Next week Saturday is the Furr Fiesta Dog Show and, I must admit, contrary to my nature, I was very cunningly talked into participating. All I have to do is to choose a category and bobs your uncle, I am set to go.
My initial thinking wandered to Nebo the 2nd to compete in The Most Handsome Guy category where Nebo will do well, he is macho and big. Nebo is a St Bernard weighing in at 70 kg. One of the disadvantages, however, is that he really dislikes other biggish dogs posing a threat to his dominance. It is actually an understatement to say "dislike", he is more like wanting to obliterate any dog that appears to be a threat. Apart from this, if he does what Nebo the 1st did a couple years back, I will run the risk of an early disqualification. I wanted to display Nebo the 1st high level of obedience after we took a couple lessons. The test was to walk with him in public, demonstrating his obedience and also getting him exposed to some socialization. In retrospect, with the both of us weighing in at 80 kg, it was rather a risky stunt, to pull off a faultless stroll in town. I completely failed to recognize that nature had called and could not hold him secured when he pulled me off balance and on the wrong footing straight to a young dame waiting in line to draw money at an ATM amidst a gathering of young lads in their military uniforms. It was a disastrous embarrassment; pissing a mini urine thunder storm right in the middle between her knee and ankle, which caused a hysterical out-break of laughter as this dame stood there in utter disbelief. I didn't wait for a response, I yanked the choke chain as hard as I could and hid the road back to my car, almost towing Nebo the 1st skidding on his four paws. Taking Nebo the 2nd to a competition where there is going to be other sizable dogs, and many legs to choose from, is just too risky.
My second consideration is to enrol Josh in the Best Party Trick category, although his skill to protect an object is technically not a party trick, it is more like an impressive display of self-protection defensive capabilities. But I will be able to slip it in, I recon. The problem is that he is already allocated to an anti-hijack demonstration at the same venue. The biggest risk for me, however, is that he is trained to bark so aggressively, protecting an object that saliva drips and hang from his mouth when he goes into this viral mode. All the dainty Loveliest Lady competitors will have to be bathed and dressed up again if they could be found at all. No, I will run the risk of being barred from any future competitions.
My best choice is Zorro. He is a Yorkie-cross, he is very clever, he is smart and is a fun-dog. Coming to think about it, Zorro and I should be considered to be the betting favourites in the look-alike category. He is sweet, not intimidating, he is grey and has a beard, so does I have. When dressed similarly with a Scottish hat and scarf, we will surely dominate this category, we will be the new Sherlock Holmes in the making. I just need to spend some time on the design of his hat.
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