What a weekend
We had our last shows of the year this past weekend, at the Virginia Classic UKC shows in Virginia Beach, Va. I knew that Rosie would finish her UKC championship on Friday, December 3rd, as she just needed to win the breed and she would have enough points and competition wins/majors to become a UKC Champion. I had no clue that it would be in the way that she did it. She won the incredibly competitive scenthound group at just 10 months old! This makes her the youngest Hamiltonstovare to win a group in the US! I received loads of complements about her and how nice she is from every single judge that I showed her to. She placed in the group at every single show this weekend, which is incredibly hard to do in the scenthound group in the UKC, let alone with a puppy.
Deku also finished his UKC Championship this weekend too. He won best of breed at each show and there was competition at 5 out of the 6 shows. While he didn’t place in the group, he had fun, and that is the most important thing.
Every single show has some drama that crops up but nothing prepared us for what happened on our way to Virginia Beach on Saturday, December 4th around 5:45am. We were the victims of a hit and run accident. Thankfully the three dogs (Rolo, Deku, and Rosie) that were with us seem fine as of right now. Michael and I have some back soreness but that is it so far, we know that it could take upwards of 2 weeks for the adrenaline and endorphins to fully leave our systems so we are keeping a watchful eye over ourselves and the three dogs.
As it was 5:45am, we were unable to make out the vehicle’s make or model but it left white paint on the damaged area of the vehicle. Our van probably has over $1,000 worth of damage on it right now. We did the right thing and called the cops and filed with my insurance.
So, if you know of anybody who was traveling on 295 South around 5:45am in Virginia and they have passenger side damage, please report it to the police immediately. We are incredibly lucky that we didn’t spin out of control or flip over.