Around Dutchland, July, 1995

by Penny Pyrbred

Well, Penny made it to the Ohio National Specialty, and 
what a show it was! As mentioned in the last issue, Conrad Gill kindly 
served as escort and proved a charming companion. I'm afraid he didn't 
perform very well in Open A Obedience because there was a "101 
Dalmatians" film festival on cable the night before, and Penny may 
have kept him up a little late. Sorry about that, but who ever heard 
of Obedience at 7:00 am??? Even Tri-International Champion Estat 
d'Argeles was not at his best before noon!

Both people and Pyrs partied down and not one human seems to have 
marked a catalog, so we'll have to wait till the next issue of the 
GPCA Bulletin comes out to find out who won what. That dashing 
Penn-Dutchie, Whitney Coombs, was conformation judge at the National, 
and probably remembers who won those classes if you are impatient. 
The hotel was really nice (great cable), and the Pyr hospitality suite 
rocked late into the night. The human banquet was reportedly very 
tasty, but served in a hasty manner. Fortunately the Pyr party 
experienced no such problem. (I'd just like to see some busboy TRY 
to remove a plate of tartar control Milk Bones from under Penny's nose 
before she is finished! They'd be trying to remove Penny's pearly white 
teeth from his arm!!).

The Spring Walk-in-the-Woods was great fun, but Penny overslept, and 
missed yet another one. These things should be held late in the day 
and in air conditioned comfort. Clondike Kintsfather also missed the 
event, so the dachshunds were not mistaken for the lunch.

Speaking of Clondike, she woke up the neighborhood at 6:00 am recently 
when she found two deer standing across the street from her house 
making faces at her through her front window. She was very upset when 
her humans told her that her PA dog license did not permit her to 
hunt deer. What Penny doesn't understand is what Clondike was doing 
up at 6:00 am. Coming home from a late party perhaps?

The Penn-Dutch Regional Specialty was held June 17th, in conjunction 
with the Bryn Mawr KC's 75th annual show. Penny really likes rubbing 
noses with these main line canines. These are dogs that appreciate 
the finer things in life! Timber Simon took best of breed and a group 
2nd, while the people and Pyrs enjoyed a great tailgate party. Later 
at the hotel, the people had a banquet while we Pyrs held our own 
separate party. I'm pleased to note that there was no damage to the 
facilities this year, and a good time was had by all.

Coming up July 29th is the social event of the summer, the Pyrenean 
Fun Day at Lancaster Central Park. This year the people have decided 
to leave out the judging part, and just have fun! We Pyrs always do 
that anyway, so come on out and enjoy! See you there. 

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