Hope everyone is well and managing to have a reasonably normal way of living in these strange times of 2020. This year will certainly go down in the history books. Maybe in a number of years Covid-19 will be treated when visiting the doctors as something as simple as having the flu. That would be…
I hope everyone is well and been able to venture out into the big outside world taking baby steps. Here are few of the current cancelled or suspended shows to note in your diary. Once again I have put their announcements in full, as I think readers should be able to read what the societies…
Please send your get well wishes for the people you know that are in the poorly corner. Alan Perch has sent news that Denise has had a fall which left her with a broken left arm. She has attended The Royal Brompton Hospital for tests to see why she keeps having blackout falls. They have…
If someone had told me a month ago that the highlight and excitement of the day would be to receive a Sainsbury’s delivery, I would have laughed at them. But here was I with excitement mounting watching the clock hand reaching the ultimate moment of the pending arrival of the orange Sainsbury van. It was…
Firstly, I hope all reading the notes are well and safe. Self isolating is a challenge for us all but in these turbulent times we have to reflect on life that had became the norm and now take stock of what we want out life and future to be. To have that future life we…
Crufts is over for another year and with it brought challenges and circumstances like we have never seen with the Coronavirus looming. For the Kennel Club what a nightmare waiting game situation leading up to the show. Tom Mather and Tony Allcock OBE must have been exhausted with the responsibility laid firmly on their shoulders….
The Northern & Eastern Counties Papillon Club held their Open Show with a change of venue at the very last minute. This was due to Carlton Hall being used as a refuge centre for emergency workers in the Snaith area owing to the bad flooding. Wendy Walters the secretary of the club and the committee…
The Butterfly Dog Club of Scotland held their Open Show at Cochrane Hall, Alva. The exhibitors on their journey to the show had braved dreadful weather, experiencing snow, sleet and torrential rain with the fields looking like lakes and many of the roads flooded , water wings at the ready! The Club stall was present,…
The South of England Papillon Club recently held their Open Show at Tidworth Leisure Centre, the committee always put in a great effort to make everyone feel at home. The judge for this show was breed specialist Mr Jan Roosens (De Costalina) who had travelled from France to go over our UK butterflies and moths….
An open show to report from way down south at Plymouth & District Canine Society. The Best In Show judge was Rachel Pearce, Breed and Toy Group was Julie Guvercin. Kirsty Wells and Amanda Brown had a successful day with Metamorphic Vista taking BOB and TGP3. Reserve BOB and Best Reserve Best of Breed in…
The Papillon (Butterfly) Dog Club held their Open show at St. Mary’s Church Hall in Solihull. For this show breed specialist Rosemary Hobson was taking the helm to go over the good entry of 113/ 80 dogs entered. Unfortunately we could not be there due to the Eukanuba Champion Stakes being held on the same…
Manchester Championship Show at Stafford was upon us and as always the committee had given 100% commitment to ensure the show looked spot on. An accident on the M6 delayed judging by 15 minutes as the queues for reaching the showground stretched back a considerable way, so it was a stop and start procedure. This…