Berrypoint’s Rock On Houston attended his very first show and it was the American National Bichon Specialty held in Indianapolis at the beginning of May. We had so much fun and met many wonderful Bichon breeders and enthusiasts. Houston has great show spirit and attitude. He placed 4th in his Puppy Sweeps with me handling him. There are so many people to thank and especially to Dale Cheryl and Sandy.Houston at 10 months now has 3 points towards his Canadian Championship. He took Winners one day at the Tyee show and also took second out of 11 in his Puppy Sweeps. In the Nanaimo show he took Best of Winners one day and again second in his Puppy Sweeps. We also won first in the Senior Puppy Class at the Breeder’s Classic.
Cricket also attended the Nanaimo show and for her first time out she showed well. Another of our Bichons was entered and finished her championship. We hope to get Rock It out this summer.
While at the Nanaimo show we met Colin and Christine Mills and their daughter Claire who breed Bichons under the Scotclan kennel name. They were here on a 3 week holiday from Scotland and decided to attend the dog show on the Sunday and watch our Canadian Bichons. Claire had been involved in Junior Handling and now as an adult is a member of the Scotland Bichon Club. She took a liking to Houston so I asked her if she was interested in showing him…hey you can’t come all the way from Scotland just to watch a show. Claire did a marvelous job handling the little fellow and took two points! We had a lovely visit and hope to keep in touch. 
Summer shows are just around the corner. My sister is handling Rock It and has told me that the competition is on. Have a safe and wonderful summer everyone.
