Our daughter, Mac, stepped into the Jr. Handling ring for the first time on her 4th birthday with our Veteran Golden Retriever, Arrow. Mac would show once in a while in the Junior competitions, but that didn’t seem to be enough. At 10 years old she decided she wanted to play with the big dogs in the conformation ring. She admired a Newfoundland necklace I had and thought she too should have one…at the time, I felt it was a too expensive piece of jewelery for a child to own, so we made a deal…when she obtained her first Canadian Champion on a Newfoundland shown solely by herself, I would purchase one of these pendants for her. She made me eat my words!
We gave her our newest up and coming female puppy to show for the first time named Whisper. In one weekend she started and finished her Canadian Championship, winning Best Puppy In Show along the way! Mac continued to show Whisper and is now a multi Best Puppy In Show winner. Mac still dabbles in Jr. Handling and has won Best Jr. Handler Overall several times now, as well, Reserve Best Overall Jr. Handler at the Finals from the Jr. Novice class, being the youngest class! Mac has shown and won awards in USA and Canada, at Nationals and Specialties, mainly for Newfoundlands and Bernese Mountain Dogs; however, she will also assist with a Golden Retriever any chance she gets!
Mac's first time in the ring on her 4th B-day with our Veteran boy "Arrow"
