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So excited — Obi wrapped up his CH this weekend with a WD/BOW major! (Pending AKC approval, of course.) That brings him to 5 majors (plus a single thrown in there in the middle), earned across 3 show clusters.

Both of us are very new to conformation. We took some handling classes starting in August, and our first show was at the end of September. No points from our first 2 show clusters, though one RWD — and lots of great learnings!

We hit our stride during our 3rd show weekend in January with 3 BOWs. Then 2 more majors during our 4th show weekend in February. And then rounded things out this weekend!

We’ve had a ton of fun and are grateful that the vizsla show community has been extremely welcoming and kind!

Also…. a lot of (well-intended, I think) people told me that you “shouldn’t” ever enter the AOH class. But we earned our entire championship that way! (And with a boring plain deerskin leather lead; no fancy braiding or beads, because I’m too frugal haha). So…. seek out guidance, but don’t take anyone’s advice as gospel. Do what works for you 😀

We replaced the sad, uncomfortable, tiny sleeper sofa in our office/guest room with an expandable GLAMBERGET, and it’s the guest room solution of our dreams!

It feels like an old-school IKEA piece. Solid pine that’s sturdy and easy to stain or paint. Unique expandable design that simply doesn’t exist anywhere else at this price point. Clever, functional details like the under-bed drawers…. which also have removable trays that can be used as bedside tables or standalone bed trays!

I love it, our first guest gave it rave reviews, and the dogs love it 😂

Obi very kindly tolerates my photoshoots during his potty breaks