Zipper playiing "pretty boy," cross fingers please!

For the first time in 4 years, I have a dog going into the breed ring.
For the first time ever, I have an actual handler taking said dog into
the ring.

Zipper is entered in Burlington, IA this weekend (1 or 2 points). Then
he goes to Kansas City next week for four straight days of Majors.

I'm not a bit worried about sending him off, his handler is also his
breeder and he'll probably get pampered far more than when he's at my
house <grin>. But I'll miss the little snot! I'll get him back Sunday
for a day or so, then send him out again.

So keep your fingers crossed that the majors hold and that he behaves
himself and doesn't offer his newest favoritest trick to the judge,
which is sitting, then downing. And that the mysterious sore on his lip
on the show side clears up--I swear those things *know* when you're
going to show and poke up just to spite you...