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Harrison AR was quite the adventure to get to.  Lets just say that you shouldn't always trust GPS systems directions.  After our arrival and very late check-in, we didn't get a lot of sleep that night, but the weekend proved to be successful with 3 Class wins, 1 Reserve Division Champion win and 2 Division Champion wins.(new photos are in the show page section of our site!)  I was pretty pleased with Craves appearance in front of the judge as he's put on even more weight and looks like the "pretty boy" that he is!  Although he was being a real pill in the show ring.  He's definitely going to have to get some training in before Nationals in a few weeks.   I want to WOW the crowd!  To stay and watch the Buck class is like staying for bull riding at a rodeo.  You never know what can happen and everyone loves to see these extremely powerful animals at their best.  On some occasions it feels more like a rodeo than others.

I also introduced a new show project  Shocks Perfect Class at this event.  I can tell you that showing a doe is a WHOLE LOT EASIER than showing a buck..and not nearly as stinky!   She set her legs perfect, posed like she'd been doing it her whole life, and even began to be completely relaxed in the class standing there chewing her cud acting like she was bored out of her mind.  I bought this Class Action daughter from Josh Shockey in Paris TX .  Her full sister Shock's Delaction has 64 points and her sire only needs a few more points to get his enoblement.  She had her first win in Greenville TX in the 0-3 mos class, but at Harrison she was at the bottom in age at the 3-6 month old class.  She still compared very well in size to the older girls,and the judge had some awesome things to say about this truly elegant doeling.  It will be fun to continue to show her and see how she turns out.

In other ranch news, I took in a new baby deer this past week.  A little buck who was found being chased by some childrens dogs.  The little guy is now at our home and safe and eating well.  Cheech and Chong (the squirrels) are being released this week.  We tried it last week but Cheech fell 20 feet out of a tree and needed a few days to recover and rest before trying to be released again.  Thank goodness he's okay.  Squirrels have amazing recovery powers!   But who would have ever thought a squirrel would fall out of a tree like that?  Mark laughed but I (being mother protector) didn't see it quite as funny.   Lets just hope their survival instincts improve in the next few weeks.   I will continue to put out food and treats and leave their cage open to come and go as they please.