The Royal Cheshire Dog Show

A day out for all three Spots, just up the road to the Cheshire Show ground. It was incredibly hot, luckily we managed to get some cover do the dogs were in the shade. All three got placings, Mac won his Open class and Best in Breed, Lottie got Reserve in Post Graduate, and SerenContinue reading “The Royal Cheshire Dog Show”

Critiques from the Scottish Kennel Club Champ Show

Lovely critiques for my girls ❤️❤️ THE SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 22 MAY 2022 DALMATIANS, Judge Bill Deamer. JUNIOR BITCH -9 ents – 3 abs1st Mrs C Wallington – Ailsadot Astral LyraAttractive B&W sound construction and the best mover in the class. Holds her excellent top line standing four square and when moving. GoodContinue reading “Critiques from the Scottish Kennel Club Champ Show”

The Scottish Kennel Club Champ show

And the Dalmatian Club of Scotland Open show Ellie and I travelled north to Edinburgh for the SKC and DCoS shows. We went up on Saturday, stopped off to look at the Kelpies, and stayed in a hotel. The girls love a hotel stay! The girls’ showed their socks of at both shows, they areContinue reading “The Scottish Kennel Club Champ show”

The National Dog Show

Beth accompanied me and the girls to the National Dog Show at the Stafford Showground. It was lovely having her around to chat to, usually it’s big sister Ellie that comes with me when I have 2 or more dogs in the ring. It was warm day, so the outside ring was a little warm!Continue reading “The National Dog Show”

British Utility Breed Association Open Show

Seren and Mac went to the the Kennel Club Building for the BUBA open show yesterday. There was a big entry under the breed specialist judge. Seren got 2nd in a big Puppy class and 2nd in AV Puppy Bitch. Mac got 1st in a strong Open class and went onto to take Best inContinue reading “British Utility Breed Association Open Show”

Discover Dogs

A big part of Crufts for the general public visiting is the Discover Dogs area, where most breeds are available for them to say hello to. On Sunday Lottie and Seren did a shift on the Dalmatian section. We met lots of people, the girls got lots of fusses, Lottie blagged a chip or twoContinue reading “Discover Dogs”

CRUFTS 2022

All three Spots qualified for Crufts this year, so off we went to the biggest dog show in the world. This was Mac and Seren’s first time, Lottie’s second time, and classes were huge! None of the Spots got placed, but all showed their socks off and I couldn’t have asked more of them, theyContinue reading “CRUFTS 2022”

Love a detailed critique

I was so pleased to get the critiques back from the judge at the Hyde and District Canine Association’s Open show in November. It’s lovely when the judge spends time to write a detailed critique, and especially when it’s from a breed specialist judge. Puppy (5,1)1st Mrs C Wallington – Ailsadot Astral Lyra – SuperContinue reading “Love a detailed critique”

North of England Dalmatian Club Champ and Open Shows

Seren’s second show and first Champ show, her first time out in a big ring. Lottie came along to show her the ropes, and give her some support. It was a very long day, with it being back to back Champ and Open shows, with lots of dogs entered. We started with the Champ show.Continue reading “North of England Dalmatian Club Champ and Open Shows”

Hyde and District Canine Association Open Show

Seren’s first ever show and Lottie’s first open show in 2 years! A nice local one to us, literally 15 minutes drive away. Seren was up first in Puppy, where she came first out of 4, coping well with running on mats and having puppies ‘chasing’ her. Lottie won her Post graduate class too, whichContinue reading “Hyde and District Canine Association Open Show”