Someone mentioned awhile ago about a GR show in leeds in July, Pls if anyone could give me the information again would be appreciative.  Also can you take your own dogs along with you.

Yes there is a champ show on in Leeds in July
Harewood House, on Harewood estate, Harewood, nr Leeds
Sat 24th July to Mon 26th July.  Entries closed 4th June.
Sorry you can't take unentered dogs.
Is there anything else you want to know :)

Mitch

Its not just GR's its a general champ show so you would need to go on gundog day
Archer

Does anyone know which day that would be pls

Monday the 26th

I'll be there on monday with my 2 boys...pups a week too young!
One of my favourite shows....
Archer

Have you entered any of the classes

I have 2 elkhounds entered...one in post grad dog and one in limit dog.
Archer

Oh dear do you mean I have to compete against you again in Limit then. And before I know it you will be in puppy too, just no getting away from you :D

You sure will....Asa will be in Limit at Leeds and then again at houndshow....when the rolly polly Frankie will make his appearance! Love him LOL
Nikki

I've got Raider in Limit at Leeds too - hope we've got a big ring!

Now you are not having a go at my Sod are you, can't promises he will be quiet but can ask he is kept out of the way. :)

LOL!  Not at all!  I meant that we are all in the same class, so it will take a big ring to accommodate us all :-)

Now your refering to my weight :P

Hi jackie will you be attending on monday as well, could i ask what breed do you have.  What time does show start?

Have Elkhounds too same as Archer and Brainless and a couple of others who post rather less than the three of us. Show starts at 10.

woomeg
feel free to pop round the elkie benches...but beware if you talk to us you just won't be allowed to get away.Some of us can talk the hind legs off a donkey when it comes to our dogs!!
Archer

Talk, what me?

LOL!!
Keep your fingers crossed for us tomorrow...Kimmi is showing for the first time since her disaster at crufts!All I want is for Kas to be good for her...pleeeease
Nikki

dont know if i dare lol only joking!!!!!!

Now Archer is a pussy cat and you know I'm OK. In fact I'm a softy in the flesh and there is plenty of that :)

Hopefully i will make it depends on my girl!!!!! But will have a look round now i know what your breed looks like sorry!!!!

I'll be there with my labs. This is my first champ show so I am a bit nervous. I hope to be able to meet some of the people who post of this website.

hopefully ill be there fullwell labs

good luck

Well I'll be there with Ickle Man and Lydia.  Lydia is nearly 11 and this will be her third show ever :d  You wouldn't think that she's nearly 11 as she looks so fit, she's wonderful, I took her there last year and although she didn't win she got placed.

So if anyones near the import register gundog ring pop and say hello I'll be the one with the hairy black and  white Spanish Water Dog and the clipped white and black one.

Will look out for you. I don't have an affix yet, as I said we are just starting out on the whole showing adventure and hope that Leeds will be a good learning experience for us. I am showing my young bitch Rockledge Foxy Lady, out of Carpenny Walpole and Rockledge Bramble. I am also bringing my other lab, a drakeshead lab, but we will not be showing him. Im quite nervous but I'm adopting the attitude of whatever happens it will be good experience.

Gosh, how exciting, make the most of it what ever happens, you can never go to your first show again.

We intend to enjoy ourselves, meet up with like minded people and learn some new things so yes it is exciting.

Thanks for all your advice by the way, see you there

Hi Manxpat, I will be going to leeds, as a friend is showing, my two are still three weeks too young. I would love to see your pup, I have a pup from Walpoles sister.

Kay

That would be great - love to catch up with other lab owners especially. Pity you won't be bringing you pup. Walpole has quite a few offspring here on the Isle of Man, as well as Tiger Tiger.

See you there.

sorry but i thought you werent allowed to bring dogs that werent entered

Yes Woomeg, you can attend the show, but not take your unentered dog.
:)

Can people who have entered one of their dogs bring any of their others dogs even if they arent entered, it was just that manxpat said will be bringing other lab, a drakeshead lab but not entering, dont mean to cause trouble but just wondered

My other dog is entered, but not for competition so I still pay my £9.00 for a bench etc for him. I think he will also be in the catalogue but marked "Not for Competition".

Hope that clears things up.

Woolmeg, when you enter your dog into a show you fill in a form and put down all it's details, DOB and the names of it's parents and it's breeder, then you put the number of the class you want the dog entered in. If you want to take a dog that you do not want to go into a class, (you do not want to compete), you still put all the dogs details down but instead of putting the class number you put (NFC - not for competition) It is up to the people running the show if they will allow dogs to be entered NFC, some do, some don't.

Some Championship shows have a tent outside the showground, usually run by a dog charity, and that is called the un-entered dog tent. You can leave any un-entered dog in this tent, some time there is a charge but most of the time the people running this tent ask for a donation but in either case it costs £5 + some goes toward the tent and benching, some to the charity.

Before anyone accuses me of talking down to Woolmeg I am aware that she knows nothing of showing and some of the terms would or could cause confusion.

Thankyou that has cleared it up for me. And no i dont know about dog showing, i may get bug for it after july who knows, hopefully its not any more stressfull than my daughters showing their ponies. Can you buy a programme befor you go or just on day?

Show societies produce two documents in relation to a show. The first is the schedule that tells you the rules and regulations, details of how the show will be run and the classification of breeds, who is judging those breeds and what classes are available. And the form you use to enter your dogs and order if you wish a catalogue. That, the catalogue, is the second publication and contains a list of all dogs entered either to be shown or NFC, the details of the dogs and the names and if agreed the addresses and phone numbers of the owners of the dogs. Catalogues are not available until the day of the show, some are usually available for sale on the day.

Does anyone know if there will be a tent for un-entered dogs on the gundog day of Leeds champ show? We want to go and watch and would rather take the girls for the trip out than leave them with someone.
Thanks

Can't find any mention in the schedule but I am sure the usually do. You could ring or fax the secretary if you want to be sure, PM me if you want the numbers.

As Jackie said there is no mention of a tent at leeds. In other schedules there is mention, so I would suggest you contact the secretary.

Hi emily

did you find out if un-entered dogs can get in??? I have never been to a dog show and Harewood house is only about 2 mins from my house and I would love to take Tally! 

You will NOT be able to take any unentered dogs into the show ground at any all brred Championship show. Quite simple. You would need an exit pass at Leeds to take a dog out & they usually check the number of dogs against the number on the passes. they certainly did at Blackpool & Birmingham this year

Just found out somewhere that last year the RSPCA had a dog creche(is this true?) so maybe the same will apply this year? Have been trying to get through to the secretary but it's constantly engaged. Will keep trying though.......

I think I remember an unentered dogs tent on the edge of the Car park last year, or the year before.  No idea if they are planning for one this year.
bye
Gwen

They usually have a tent just outside for unentered dogs.  I could give Liz a ring and find out if you want me to?

If someone could find out about an unentered dogs tent that would be fab.  I've been to Leeds before and each time I've had to leave my bitch with someone at home because I don't show her and there has never been any facilities other than benching her as NFC and I won't do that.

Thanks. :-)

I've discussed this with Liz Stannard in the past.  Leeds always have a tent for unentered dogs (normally in the first car park you reach, on the right as you go in) but they never advertise it in the schedule.

Thanks for that fleetgold, I've been trying to get through for days but it was always engaged. Is it advisable to get there early or is there plenty of room for alot of dogs? What do they do with the dogs? Never occured to me to ask.....:).....

There isn't a lot of room but I have never found the nfc tents too full to take my dogs, but I do arrive fairly early at shows.

The dogs are on benches, the same as in the show, or else in their own cages on the bench. 

Joan
Take the rough with the smooth

Why on earth don't they advertise it ?? 

Thanks for the info :-)