Anyone going to B'ham this weekend? I'm going but not showing so able to look around lots of rings where will Champdoggers be???

Good Luck to you all :D

Karen

I'm not going Karen :(
Have you seen the article in Our dogs ?
10,300 entries with the top entry being CKCS , followed by Retrievers , Labs, Rotties, Irish Setters, and Beardies .
Gulp
How does that compare to Crufts anyone ???

Yes - we are there on Saturdday (although I'm not really sure why :D) - especially when the Aussie Fun day is the following day & I can't give both days of the weekend over to the dogs! We've entered inAVNSC Pastoral - Puppy, PG and Brace (I really think I must have consumed more than 1 glass of Chardonney when I filled in THAT entry form!

Heaven only knows why - I think there are 71 AVNSC's - so how are 3 little Aussies going to get on - and who on earth do I put in brace - do I put in the 2 tris (mother & son) or brother & sister (black tri & blue merle) - and does Al show them both together or do 2 of us show HELP!!!!

Margot

At the breeders stakes at Leeds Champ Show, the dogs that did the best were the teams that were all the same colour, and I must admit they were the more striking, rather like wearing the right colour clothes to compliment your dog I suppose. At the Breeders Stakes it was one handler per dog, not sure about brace, I have only done that at exemptions, where You do both yourself

Good luck anyway!

Hayley

I won't be going (going to the Vallhund activity weekend instead) but two my dogs are going to be joininig you in the AVNSC brace class - we will be the non Aussies! I have a feeling that most of the 71 will be Aussies!

There is pup I bred in the PD class and the others are in Jnr Dog and Open bitch.

Kate

We will be there too !!! Some MORE Aussies for the AVNSC classes LOL

Groucho will be back out after missing SKC with a poorly ear , now back to full fitness and as mad as ever !!!

So father ( Lorenzo - Ch Thornapple Climate Controlled) and son( Groucho - Applethorns Storm Force) will be out in the AVNSC classes ...

See you there margot !!

... Kate shame you aren't going to be there with the vallhunds, but hope to see you at Driffield thats the next AVNSC class we are all in together at ! Seems ages since we saw you last ...

I actually managed to see Dizzy again at SKC winning a group 3 good to see you continuing your winning ways Dizzy & Casey ! See you again soon .. any other Champdoggers at birmingham on sat see you there , Gabrielle will also be joining me later in the afternoon sure she would like to meet up with some of you too ...

Jayne

Hi Jane

Louise will be bringing the dogs to Birmingham. I am doing Driffield AVNSC but have to say I am quite pleased that you now have classes at Midland Counties!!

Kate

226 rotties entered in Bham show this week end
315 at Crufts 2003.

We took Disney dollop to SKC on saturday and thank heavens
the little madam got a 3rd in minor puppy bitch
and a 2nd in puppy :-) otherwise we would be really
struggling on saturday.

Im there with Buffy (cocker Spaniel ) on sunday.

I'm there with 'Buffy' too on Saturday!

were going on the sunday as its one of the shows that has cc's on for the breed, -looking forward to it, its one of the not too far away ones, :)

Dylan and I will be there on Sunday. *Not* to show, I hasten to add, but we will be making up numbers in the KCGC bronze demonstration ring. And I know he's going to play up for that as well :rolleyes: :)

Sarah

Have a good time everyone that goes, I'm not out for a few shows now ;) ;) ;)

we are going on Sunday but not showing we are stewarding the yankees

I'll be there on Sunday too. It's Anton's first show and I'll be taking Dilita my old girl of 11. We have brace classes for the imports so I've entered them in that. Should be fun with Anton being 6 months and 3 days and Dilita being an oldie!!

I'm going on Sat. My bullmastiff, Ruby, is only 12 weeks but I'm going to get an idea on the showing and meet some other owners.

Well looks as if I will be on my own on Friday :) should win well :D

Well, Mabel is entered on Friday, but dont know if we will get there, due to staff shortage at home! Good luck to everyone who is going, anyway.
bye
Gwen

Hi I'll be there Sunday with Gundo (Golden Retrievers)

We got 3rd minor puppy dog at Skc and a 1st at Melton and District open show
at the weekend.So fingers and paws crossed on Sunday.

Good luck to all showing :-)

Briony

I am going on Friday with my whippet - I think there are only 140ish entered - thats not bad for whippets Crufts is well over 200!! So I am pretty happy with that.

My pup shows much better inside a hall so I am looking forward to it!

i am there friday with jahera aysel, afghan! I chickened out of handling her tho, her breeder is doing that for me! :D

Will be there on Friday too with two new Toy terrier puppies there first show!!!!!

I am going Sunday with my Bracco and hopefully my young wiry Hungarian, if she finishes her season. We are on at 9am! so not too long a day.
Diane

Oh! shucks, looks like I wont be on my own on Friday, and there was I dreaming of winning both the Toy & the Hound group with my Elk. Never mind have to settle for enjoing the day after all. Best of luck to my fellow exhibitors.

Diane, which one are you? I'm the tall beautiful, skinny one with the Spanish!!! Well, two out of three isn't bad!!:d

Knowing me I'll either be in my maroon suite or I'm going to have a look round on Saturday to see if I can get a nice blue suite, thought that this would go well with my two black and white dogs.

I love the young female Bracco that's been doing well at the shows, I fell in love with her the first time I saw her although I don't know much about the breed.

Hope to see you there on Sunday.

By the way, you'll remember my name, it's Diane.

Hi Diane, look for brown ,shiny hair, a saggy face and big feet then you will have found me and Nico!!!!!! Is the young bitch you like Chestnut Roan? If it is then it is probably Nico's sister Linka. Nico is the spit of her except there is more of him.
I will look out for you
Diane

a saggy face
she looks great Diane - don't listen to her !!! ;)

whats the weather like down in birmingham, ??? its well weird up here, blowing gales then pouring down :( anybody down near the showground ????

Im not too far really and its not too good,wet and looks like we might have more rain in the night.Decent shoes in order I think but not quite wellys :)

Yep, it is Linka, I look forward to seeing Nico then!!