We began with the 'typical obedience classes...then entered obedience trials. Those watching him in the Obedience Ring thought he should be shown in the Breed Ring because of his enthusiasm and outright showmanship.... So, I figured "Sure, Why Not!! I was really 'getting into' this show thing!! Once in the ring,it was clear that "Billy" was one heck of a "Showman" and he strutted his stuff beautifully!! He could be full of himself outside the ring but once inside, he seemed to be saying "Hey Judge!! Look at ME" and those Judges must have as "Billy" went on to become the TRUE Champion that he was!!!

I entered Billy in obedience trials and he did quite well. Even with his antics, which are now known among several area show exhibitors as "Pulling a Billy". LOL!! Perhaps an explanation is in order here.. Imagine doing the 'Out of Sight Sits and Downs' and coming back to find your dog has decided the Ring Stewards' LAPS are much warmer and cozier than that darn old rubber mat on the floor!! YES, Billy decided a few times he didn't want to lie down on the floor and when I'd return, there he'd be on the lap of one of the Stewards with a MOST contented look on his face as if to say, "Hey, I'm down aren't I?" Billy did, however, earn his 3 legs for his C.D. in FIVE trials and earned 2 toward his CDX before I decided to become a mother and those doing obedience with a Manchester KNOW how they can come up with some of the MOST UNBELIEVABLE antics in the ring!