A Whole New World

Continued... The world of show dogs and organizations like The American Kennel Club and The United Kennel Club was all new to me. I was drawn to the dog shows on TV like The National Dog Show, The Eukanuba National Championship and of course The Westminster Kennel Club Show. There were several breeds that would catch my attention simply because of their uniqueness and astounding looks. Yet to consider that my dogs would participate in something like this or that people I knew would have their dogs in those type of shows wasn't even a thought in my mind. That was until I showed up to that first dog show in Greeley, CO. I'll never forget the dogs who we first competed against. The Best of Breed winner that weekend was the reigning Best of Breed winner at The Westminster Kennel Club Show. Two of the other dogs were imported from oversees and had impressive pedigrees to match. And there we were like a fish out of water.

Everyone starts somewhere and from humble beginnings we started our journey. After that first show and after the initial nerves wore off we were ready for more. Over the next two year span we dove in head first and learned all that we could about showing dogs, breeding dogs and specifically about the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The journey became a family affair and a great outlet for all of us. Our girls loved the dogs and enjoyed our mini vacations to go out and show dogs. We all enjoyed the people we met along the way and we became great friends with many of them. I often times felt "green" but what I soon realized is that we were adjusting quite well to this "whole new world" of showing and breeding dogs.

So Long for Now,
Paul Dean
www.ecostaffords.com