Bosworth
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he went to a big show today, met our first bedlingtons and we came away with best bedlington puppy in show, 3rd bedlington junior and 1st AV terrier puppy 
Mind you the classes were small which did help. I went with a bedlington breeder who was absolutely brilliant, she showed me the ropes, told me what to do and arranged for her friend to finish my dog off. I have met her friend before, in fact she was the person who did my first ever trim and apparently is a top bedlington groomer. They were both so helpful, totally beyond anything I would have expected and the other bedlington breeders were also really friendly and helpful, a world away from my experience in the horse showing world. Flodden had a great day, the puppy judge chatted to me outside the ring and told me that Flodden is clearly young, very green, fidgets too much on the table, is a little narrow in the chest and as a result moves a little close, but that is because he is a little underweight and immature. But his movement from the side is fantastic and he will change in the chest and widen as he ages. the puppy class is a tricky one as Flodden is only 7 months and it is up against puppies up to 12 months, so the difference is quite dramatic.
It was busy, it was loud, but he was not in the slightest bit bothered by the loud bangs when something fell down, the high pitched squeal of the PA system. And when we went for lunch he was popped in a pop up fabric cage with the friend bedlington bitch, who he had only seen that day for a few minutes. We left another competitor keeping an eye on them and had lunch. When we came back from lunch all had been quiet, both curled up together asleep. I was amazed all the other bedlingtons were so calm and relaxed too. no barking, no spinning or fighting. In fact we were a really civilised corner
flodden now needs a little more weight, have been advised to try adding some scrambled egg to his feed or rice pudding, bedlingtons apparently are not tremendous eaters, they can decide not to bother for a day or so, and certainly never seem to guzzle their food, so getting him up to weight could be a very tasty experience for him.
All in all I am so pleased with him. a very tiring day, we left before 7am and got back about 7pm. And we were at the venue from 9 till 4.30 for the best in show class and still he was bright, trotting along, tail wagging, pleased to see anyone and everyone.
Showing again next weekend and then not till January, so plenty of time to take everything in and not over face him.
Mind you the classes were small which did help. I went with a bedlington breeder who was absolutely brilliant, she showed me the ropes, told me what to do and arranged for her friend to finish my dog off. I have met her friend before, in fact she was the person who did my first ever trim and apparently is a top bedlington groomer. They were both so helpful, totally beyond anything I would have expected and the other bedlington breeders were also really friendly and helpful, a world away from my experience in the horse showing world. Flodden had a great day, the puppy judge chatted to me outside the ring and told me that Flodden is clearly young, very green, fidgets too much on the table, is a little narrow in the chest and as a result moves a little close, but that is because he is a little underweight and immature. But his movement from the side is fantastic and he will change in the chest and widen as he ages. the puppy class is a tricky one as Flodden is only 7 months and it is up against puppies up to 12 months, so the difference is quite dramatic. It was busy, it was loud, but he was not in the slightest bit bothered by the loud bangs when something fell down, the high pitched squeal of the PA system. And when we went for lunch he was popped in a pop up fabric cage with the friend bedlington bitch, who he had only seen that day for a few minutes. We left another competitor keeping an eye on them and had lunch. When we came back from lunch all had been quiet, both curled up together asleep. I was amazed all the other bedlingtons were so calm and relaxed too. no barking, no spinning or fighting. In fact we were a really civilised corner
flodden now needs a little more weight, have been advised to try adding some scrambled egg to his feed or rice pudding, bedlingtons apparently are not tremendous eaters, they can decide not to bother for a day or so, and certainly never seem to guzzle their food, so getting him up to weight could be a very tasty experience for him.
All in all I am so pleased with him. a very tiring day, we left before 7am and got back about 7pm. And we were at the venue from 9 till 4.30 for the best in show class and still he was bright, trotting along, tail wagging, pleased to see anyone and everyone.
Showing again next weekend and then not till January, so plenty of time to take everything in and not over face him.
