Gwen do you have a site where i can have a look at your dogs? American cockers and pugs are 2 of my favourite breeds :)

Hi Frodo

Its under construction at the  moment.  Hope to have it up and running in next couple of weeks

bye
Gwen

Hi,

Is anyone going to the Mid Herts gundog show on May 8th, i,ve been asking around and it seems i am the only one turning up lol.....oh well, at least gurarateed a win :o)

Daisy

hi carol and all yankie owners

i have just got back on here

american cockers are the best breed ever they give you so much inside and outside of the ring all mine really love people and are always happy to be with anyone even lazy ed will be happy to chase a rabbit up the field, they always make me laugh and they act like a true gundog

rox you said Especially since one sat next to me and was really loving!  acted like one of my setters so I fell in love with them!

was that ed that sat next to you and i no when you came here your dad liked molly they have a way of getting anybody to like them they are so sweet oh and rox the picture of the red and white was one of a dog that was around years ago unfortiantly we dont see many red and whites over here now

good luck to everyone in the ring this year and i hope you have many happy wins
fiona

It was Ed at Hitchin (even if he made my nice skirt dirty!) and Molly when I went to yours, Hettie was just a mad thing!

And there's no point telling me things I already know, I never knew red and whites exsisted till you showed me that picture, you know I will never acctully own one, I love my setters to the end, fell in love (again) with an irish setter today! :) awww he was lovely, I showed the half brother (I think) of him in the challenge for the lady! 

hi tann
if your saw my dog get 2nd in limit dog i have a good reason why he has lost coat due to a bit of a skin problem plus i am not that good at trimming the feet but i am getting, better im not affended dont worry,
also i do love both the caci american cockers they really did take my breath away as they went around the ring, i would like to import afew american cockers but i cant until i have left home and sorted out that may be a few years yet!! but you cant forgrt willian hes a lovely dog who i think will do well and mikes douglas oh well done on getting the group at welks good luck for best in show!!

oh god its eurogroom tomorrow that has come around so fast this year ill let you no how i do if you like
fiona 

hi Fiona, its so great to meet more yankee people!!! :) good luck tomorrow! look foreward to hearing how you get on!
Carol

hiya all i will post it somewhere what i did if you like
rox hetties a typical yank, molly used to be like that and ed well hes just lazy until he sees a rabit
fiona

Hi Carol,
Yes I managed to get to the site there are some lovely dogs there, do you or anyone else know where I can get ezigroom shampoo, I have probably spealt it wrong but never mind, any help would be good, I think it is brought in from the states, maybe Gwen do you know ??????

Helen

Hi,

I would love some tips on shampoos and conditioners for blacks (puppys), i,ve got about half a dozen so far but none that really excel.   My tresemme conditioner works just as well on him so far, i want a doggy one that i can truly say I love, rather than its OK. 

Hi Helen,
We were briging it in from the USA,  will check the catalogues and let you know, as am doing an order for all sorts of stuff this week.  HAve you tried Lisa for the LAzor lites?  She has tried it on a Japanese Chin and the white came up sparkling!  Daisychain,  there are lots of different shampoos really good for Blacks,   including the Whal black one, for every day use, and lazorlites too.  however, this last one is a complete grooming system, you need 2 types of shampoo,  as well as the conditioner and finisher.  however, results are amazing!  If you want details let me know and I can PM you.
bye
Gwen

Hi Gwen,

Thanks for that, i would love some ideas as regards shampoos, conditioners etc, i have typed in lazor lites on net before but all sorts of nonsense popped up (due to my incorrect spelling i guess).  I dont know what PM means but my email address is daisychainl3@aol.com if thats any help.  Please feel free to email me if you get a spare five mins :o)

Regards,

Daisy

Hi Daisy, PM means 'private message', you can send one by clicking on the persons name on the left, then clicking on 'message' and that way you can send a private message to that person,
Hope this helps!
Carol :)

Carol Hi,

Thanks for that, cant believe i,ve been with aol 6 years and still learning the ropes lol.

Hi Daisy, glad to help! bet you are looking foreward to Alfies show! not long to go now!!! :) I miss going to shows soooo much! (have banned myself from going till exams are over!) :D
Carol

Carol as the day draws nearer i am getting cold feet lol, i wish the day would come so i can get in that ring with him, i guess the first show is always the most daunting.   he stacked up lovely yesterday and he has got such a lovely neck to show off and good head but he wont stop playing with the lead lol...  GRR GRR.  I practise the run out in the garden with him but he thinks its a game, i need to be firm with him but one look at his lovely face and i melt LOL. :o)

Hi Daisy, don't worry I am sure you'll have a great time!and once you do show Alfie, (who sounds wonderful by the way!) you will want to show again and again!! :D
I progressed from going to the occasional show to help my friend with handling/grooming, to going to every single show we have in Ireland (not as many as UK :( but still about one per weekend) and even planning my weekend rotations in such a way that I would not miss any!! :D The more I have gone the more I have enjoyed it,people are extremely helpful, and it is just generally a great day! It is also just wounderful to see how devoted people are to their dogs, in my line of work, unfortunatly, I often come across many dogs who are unloved and badly treated, and it is always extremely sad :( 
I am sure you and Alfie will both really enjoy it!!
Carol

Carol i practised the run outs today in garden to my husbands amusement, and i feel as if hes getting there slowly. I will keep you posted as to how we do and how hes coming along.

personally speeking i like puppys to be puppys not robots then get bored of showing!! dont go overboard with the traning your pup will get there soon enough it all takes time dont worry maby do it once or twice a week
is anyone going to southern counties with there yankies i always go there its a lovely show!!
fiona

Fiona,  yes, our bunch are going.
bye
Gwen

Hiall, Just to let you know one of my pups sisters did extremely well at Birmingham scooping best puppy, it was such a lovely surprise as this was only her 2nd show and she ran out a treat, and looked lovely too.  Just goes to show the outsiders can win now and then lol   I hope my babe does as well in his first show.

Daisy,
Well done to Alfies sister!!! she had done very well and am sure her owners are just thrilled to bits!
Carol :)

hi dasiy
that confirms it you were the one at the show ground whernt you? mary done really well and beat some lovely dogs in her  class, has she kept the buff or the black as last time she etill had both.
ill see the bunch at southern counties then
fiona

Fiona hi,

Yes Mary was thrilled (still is lol) to bits with the buff puppys win... mary liked her from the beginning when they were born. Marys black bitch pup (which she has still got, shes an adorable little babe, she really is) and my Alfie are like twins apart from the white patch on the bitches throat.  My Alfie is doing a few open shows first as i am new to this showing business and need to feel a bit more confident with it all. Mary has been so good to me i cant thank her enough. Will keep you posted :o)

hiya
i did pm you a while ago but maby you didnt get it lol
good luck i remember it well years ago with my buff girl dont get nervious or your boy could act on it!! i still havent seen the buff or the black so i couldnt say i cant wait to see them!! do you no if shes going to southern counties? im sure she did last year, good luck with your baby
fiona

Fiona,

I,ve had a word with Mary and she tells me you,re the Fiona with the gorgeous poodle, if thats the case then you have seen my Alfie, i had him with me at Sheringham and District show at the Royal Norfolk Showground when he was five months old.....you,re the one with lovely Eddie arent you ?

i hope i didnt just misc this my mouse id dodgy and clicked it.
yes thats me with foster and ed i new it was you after a while lol im a proud owner but cant say will have to pm yoy with the news. whens your first show then?
fiona

Fiona,

He (Alfie) got best puppy at Mid Herts gundog (although the competition was small lol) .  Our next shows are Suffolk Agricultural on 2nd June, Newmarket Canine on the 18th(ish) June and Royal Norfolk on the 29th June and then of course East of England in July.   Mary has introduced me to the world of showing and i am addicted already, i cant believe what a great day out it is, why oh why did i not take this up years ago LOL.   Keep ya posted Fi

hiya
hay thats brill well done alfie and of cause handler lol im going to royal norfolk with ed hopefully foster and scarlet, if you want a laugh mums showing ed at east of england although she has done it before years ago lol, im not sure about newmarket i think i herd mumsay we are going. The world of showing is a great place to be once you have had a taster your hocked and you can make some lovely friends who are willing to help :)
fiona

Well done Daisy and Alfie!!!! excellent!!!! :) yes I agree about showing being addictive! its just great! :D
Carol :)

Hi Carol - I've pm'd you

Hi Patricia, I didnt get your pm, but you could try emailing me if you like :)
Carol :)

Just joined this site and yes I have a buff American cocker. I also have 2 Cavaliers which I show, but my American cocker (George) never grew a proper show coat and he's a bit big for the breed too. I have shown him but he's always come last. He's lovely though, my husband loves to take him out on long hill walks and he is so affectionate and cuddly!

have you got long hair, were you at the royal norfolk last year if so i no george i remember when you first brought him out
fiona

Yes I was at Norfolk and Norwich show at the beginning of July, George was last as usual but Henry my Cavalier won the Toy Group!! I'm hopeless at names and faces I'm afraid, but nice to hear from you anyway!

well done there i wear an orange jacket most of the time at open shows remember??
fiona

Yes, I think I remember you! Just been to Bath yesterday - from the dizzy heights of BOB and Group 4 in a large group at Thames Valley, we sank to an all time low of 5th out of 5 in our class! Even poor old George could have got that!! I have George entered at Clacton to keep my Cavalier puppy company, so might see you there!

im going to bath tomorrow with our standard and min poodle hehe everyone seems to remember me because of my orange jacket just looked at the results for bath well done dougy hes  becoming a real star
fiona

Where can I find the results Fiona, I can only get 2004 results on Canine Info.

Dawn R.

we got this once with highampress try refreshing the page and try again i got them up on cid or try this lol
http://www.canineinfo.free-online.co.uk/5bab80.htm  let me no how you get on oh do you no if thats jonathans bitches third cc??
fiona

As far as I know that would be Baby Jane's second CC, but she has many Res CCs

Dawn R.

thanks dawn i wasn't sure. did you go? how did you do?

fiona

Just to say Ii think that was baby janes 3rd cc

that is what i was thinking but im not sure
fiona

Oh that's fantastic, it's been a long hard road for Jonathan, and Baby Jane. Thank goodness they've done it.

Also, a huge congratulations to you too, Helen, would that be your first SH CH, then? That's wonderful too well done.

Dawn R.

Hi Dawn,
Yes that is my first shch, I too have had a long run with him, as he got his first rcc at 20mths, but with an irish they are so slow to mature it feels like a life time but we got there in the end, he is only 4 1/2, he got his first cc at Blackpool last year then another in April this year at the breeders club and his third just seemed to come so quickly. I am so over the moon, I have a bitch puppy by him that is going into partnership with Sue Devlin. Im sure many of the american people will remember her, so I shall watch with interest to see how she comes on.
Helen

Hi all
well done to baby jane for the new sh ch of the year it has been so long for jonathan and baby jane but they got there, yes i remember Sue Devlin she made up pure magic back in 2003 hes a lovely dog
oh helen whos your boy
fiona

Hi Fiona,
My boys name is Biabreeze peer gynt at summergate shcm, I was at southern counties yesterday and took the bitch cc her 2nd, and best of breed and g3, with her, and a 2nd in junior with my american so it was a very good weekend for me, just got back home at midnight so feeling really tired today so me and the dogs are going to have a lazy day.

Helen

Sooooo Helen, somebody's really on a roll eh? That's phenomenal !! Congratulations to you again. You must be pinching yourself to see if it's all a dream. Fantastic. :)

Dawn R.

Hi fiona,
Dont know about pinching myself but it is a bit scary, as you know when cc are given to you and you dont expect it its brill, but a bit mind blowing at the same time, im just thrilled at what the dogs have won on their own merit, because althought I have judged I dont give cc, so wont and will never do favours, so we won for the dogs not for anything else and so we go to sleep each night with a clear head, but im am so greatfull to the judges and hopefully it will restore a lot of peoples faith in judging.

Helen