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Posted by Erin McLaughlin on Saturday, August 6, 2011, In : Little Shop News 
Been busy with so much around the shop lately that the blog has been sorely neglected. Since the last post, I have been to another grooming competition in Rhode Island.  I was entered in 4 classes.  In the "All Other Purebreds" class I was competing with Pippin, a curly coated Portuguese Water Dog, loaned to me by a good friend and PWD breeder, Jane Harding of Cutwater Portuguese Water Dogs in Essex.  With Pippin, I was given an honorable mention.  The judge, Julie Ostoski said of the class a...
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134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Posted by Erin McLaughlin on Thursday, March 25, 2010, In : Little Shop News 
I was asked several months ago to groom a Portuguese Water Dog, Ch. Ebb Tide's Upcountry Titan, aka Sage, for this most prestigious show.  Of course I agreed, and so began our journey to "the Garden" (Madison Square Garden that is!).  Monday, February 15th, we prepared Sage for our trip down to the city.

Sage snoozing in my lap on the drive down. 

The hotel was filled with gorgeous dogs, and we were made to feel like celebrities.  Tuesday morning we awoke early excited for our big day.  We he...
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