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On saturday, my puppy 'Rosie' is entered in her first dog show. I hope at least to come home with a rossette.

Her catagories are:

Prettiest bitch

Best puppy under 2 yrs old

Best rescued dog

Best condition

Wish her luck :-4

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I wish you and Rosie the best of luck! :-4

Peg;1236881 wrote: I wish you and Rosie the best of luck! :-4
Thanks Peg. I'd love a trophy from her first show but I'm happy with a rossette.

Smart looking dog she will do well.

CARLA;1236883 wrote: Smart looking dog she will do well. Thanks Carla... I will get some pics. :-4

oscar;1236880 wrote: On saturday, my puppy 'Rosie' is entered in her first dog show. I hope at least to come home with a rossette.

Her catagories are:

Prettiest bitch

Best puppy under 2 yrs old

Best rescued dog

Best condition

Wish her luck :-4




oh my I had no idea Rosie was a show puppy!:guitarist:guitarist



good luck Rosie, you get em girl!:driving:

Odie;1236899 wrote: oh my I had no idea Rosie was a show puppy!:guitarist:guitarist



good luck Rosie, you get em girl!:driving:
awwwwwww thanks mate. No she's not pedigree but the show is for non pedigree dogs and cross breeds. Mulder is also entering the scruffy dog catagory just for the fun of it. It's also a horse show so i will be in my element. :-4

oscar;1236906 wrote: awwwwwww thanks mate. No she's not pedigree but the show is for non pedigree dogs and cross breeds. Mulder is also entering the scruffy dog catagory just for the fun of it. It's also a horse show so i will be in my element. :-4


oh the entire show sounds like so much fun, good luck for Mulder to!:guitarist:guitarist

Odie;1236908 wrote: oh the entire show sounds like so much fun, good luck for Mulder to!:guitarist:guitarist
Looking at the state of him after he's been out in the rain and mud, he should walk it :yh_rotfl

He is just beautiful Oscar.:-4 I know he will do well.

Best of luck to you.

She is darling oscar,, i hope she does well and you all enjoy the day!:-4 also... welcome back:D

Sunshine;1236920 wrote: He is just beautiful Oscar.:-4 I know he will do well.

Best of luck to you. awwww thanks .:-4 I've been having kisses today from a 10 week old puppy who is in best puppy under 2 yrs old class and I think he'll win... he's just too adorable :-4

oscar;1236927 wrote: awwww thanks .:-4 I've been having kisses today from a 10 week old puppy who is in best puppy under 2 yrs old class and I think he'll win... he's just too adorable :-4


Well, I still think that Molder should get something. I think he is a very handsome dog. I will keep my fingers crossed.

kazalala;1236922 wrote: She is darling oscar,, i hope she does well and you all enjoy the day!:-4 also... welcome back:D Thanks Kaz... and thanks for your support and keeping in touch while I was on the naughty chair... I really appreciated it :-4

There is also a fun class for 'Best trick'. Problem is, will she perform on the day or make me look a div when she's distracted by all the other dogs? She plays tennis. She gets a tennis ball in her mouth, stands upright on her back legs and with her front paws, launches the ball out of her mouth to serve. It's weather she will do it on the day. I suppose we can try. :wah:

Sunshine;1236928 wrote: Well, I still think that Molder should get something. I think he is a very handsome dog. I will keep my fingers crossed. I must just add that I take no responsibility what so ever for that lime green throw in the photograph. Peter came home with it after a trip to Ikea and It's revolting. I hide It when we have guests.

oscar;1236910 wrote: Looking at the state of him after he's been out in the rain and mud, he should walk it :yh_rotfl


:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

time for doggy baths!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1236931 wrote: :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

time for doggy baths!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl I'm about to take a pic of him and I'll upload it. he looks disgusting :yh_rotfl

oscar;1236932 wrote: I'm about to take a pic of him and I'll upload it. he looks disgusting :yh_rotfl


now there`s a mothers true love!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

awwwwww they are both so cute, you must be proud mom!:-6

oscar;1236929 wrote: Thanks Kaz... and thanks for your support and keeping in touch while I was on the naughty chair... I really appreciated it :-4

There is also a fun class for 'Best trick'. Problem is, will she perform on the day or make me look a div when she's distracted by all the other dogs? She plays tennis. She gets a tennis ball in her mouth, stands upright on her back legs and with her front paws, launches the ball out of her mouth to serve. It's weather she will do it on the day. I suppose we can try. :wah:


no probs:D sorry it took me about a week to get in touch!:wah::wah: dementia setting in dont ye know:rolleyes: omg My Sheila would deffo show me up! once she is distracted she goes completely deaf!:wah:

kazalala;1236936 wrote: no probs:D sorry it took me about a week to get in touch!:wah::wah: dementia setting in dont ye know:rolleyes: omg My Sheila would deffo show me up! once she is distracted she goes completely deaf!:wah:
:wah: Yeah, Rosie will just run off after other dogs and embaress the life out of me. Why do you think she's not been entered into the Obedience catagory? :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1236933 wrote: now there`s a mothers true love!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

awwwwww they are both so cute, you must be proud mom!:-6
Thankyou. I'm not proud when all 3 are out and they turn into a pack of hooligans that show me up.

Pete says he'll upload the pic I just took of Mulder after he's watched The Simpsons..... doh men !!!!!

oscar;1236942 wrote: :wah: Yeah, Rosie will just run off after other dogs and embaress the life out of me. Why do you think she's not been entered into the Obedience catagory? :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


well wonder where she gets that from:sneaky::yh_rotfl

kazalala;1236945 wrote: well wonder where she gets that from:sneaky::yh_rotfl Well I can't argue with that :yh_rotfl

oscar;1236944 wrote: Thankyou. I'm not proud when all 3 are out and they turn into a pack of hooligans that show me up.

Pete says he'll upload the pic I just took of Mulder after he's watched The Simpsons..... doh men !!!!!




omg.......I do remember watching the simpsons...over and over and over.....

Odie;1236954 wrote: omg.......I do remember watching the simpsons...over and over and over.....
He loves them and Family Guy :wah:

Cute as a button, She's sure to win.

Good luck. :-6

abbey;1236961 wrote:

Cute as a button, She's sure to win.

Good luck. :-6
Thanks Abbey... Just hope the Judges feel the same way.

Odie;1236954 wrote: omg.......I do remember watching the simpsons...over and over and over..... OK... This is Mulder I took a few mins ago who's going in the scruffy dog catagory for some fun. I even got him to smile for Odie :wah:

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oscar;1236967 wrote: OK... This is Mulder I took a few mins ago who's going in the scruffy dog catagory for some fun. I even got him to smile for Odie :wah:




if that`s a smile..........:wah::wah:



and he is the one I thought was a cat!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl



awwwwwwwww he`s a cutie, scruffy will win.:-6

Odie;1237079 wrote: if that`s a smile..........:wah::wah:



and he is the one I thought was a cat!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl



awwwwwwwww he`s a cutie, scruffy will win.:-6 Yep that's the one you thought was a cat :yh_rotfl That's his upside down pose. :-4:-4

oscar;1237080 wrote: Yep that's the one you thought was a cat :yh_rotfl That's his upside down pose. :-4:-4


to cute.:guitarist:guitarist

OMG hun, do you know what you have let yourself in for? There is no such thing as a fun show :wah:

Bless your heart :-4

buttercup;1237087 wrote: OMG hun, do you know what you have let yourself in for? There is no such thing as a fun show :wah:

Bless your heart :-4
:yh_rotfl I know....... I went through ring craft with Mulder when he was young. All he wanted to do was fight and shag anything with four legs. :wah: I bet you any money she shows me up :wah:

oscar;1237091 wrote: :yh_rotfl I know....... I went through ring craft with Mulder when he was young. All he wanted to do was fight and shag anything with four legs. :wah: I bet you any money she shows me up :wah:


Go with the logic of thinking the worst :wah: Anything better than that is a bonus.

On a serious note i bet you meet a lot of lovely people who are there for the exact same reasons you are. I kinda understand the other side as well, your dog has to start somewhere in the show ring and fun shows are no shame to the wannabe show - er if no placing comes of it. (they just don't mention it) :sneaky:

My neighbour has been showing her dogs for a couple of years as she wanted to remove the breeding restrictions on her dogs and started out at fun shows. She's now into it very seriously and resulted this year in a placing at crufts.

They are not always the best behaved dogs, they don't always perform for the judge but they are damned fine looking dogs and no matter how much ego stroking goes on between judges and well known breeders if your dog conforms to the standard, it conforms to the standard and everybody knows it.

buttercup;1237112 wrote: Go with the logic of thinking the worst :wah: Anything better than that is a bonus.

On a serious note i bet you meet a lot of lovely people who are there for the exact same reasons you are. I kinda understand the other side as well, your dog has to start somewhere in the show ring and fun shows are no shame to the wannabe show - er if no placing comes of it. (they just don't mention it) :sneaky:

My neighbour has been showing her dogs for a couple of years as she wanted to remove the breeding restrictions on her dogs and started out at fun shows. She's now into it very seriously and resulted this year in a placing at crufts.

They are not always the best behaved dogs, they don't always perform for the judge but they are damned fine looking dogs and no matter how much ego stroking goes on between judges and well known breeders if your dog conforms to the standard, it conforms to the standard and everybody knows it. So True. Mulder Is a Pedigree Parson Russell Terrier and his dad won Crufts Best of breed 1997 and 1998. It could have been the treble If his owner was not paralysed in a car smash. Mulder's mother was runner up twice also. We always wanted to show Mulder but to be honest we both worked very long hours when he was younger and It was a huge commitment. I did the ring craft training but In the end, we put him to stud instead. He seemed to like shagging better than ring craft.

My nephew has a Japanese Akita who Is on her way to Crufts also and the commitment he has to put In is awesome.

If I had Mulder down the poodle parlour for a grooming quick I could get him In the Pedigree sections saturday but I think he's just too old now for all that. Parsons should be hand stripped which he hates at the best of times so, no, It's the scruffy section for him. :wah:

I will just be thrilled If she gets a rossette in One catagory and of course I shall never mention It again if she gets none. :yh_rotfl I'm not taking It too seriousley, I shall just have a great time being with the dogs and horses as It's a horse show as well.

I had a pencil and pastel done of the dogs, started a thread somewhere but with just the first submission by the artist, will have to go find it and update. Thought you as a dog lover might like to see the almost finished piece? I highly recommend him, nothing is too much trouble.

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buttercup;1237123 wrote: I had a pencil and pastel done of the dogs, started a thread somewhere but with just the first submission by the artist, will have to go find it and update. Thought you as a dog lover might like to see the almost finished piece? I highly recommend him, nothing is too much trouble.
That is fabulous. The detail of the expressions in their eyes is captured very well. Does he work from photographs? It's a co-incidence as I wanted to get a portrait of Mulder and Scully before I lose them to old age. If you could pm me his details, I'd be very grateful If he can work from pics.

Yes he works from photo's. I updated the first post i done so you can see the photo's of my dogs that he worked from. If you want to go ahead i will negotiate you a discount and we can p.m back and forth

(its in update for Val thread)

buttercup;1237128 wrote: Yes he works from photo's. I updated the first post i done so you can see the photo's of my dogs that he worked from. If you want to go ahead i will negotiate you a discount and we can p.m back and forth

(its in update for Val thread) Yes, I would love to do that. When my nephews Akita won her first professional show, part of the prize was a portrait like yours and I was so jealous and wanted one of mine. I'll be off to bed very soon and I'm going to sort the Lockerbie imfo out before I go so I will pm you In the morning. Thankyou :-6:-6

buttercup;1237123 wrote: I had a pencil and pastel done of the dogs, started a thread somewhere but with just the first submission by the artist, will have to go find it and update. Thought you as a dog lover might like to see the almost finished piece? I highly recommend him, nothing is too much trouble.


oh I remember you having this done, and the artist is sensational!:guitarist:guitarist

it turned out spectacular, your husband must have been really happy!

Yes Odie he loves it.

buttercup;1237221 wrote: Yes Odie he loves it. It's a good job he works from pics.... I could not Imagine my 3 sitting still long enough for a portrait.:wah:

buttercup;1237221 wrote: Yes Odie he loves it.


honestly, who wouldn't........just a stunning piece of art!

so, how did you puppy's do today?

Odie;1238420 wrote: so, how did you puppy's do today? Not even a place Just far too much competition... too many cute puppies to compete with . She did have a fab day playing with all the pups and doggies though so that's the most important thing. We had a great day out and It was huge fun. Thanks for remembering Joan :-4

oscar;1238421 wrote: Not even a place Just far too much competition... too many cute puppies to compete with . She did have a fab day playing with all the pups and doggies though so that's the most important thing. We had a great day out and It was huge fun. Thanks for remembering Joan :-4


Oh that's too bad Oscar. At least she had fun:-6

oscar;1238421 wrote: Not even a place Just far too much competition... too many cute puppies to compete with . She did have a fab day playing with all the pups and doggies though so that's the most important thing. We had a great day out and It was huge fun. Thanks for remembering Joan :-4


that's okay babe, as long as she had fun, that's what its all about Julie!:guitarist:guitarist

I can imagine the fun she had, awesome!

Kathy Ellen;1238425 wrote: Oh that's too bad Oscar. At least she had fun:-6
She was peeing every five minutes which is what she does when she gets so excited. She was like a whirling dervish saying hello to all the dogs. :wah:

Odie;1238428 wrote: that's okay babe, as long as she had fun, that's what its all about Julie!:guitarist:guitarist

I can imagine the fun she had, awesome! She didn't like the horses... growled at them but Oh the puppies.... what fun she had. She slept all the way home and hasn't woken since. I don't take it very seriousley... there's always the next one and of course, I had a great day also with all the dogs. :-4

oscar;1238421 wrote: Not even a place Just far too much competition... too many cute puppies to compete with . She did have a fab day playing with all the pups and doggies though so that's the most important thing. We had a great day out and It was huge fun. Thanks for remembering Joan :-4
Awwww, sorry to hear that Julie. It's great that she had so much fun. I bet you loved all the puppies as well. Sounds like a good time was had by all.