make it so far
while competing against many
fine juniors and their dogs. In breed, I received an
Award of Merit on Zeek. When I flew out to New
York, I knew it was a different game. Once again, I
made it to the final cut before the judge selected
his final four.
I was ecstatic to have made it so far on such
a non‐flashy breed. I just want other ACD juniors
to see that you don’t have to have a “flashy” breed
to go far! Its all what you make it, and its you that
make your dog flashy. Training is everything as
well as patience. There have been many times
Zeek has out smarted me, but that is what’s so
wonderful about this breed. If you can train them
to a “T” when they are puppies, then you have very
little work to do when they are older. Also, you
cannot think of them as some thick‐
headed ACD. When I show my dog, I
think of him as a sporting breed and
that’s what makes us flashy as a whole
and wins
As my aging out day comes near, I
hope that I have set high standards for
our breed and made judges realize the
potential all the great junior handlers
in ACD’s have.
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