Sawyer Johnson is only 13 years old, but he already has a packed dog show schedule.
A typical show day for the Lubbock, Texas teen starts at 8 a.m. with AKC Rally. The most advanced teams compete first, where Johnson runs Australian Shepherds “Peri” (RACH Rainyday’s Dawntreader CD RM3 RAE2 PT NAJ NF CGC TKN) and “Frankie” (Rainyday’s My Eyes Adored You CD BN RM2 RAE2 RC PT NF).
But sometimes there’s a schedule conflict, and Junior Showmanship starts at the same time. Johnson asks the AKC Rally ring steward if he can run his dogs last, buying time to show “Monty” (CH Rainyday’s Hot Stuff CD BN RA) in Juniors…