Now I'm getting to know a few of you regulars on Champdogs just wanted to know where you all are (and for the more witty of you - please dont say sitting infront of the PC :) )
I am from the Wirral Peninsula ( Cheshire) In the Northwest of England although I would prefer to be on an Hawaiin beach right now :)
Lesley

Hi
I'm in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
I should be on a greek beach this time next week, but family member let me down looking after dogs so we've cancelled:( Holiday was an absolute bargain so haven't lost that much money:)

Alison

we are in ossett near wakefield,west yorkshire and WILL be on a greek beach on monday,coincidence or what? :D
mel

Mel
where are you going? What a coincidence :D
We were supposed to be going to Sidari Corfu. Really peeved we are not going, but hey there's always next year

Alison

we go to sidari OMG,to the hawaii aprtments,go on tell me you were going there as well.
we booked through sunset
mel :)

That is unbeleivable @ I was going to the coral hotel it is actually closer to roda than sidari. Have you been to sidari before? My mum is still going she is flying tonight in fact she'll be half way there now:(

I booked through TV travelshop of sky tv absolute bargain 2 adults 2 children two weeks bed and breakfast £428 bargain fortunately because the holiday was such a bargain we lost half the money which was the deposits anyway

Alison

Hi, we're in Wakefield too :) Definitely NOT going to Greece tho ;)
Joan

Lel,

have a look at this thread for starters: here

Edited to add the Biography thread for if you REALLY want to know who everyone is.

I live in Ontario, Canada.
Rudie and Mum

I live in Canada
saskatchewan

ttfn :)

Rudie and mum,

I now live in scotland but was born and lived in ontario for 14 years. St Cathrines and Hamiton for a bit.

Where about are you?

Pam

Hi Lel :)

NR Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire for me!!!!!

Hi Lel

Middle of a golf course, in Orsett Essex (as opposed to Osett in Yorkshire!)

Margot

Ascot, Berkshire :D

West Essex - 3/4 mile from Herts :)

Daisy

West Oxfordshire :)

Lucy

Hi, south Lincolnshire nr Sleaford.

Briony :-)

Darkest Bedfordshire. Although from here I can see Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire .

BB

Sleaford Lincs ;)

I did a thread like this last year sometime (as well as the Biog thread mentioned above :D )..but I think it was on Idle Chat so it got deleted after a while ..went to over 100 posts ;)

Melody

Live in North Lincolnshire now but West Midlands born and bred :D
Ta Ra a bit

Lancaster and Keswick I'm a split person :)

I'd like to be anywhere but here at the moment, it's pouring down....South Wales.

We're in Lightwater, Surrey -right next to the Country Park, lovely!!

(It's raining all the way round the M25 too, I know because I have just spent 3 hours on it!!!!)

Hayley

Barbara, I live in Bradford West Yorks and its been
raining all day here,would be nice to order sunshine for the weekend.

It's been raining most of the day in Wakefield too:(

Its been raining here in Wetherby too we have also had some thunder :(

Don't seem to be too many of us 'down South', do there Hayley. Shame, we could get a Champdogs 'meet up' going.

I used to work in the 'Red Lion' at Lightwater, as my friends used to run it ...........

M.

Hi Marina,

No I haven't noticed too many southern southerners, where do you walk regularly? We are lucky to have Lightwater Country Park 2 minutes away, which the dogs love, and luckily doesn't get too boggy (especially with all this rain!)

We haven't really been in the Red Lion, although I walk past it practically every day, when we do manage to get an evening out we like to go somewhere we can get a decent meal - our favourite is probably near you, the Duke of Edinburgh (Woodside? nr Ascot)

Hayley

Hi,

Regularly walk on Ascot Racecourse, Englemere Pond, Swinley Woods - sometimes Lily Hill Park in Bracknell, Virginia Waters, plus a few shorter local ones. Sometimes pop into Lightwater CP if I'm showing at Woking Leisure Centre, lovely walk on the way back for dogs to let off steam.

Haven't tried the DoE, it's near the Rose & Crown though, which we like but don't splash out on too often.

M.

Hi again!

How many dogs do you walk with, I sometimes see a lady (you?) with 2 Rough Collies, what colour do you have? We keep meaning to try other walks, but with 2 children under 4 (well until Wed anyway!) and a house to decorate we never seem to get the time.

The D of E is lovely, just like a normal nice pub, but with a sweet little restaurant area, lovely food, good selection and not badly priced, we tend to go on birthdays, or occasionally just to celebrate an evening away from the kids!!!

H

Hi,

2 dogs, both sable [$ white (Lassie coloured ])). Would be the odd weekend, although if I fancy a change do the odd evening in the summer too. Light till 9 o'clock now, isn't it great!

Will have to try the DoE, someone else was talking about it last night too - we're obviously missing out.

M.

Isobel I noticed you are in the Lancaster area. Do you go to any classes? Im in Morecambe. Probably bumped into each other shopping in Town

No classes now but used to go to Margaret Pennington's training classes in Morecambe and agility class at Hest Bank, ring craft at Crag Bank and Cross Hill, Torrisholme although not sure if that one is still going anywhere as the hall is now demolished I think. Are you going to any of them?

Hi Isobel, I go to puppy class with Margaret, and hope to move into agility when Sydney finished this class. I went to Crag bank last night (thought I would get as much training in for Sydney a 15 weeks Dobie before we start going to shows). But unfortunately they didnt have the key to get in, usually I attend the Torrisholme class Monday nights,

What sort of dog do you have? How did you find the training classes that Margaret holds.

I have a 9 year old Cocker and a 14 year old Dandie who both attended Margaret's puppy classes. We got along fine at the classes, (Margaret knows my two, Amber and Nellie, pretty well as they have always lodged at her kennels) they use kind methods there she doesn't like choke chains (although she's not above raising her voice :D), but I was really just going for the basics and sociallising. Amber, the Cocker did a bit of agility with a friends daughter and they both enjoyed that too. Where do they do the Torrisholme classes now? It used to be run by Carol Halliwell who breeds Dandies now, is it still? Are there any Dandies attending?

Sally Lines runs the class at the Torrisholme methodist church. Sorry to show my ignorance but whats a dandie

Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Jacky, a very old breed of terrier, sadly not very common these days although it was much more so in Victorian times. This site gives a good history and has some good pics in the gallery except they maybe don't give you an idea of there true size, they are not at all toy like.

What cuties they are. I cant recall seeing one there I shall keep my eyes open for them.

OMG...I get dog thief paranoia just reading this!
Julie..in The North of England...somewhere..:)

I am in birmingham home to crufts could walk it from here too :)

Lovely day here today especially this afternoon - sun - down in West Sussex two minutes from the beach and the Sussex Downs. Had a great walk this evening on the Downs until Chelsea reappeared plastered in fox's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Could scrap it off.

Darlington, in the north east of England.

Oh to be in Greece right now!

Jo

Burnley Lancashire North west
Regards
Karen

We live in Parson Drove Nr Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, been here 7 years but come from Darlington originally

Can I email you? I live very close to you - maybe we could meet up and go for a walk??

I'm also from Darlington.

Oh to be anywhere (not really, It's not that bad).

Where abouts in Darlington Jo19, I'm in Cockerton

Michelle.

Im from Eltham in south east london, but i would love to move to banff in canada i loved it there you lucky people that live there already, im so jealous:D

Diane

Hi Michelle,
I am just outside Darlington, moved out of town about 2 years ago, but really like the area.
Bev

Sorry Bev, didn't realise you'd already got there!!

Hi Mitch

Yes, Darlo's ok ... even better from an airplane window though! :)

I'm right in the centre, on the edge of south park. There's another Darlo person on Champ-dogs too, Jaffa.

What sort of pooch do you have?

Jo