OK Leigh, here's another for you. Held at Ragley Hall last year (Aug Bank Holiday weekend) if I remember. Can't find any info for it this year, anybody know if I've missed it. Shame if I have as Afghan won dog most like it's owner there last year and westie came last in agility (peed in the tunnel and refused to come out)
At least if I haven't missed it I can take a proper Gun dog this year. (Proper in looks, not intelligence or ability)
:D

Leigh Note: Moved to General :-)

You just missed it ! 18th - 19th August 2001 :-(

But !
The Midland Game fair is on September 15th - 16th at Weston Park. Shropshire :-)

Leigh

Lisa, just heard on radio WM this mornig that the "Town and Country" show is going to be held at Stonley agricultural centre this weekend, - I went to one there a couple of years back and it was great, - but I'm not sure if this weekends show is the same one that we went to, I'll try and check out what will be going on there and if I find out I'll let you know.

Town and country festival is on 25, 26 and 27th August at NAC, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
www.townandcountryfestival.org.uk

PS it says that dogs on leads are welcome!!!

Isn't there another game fair on in Telford this weekend. Just don't fancy another weekend of decorating (yes I know I'm moving in 2 weeks but the lab has now decided she'll strip the wallpaper and eat the Kitchen) Think it might be the Shropshire Game Fair at Chetwynd Park. Can't do both, anyone been to Shropshire before. Failing that might try the NAC

There is an exemption show being help at the town and country again this year, i cant remember what day it is on but i think it is the sunday (as Leamington DTC are holding theres on the mon), The judge is Jean Selby (cocker spaniels) and she is doing both pedigree and novelty (Jean is helping at the leamington exemption which is why they cant be on the same day!)

The Town & Country is a really good event. If you are going take good walking shoes, it's BIG.
Saturday is childrens day !,

If you go Sunday and see a handsome, ;) , devil struggling under the weight of 18 tons of camera equipment, come and say Hi.

On a more serious note, do you think it would be too busy to take Gem to? As long as I keep her out of any confined areas etc.

Alan

Might try that one this weekend. I'll be the idiot trying to pretend the Lab is a great retreiver and the afghan is an excellant pointer!
:D

I took Scarlet with us when we went, but we steered clear of the fair - bit too noisy for her!!! oh and the horses, incase she barked at them!- nice to be able to go somewhere where the dogs are welcome isn't it? If we go it'll be on a Sunday (have to set to work on the chaufeur -(hubby)) I'll look out for you and your equipment Alan LOL!!!!

Mair

OK Mair, wear a pink carnation and carry a folded copy of the Times, we'll meet on the grassy bit !

You'll easy find me if I take Gem, (ESS with black head), I'll be saying 'Close' a lot! ;)

Good luck with the chauffeur, have a lovely time.

You're on mate;) I'll see if I can find a bowler hat to wear too! - hope you enjoy it too - there's so much to see there you'd need the three days to get around it all (especially with all that equipment you're bringing - just don't ask me to be your caddy!)

Alan, check out the weather before you make a decision.If it is as hot as it was for the CLA , then do her a favour and leave her at home in the cool. :-) Leigh

Absolutely.

Thanks for the reminder, though.

Did you hear all the annoncements asking people to get their dogs out of their cars?

Sickening isn't it Alan.

When will people learn that dogs DIE in hot cars :-(

Leigh

Leigh, don't forget it's a bank holiday weekend?!! what do you reckon our chances are on getting half decent weather on bank holiday - usually piddles down LOL ;)

Err, not in the Beautiful South it don't ;-) lol Hope you all have a great time if you do go

If it rains I'm not going - the only thing worse than a wet Afghan is Harry C in a thong!
;)

The soggy Midlands is a far cry from the beautiful south (mores the pity), oh Lisa the thought of Harry in a "G" makes me go all goosepimply!!! - we'll have to start calling him "Harry G" LOL and get him some Ali G glasses too!

I've got mixed feelings, rain is gpood cos it keeps the crowds away.
Sun is good cos the traders do some business and the photography is easier.

Still I'll pack Mae Wests just in case :)

Leigh,
I guess they just haven't been told in the right way. I could volunteer for that job!!
I won't say what I'd do, cos you guys are too polite and easily shocked. ;)

Don't you get too sunburned down there.

If your going to the town and country you need to leave plenty of time to que, because they tend to build up increadibly quickly round the nac during the major shows, how do i know - we live 5 minutes away in leamington so we regularly have to que to get out of the town and at the moment im house sitting in coventry the otherside of the nac so for the next 3/4 days we will have great fun getting between the 2 houses - instead of 10 minutes its more likely to be an hour!!!!

Know what you mean Het,

I live in Solihull and you want to try the roads when Crufts is on - Bloody Dog People :D