"Loretta" was the first beagle bitch exhibited by MISTFIELD.
She started off her show career in style, winning her first Baby in Show award at the tender age of 3 months and 1 week. She won the Baby Sweepstakes at the Brisbane Royal from an entry of 105 (all breeds). She took her first challenge at 6 months old, beating her dual Champion mother! At 8 months old she took Challenge and Best of Breed from a large breed entry at the Hound Club of N.S.W. Specialty. As a junior she was 5th in the largest class at the Sydney 2000 National Beagle Show.