Misty started her show career at the Portland Boxer Specialty where she went Best Puppy in Show under Miriam Breed (Barmere).  She told us then how nice she was and gave us a clue about showing dogs and the politics that went with it.

Misty went home to grow up and her handler Larry Ingalls (just had gotten his license) begged my Father to let him take her to the Texas circuit which started in Witchita, Kansas.  Finally, after Mother, Larry and I begged we got the entries in just before closing and Misty went off to her first show circuit.  She was entered in Open.  At the first show she went BIS All Breeds from the Open class under three different judges -- Alfred A. LePine, Percy Roberts and Louis Muir. We were novice enough that when Larry called at 2 AM and told us we asked what is Best in Show?  Hello? 

For the rest of the circuit she won all the points to her championship except her second major -- all two point shows and Harry Sangster came in from CA with a big-time dog and that was the end of us for the Breed.  Later in the year, she was entered in the Pacific Northwest Boxer Specialty and she finished with a five point major under Dr. Dan Gordon.  There were three really nice bitches being shown at that time -- and they would take turns winning the few majors that were out there.  Shows were sparse in the NW at that time. Something like 3-4 per year.  Misty was the second of the three to finish. 

We specialed her and she won the Group every time she was shown in the NW. She was taken to Canada and won her Canadian Ch. in one weekend with 3 First in Working Groups and 1 Best in Show.  They did the nose print in those days for identification.  She was shown at what was called the Vancouver Exposition.  They had  everything there -- like our state fairs. We were very proud of her Canadian Championship. In those days, dogs with more than one title in two countries were called International Champions.

Misty was also a performer in fashion shows in the Seattle area.  She was used by the models for Frederick & Nelson and the Bon Marche. the department stores.  F&N was owned by Marshall Fields Co. and Seattle, for a frontier town, was quite a fashion hub and center.

Misty was bred to Ch. Capt. Lookout of Thorhall and produced 5 champions.  The one other flashy pup was Marjack's Golden Wizard and he had 13 points and one major when his "Mother" said that was it -- no more dog shows and we couldn't convince her otherwise.  Boo Hoo.  Earl Overstreet bought one of the plain sisters which was named Marjack's Golden Wit and she was the foundation of his breeding program. Larry Downey tried to show one of the other plain ones, Marjack's Golden Whirlwind but we couldn't ever get enough weight on her to put her in perfect show condition which it would have taken to finish a plain bitch in those days.

Misty was one of those exceptional dogs who was not only outstanding in the show ring but was a producer in the whelping box.  She was a house pet, never saw the inside of a crate and rode to the dog shows with Larry in the back of a Cadillac convertible.  Top down, no leashes, scared us to death.

This bitch had more common sense than any other dog that I have had.  She was just plain good at everything she did!!  She was my heart and soul!!