Mason has always shown a natural ability with the dogs. He has taken two junior showmanship classes to prepare for the ring and very proudly won the graduation competition at the end of both of them. He has been successful thus far in the ring with Houston & Gator. Completing his required Novice wins in only a handful of shows, Mason is now competitive as an Open Junior with a Best Junior win to his credit finishing his first full year of Juniors ranked as the #13 Junior Whippet Handler in the country and ranked #28 of all Junior Handlers in Ohio.