What a great weekend for our Rusty Rose crew! We have brought home FOUR new titles this weekend. Nago finished his UKC Conformation title with Best of Breed and a Best Male. He also earned his SPOT title. Baby girl Sonic also brought home a Best of Breed at only 7 months! She earned her SPOT title too. Spyro ran agility in the adjacent building and Q'd in 4 of her 6 runs. 4 first place finishes and earned her Novice Jumpers Title!
I have now been in Mini American Shepherds (more properly called Mini Aussies) for two years. It was a rough start. Neither of my dogs are what the AKC show crowd would call correct and I’ve gotten a lot of hateful comments and private messages. But as of this last show, both of my adults are now UKC Conformation champions and my 7 month-old puppy is well on her way. I have received so many lovely and genuine compliments from some of the most knowledgeable judges in the industry, and all the trash talk I received those first few months is starting to fade and become so much background noise. At 26 months old Spyro has 19 titles in various events. At 23 months, Nago has 13. These are the same dogs certain supposed Breeders of Merit have trashed talked and told me to spay/neuter. Not happening. These little sport dogs are here to stay. This young, new program I’m building with the bloodlines that have been entrusted to me is here to stay. And I’ve come to believe no one ever thought I had trashy dogs to begin with. They saw what I had, they were scared, and they tried to frighten off the competition. Sorry folks. We aren’t going anywhere. Rusty Rose is here to stay and when this first litter is born in Summer 2023, watch out! They are going to be something truly spectacular.
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