Congrats!!!!!

--- In NaturalShowDogs@yahoogroups.com, Jeanne <Moosewoodfarm@...> wrote:
>
> Our natural ear boxer boy, Tye, got his first points last Sunday
> under judge Linda Berberich. She was really smitten by him and asked
> hubby questions about him and his lineage (he's 1/4 british but looks
> more). He got WD (would have been a 3 point major, but someone
> pulled a dog and broke the major :-( ) His cousin Gurly (who is
> cropped) got WB/BOW so the judge also split the points since there
> were only 3 girls entered.
>
> Tye has been a bit slow to take off as he is slow maturing (which I
> actually prefer), and with natural ears, we have had more than our
> share of judges that take one look at him entering the ring and never
> look at him again. At times it's so frustrating, but when a judge
> likes a natural ear in a breed that's traditionally cropped, and you
> know how difficult it is for not only the owner but the judge to go
> against the grain in a very political breed; it does give you an
> extra thrill that isn't there with the cropped wins.
>
> Jeanne
> Moosewood Farm
> Alaska
>