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Who is going, what shopping bargains are there, thoughts on the TV coverage?

Just heard Clare Balding confidently assert that samoyeds were bred to herd moose, my sammy friend is frothing. :p

Not showing a dog this year, just taking mum shopping as my mother's day treat, and doing some puppy networking.
 
Hmmmph that is not a valid reason :D

Mind you I smiled at the Mothers Day treat idea - my mum is going on Saturday (obviously) so I am taking her out for lunch on Sunday, phew I missed it :D
 
We were there today; not many bargains (as always) but stayed on list and be in budget, lots of corgi cuddles (may have had a little cry when I spotted one the spit of Jack-in my defence yesterday would have been his 14th birthday) and got to watch the flyball and agility.
 
I've been watching groups live on youtube. Slightly less inane comments than on tv coverage but still annoys me. I have picked both group winners so far though :)
 
I think those breeds bred to work should actually do a working test of some sorts...I think many of the GSD's would struggle, their hind ends are shocking, why are we breeding disabled dogs???
 
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Just checked the pastoral result out of interest to see if how the Smooth Collie got on... so thrilled to see a smooth do well! Lovely dog. If anyone could persuade me to get a pedigree dog ever again it'd be a smooth collie.
 
I'm going tomorrow! Been years and years ago but this is the first time with my own dog (previous years gone with parents and bought stuff for their dogs) so looking forward to spoiling him :)

I'm interested in watching the agility and flyball, they look like so much fun, and I'm really interested in taking Teddy to agility at some point :)
 
Loving the Batman gear. Mine have superhero collars for agility, one Marvel/DC logos, one Spiderman. :o

Someone at club has just had a smooth collie pup and I got to squeeze it last week, very cute.

For a giant dog who recently seem disposed to exaggeration I thought the newfie was beautifully moderate and athletic, it looked like what it should be, a big water retriever.

My agility instructor was third in the medium teams today, they've won it a couple of times previously but still chuffed for them. Now eagerly awaiting the large novice ABC final.
 
So as not to take over the hounds thread. I loved the Manchester terrier, does anyone have one? What are they like? It looked a happy, game little dog.
The boxer was a bundle of muscle, but I do prefer them with docked tails, same for all the formerly docked ones really, their tail carriage is awful. I suppose there was never any need to breed for a nice tail. Will it be improving? Is there now a tail standard for Dobes, Boxers, Rotties, that sort of thing? I loved the Dobermann, such graceful dogs.
 
And another thing. Watching the group judging of the working breeds (I think working, the Newfoundland won it - I liked her, she was not obese and moved nicely to my eye, although I know nothing of the breed). Several of them were a bit stiff and resistant to be handled by the judge. He didn't place any of those, so does temperament matter, or would it just be that he didn't particularly like them anyway?
The Neopolitan mastiff was a travesty of a dog, poor thing.
 
Temperament definitely should matter and I do notice the dogs who flinch/shy away.
Have seen dogs variously placed to the back of the line or excused for temperament issues, as it should be IMO. But ideally not put in that position at all.....
The all rounder judges are a lot more hands on though....my own breed just have teeth and testicles checked and a measuring stick...the dog is not touched otherwise. Not sure how it is for other breeds but it is something a show dog should be trained for.
 
did anyone else think the irish wolfhound wasnt sound? i was surprised he was placed...loved the whippet but it didnt look very happy IMO....loved the temperament of the little jack russell in the terriers, he was loving everything...
 
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