Ok, so the trick to getting Apollo to stand and stack in perfect form is to plant my husband in the direction I want Apollo to be facing.....Note to self: train hubby how to move around the ring ahead of us so that Apollo is always facing in the right direction. One of the other handlers asked if we'd have been better off with Hubby handling Apollo, the answer is no, he'd have done the same thing with me on the side of the ring. The handler of the Leonberger (who was ahead of us today) was trying to get Apollo's attention so he'd face the right direction, he then rather grumpily asked if "Apollo" really is the dog's name, cause Apollo was ignoring him....At which point Josee's handler, who was two dogs ahead of us, broke in and said no, thats just a Tibetan for you, thats how they handle. The Leonberger handler gave us both looks like we'd grown horns and ignored us for the rest of the ring.
Apollo did do much better today, the crowds didn't phase him as much, so there is hope in our future!
