Leeds Champ show

[*Adele*]

Hope you all had a fun day, nice to see that a couple of Chloe's relatives did well! Boy I wish I had time to show her! 

[TOPAZ BILLY]

Well done everybody especially Susan with Tanya on wining minor puppy bitch!!

also a little note Megan got VHC with Roxy in Yearling bitch but for some reason it isn't listed in the results(not on Higham press either) 

Michelle

[debz]

Well done everyone !
and well done Chelsea and i'd like to thank Sam (for taking him) and esp Louise who handled Thomas for me as i couldn't go as my nans in hospital well they cheered me up 2 nd in junior qualified YIPPEE!!! 1 ST in yearling  and another 2 nd in novice dog made my day just sorry i missed it not sorry i missed the mud though

[daftcockers]

Thanks Michelle had a wonderful day she was a little star, hope your foot is better soon.

[heelers n cockers]

well done and congratulations to you all!

[KellyS]

Urrgh the mud was terrible!! Well done everyone, Chel & Debs well done for Thomas Gins got VHC but very pleased she passed her Bronze KC Good Citizens award

[wendy]

Phew just back from Leeds, what a long day.  My baby puppy got a 3rd today so has now qualified for Crufts (yipee) and Mr Darcy got a VHC in a very large Junior class - so I am quite chuffed.  I was also pleased as Bentley's brother and Darcy's dad got the dog CC and BOB .  Boy was it very very muddy there, we have dumped all our muddy stuff in the garden to be sorted out tomorrow.

Well done to all COL who got placed.

wendy

[debz]

  Welldone wendy good day for us hey!! can't believe i wasn't there  well done kelly  how did you do sat ?

[pinkcarys]

Well done Susan and Miss Tantalyser! Griffin says he loves his sis very much and is going to grow up to be just as gorgeous as she is.   

[Dessie]

Hi All

Well back after our week away and whilst the Boys just missed out on qualifying for Crufts we did have a good time for the majority of our trip it was a shame that it was so wet at Leeds  the campsite was awful and has put me off camping again ... the Boys were very well behaved though and loved being in the tent.

HUGE well done to Sue with the gorgeous Tanya on getting BMPB she is an absolute delight    It was lovely to catch up with some of you on my trip over ...... sorry that I didn't manage to catch up with you Wendy  but pleased your Boys did you proud - the classes were very tough with some lovely dogs going cardless.

My friend's PD won BPD to our absolute delight .... although some people did critise her for not showing him herself !!!!  His owner is very new to showing and didn't have the best of starts with her first show dog and first Champ Show experience last year !!!! The puppy is a very strong and powerful boy and needed somebody who knew what they were doing to handle him to show her how to do it and of course to get the best out of him  ..... his breeder showed him as she wanted to and had spent hours and hours getting him ready for the show from the Tuesday before East of England up until Saturday evening ......  So I can I just say please do not shoot people down when they do well .... even if they didn't actually do it there is always another side to the story and we all have to start somewhere ... we should all be encouraging new people into our sport not sniping at them !!!

Anyway lovely to see some of you over the last week ................ and nice to meet Chole and the lovely Ashley .....

Hope you all had a good trip home I feel like a zombie and can't believe I've got to go to work tomorrow 

Dessie xxx

[debz]

  So I can I just say please do not shoot people down when they do well .... even if they didn't actually do it there is always another side to the story and we all have to start somewhere ... we should all be encouraging new people into our sport not sniping at them !!!

Sorry to bring this up on here but this person who was quite rude to my friend is a member of COL and should really be a bit more understanding ....

Anyway lovely to see some of you over the last week ................ and nice to meet Chole and the lovely Ashley .....

Hope you all had a good trip home I feel like a zombie and can't believe I've got to go to work tomorrow 

Dessie xxx

So true as someone who has only been doing since Thomas came out i find it really hard and we do keep the numbers up  i couldn't take my boy as my nan just had major operation so louise took him for me and i no there will be people who say he only got placed where he did cause it was her  it is such as shame it should be about the dog and not the face and i hope by boy got qualified on his own merits with a good handler who show him at his best (She is better than me but we all gotta start somewhere )
We must meet at next show Dessie 

[suzysu]

Well done everyone 

[KellyS]

Sorry Wendy I nearly forgot!!!! Well done on qualifying Bentley!!!! Well done to Sue too, sorry to hear Dessie IF your friend was critised but I can understand where some people are coming from (although I don't agree that people should snipe at anyone.)It doesn't encourage newcomers when they see time and time again people getting other people to take there dogs in to win classes for them  (this is not aimed anyone in particular before you shoot me down! )

I have always been a firm believer that you should show your own dog and I would never ask anyone to take any of my dogs in the ring unless there were extreme circumstances,  it means so much more when you actually do it yourself whether your a beginner or experienced it's all a learing curve and we all have to start somewhere

[debz]

Now i feel even more guilty 

[KellyS]

Don't take it personally Debz I wasn't aiming it at anybody it's just a generalised view since Dessie brought the subject up