She is half way to her MXJ too. The show in Covington was a blast and the Deep South club did a wonderful job. They had the prettiest rosettes for all 4 placements. I got a nice silver pin for finishing our title. This may or may not be you, but this something I see over and over again with handlers and dogs that leave the ring.
Someone has a dog that regularly leaves the ring.
Too me, that offers the dog no reason to ever come again. You have to think of it for the long haul. You might have to blow a few classes one season, but you set the groundwork for a totally awesome dog for years to come. I was totally impressed at my last trial when I say a handler who's dog regularly leaves the ring. She jumped, jumped, jumped, tunnel, and as he came out of the tunnel.