Golden Gate Kennel Club

Last weekend was Golden Gate KC's annual benched show.  A "benched" show means the dogs are on display the entire time, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 pm.  Normally at a show you get there maybe 30 minutes or so before your scheduled ring time and, unless you won Best of Breed and have to wait for the Group competition later in the day, people usually leave, or wander around with their dogs watching other breeds in their rings.  A benched show is a great place to get to meet lots of different breeds of dogs since they and their owners are there in their designated benching area all day. 

The Dalmatian Club of Northern California decorates their benching area each year.  Last year we even won the competition for "Best Decorated".  Not as lucky this year although I think the benching area looked awesome!  We did a take off on "Dancing With The Stars" only we called it "Dancing With Spots".  We even had a mirror ball trophy for the winner of Best of Breed each day. :o)

Honor and sister Stella were entered although Stella came in season so Karen chose not to show her.  Honor was Reserve Winner's Bitch on Sunday behind her cousin Cassie who was Winner's Bitch for another point towards her championship title.

Some decorations from DCNC's bench:

Honor's sign above her area

Stella's sign, even though she didn't show.

In keeping with the "bling" that the dancers on DWTS wear, Dawn, one of the club members, made "boas" and head pieces for the girls to wear and the boys wore bow ties (while on the bench).  Amazingly they were all really good about keeping them on the the crowds really loved it!  Here are Miley and Honor taking a quick nap around lunch time.  Greeting their public is hard work!

I was only able to go on Saturday to watch.  All the Dals had a great time schmoozing with the public that walked by.  We had an awesome spot, right on the end nearest the vendors.  Laurie posted this on Facebook about Honor on Sunday

High point of the weekend. 7 month old Honor is standing in front of the bench. A gentleman in a motorized wheel chair comes by and Honor jumps almost entirely in his lap and gives him a kiss. I apologize for my out of control puppy and he says that he was so happy because most dogs are afraid of him in his chair and that they normally bark and growl at him. He was so happy that she was not afraid and was giving him kisses. I almost cried by how happy this little girl made him. Good girl Honor!  She then ran over to a group of little girls and showered them with kisses. I think out of all of the DCNC memebers benched and their dogs, Honor was the only one sad to go home Sundayt night, she wanted more faces to wash.

That is exactly what I wanted from this litter when I decided on the breeding.  Outgoing, sweet, brave, loving.  What more can anyone want?