Abby is 23 3/4" square. She has very nice movement front and rear with a nice side gait. She has a level bite with full dentition, a beautiful head piece, nice dark eye with lots of expression and is "Miss personality plus" with lots of drive. She keeps me on my toes and is one of those dogs that if she could get inside me she would. She is very agile and can stand flat footed and jump 8 feet in the air and if there is a table in sight she thinks it's hers to get on....so I'm sure we are going to have fun in agility!

She is a Prima Donna, and knows she is gorgeous. She would love to be Miss Alpha bitch but knows that I fill that spot so tries to keep me happy...but gives that evil eye to the others if she thinks she can get away with it. I think she gets all this from her mother, Diva. She loves people and if given the chance will clean your face, neck, and ears while sharing her famous Abby kisses.

Our first show ring experience was an interesting one...Abby was so happy she was jumping up in my face, trying to jump in my arms all the way around the ring....Trying to get her to stand still so the judge could go over her was another matter, all I can say is she had way to much fun. She did go home with a BOS on the last day....but I was exhausted and knew we had some growing up and work to do. With half a dozen handling classes behind us and one match we were ready to hit the big time again.

At our next set of shows Abby and I were ready...she always shows beautifully! Although her show career itself has been short and sweet, it has spanned not quite 3 years due to some "economical" setbacks on the job market. Abby finished in style with 4 majors and 2 singles. Her first weekend out as a special she got her first BOB. WOW what a thrill it was and what a thrill it is to show her!

Many thanks to Vicki Kelley for my "ABA DABA DOO"....the yellow girl pup that I fell head over heels in love with from day one.

Picture at 8 wks