From Lizzie’s first Best of Breed win as a special.

No, I don’t plan to special her much. I like Lizzard a lot, but she’s not flashy and her topline will never be her strong point…two qualities that would hurt her a lot under all-rounders. But when I feel like getting out of the house and going to a dog show, then I will be proud to take my plain little black girl into the ring for fun. )

And we’re training in agility! I honestly wasn’t sure how my “couch tater” would take to agility, but so far she seems to be having a lot of fun. She’s SUCH a good listener and while I seriously doubt she’ll ever be blazingly fast without a personality transplant, I’m hoping for steady and reliable. She’s also smart! Just not driven except by wanting to please me. On a good note, however, I am fairly confident that she’ll be able to measure under 11″ and therefore be able to run in the 8″ class. Yay! Funny considering that I thought she would be oversized at one point, but she really has matured to be of average size…32-33 pounds and right on the nose at 11″ tall.