Welcome home, Nali! Today I acquired my first ever show dog, Tiji's Expedition Denali! Nali flew in today from her Michigan home with Tiji Kennels, and is all ready owning the place. This blog will follow Nali's adventures through conformation training and showing, with lots of other fun stuff along the way!
Nali immediately picked out our most worn-out chewed-up toy in the house and claimed it as her own. She's been carrying it around all night and snuggling with it in her crate. We have tons of new toys just for her, but no, she wants the slobbery squirrel with holes in it.
Nali is a show dog, with plenty of champions in her pedigree to prove it. This means she and I will be competing in AKC conformation events throughout Florida and maybe further. But, despite being destined for the show ring, huskies bred to standard are still meant to pull! Therefore, with any luck, I'll be teaching Nali some urban mushing. So be prepared for future GoPro videos of Nali pulling me around town with fun activities like bikejoring (go ahead and google it). All of that fun stuff will be posted here as well, so you won't miss out!
Nali is a show dog, with plenty of champions in her pedigree to prove it. This means she and I will be competing in AKC conformation events throughout Florida and maybe further. But, despite being destined for the show ring, huskies bred to standard are still meant to pull! Therefore, with any luck, I'll be teaching Nali some urban mushing. So be prepared for future GoPro videos of Nali pulling me around town with fun activities like bikejoring (go ahead and google it). All of that fun stuff will be posted here as well, so you won't miss out!
Day one went well. She has a ton of energy, but has finally crashed and is sleeping off a long day of travel. Zander (my German shepherd) seems confused by her presence. She's been jumping all over him, and he's just not sure what to make of it yet. She hasn't meet the cats yet since I don't want to overwhelm her all at once, but I'm hoping to catch some cute pictures of them together while they're all the same size once they meet (I'm crossing my fingers that they all get along).
Wish me luck with this ball of adorable energy, and I'll keep you posted!
Wish me luck with this ball of adorable energy, and I'll keep you posted!