Our entry at the National was better than that at WELKS with 15 dogs, of whom four were absent. The judge was Jeff Horswell. We had a first time CC winner, with BOB, in Terry Dalley’s Toveri Markku. RDCC was … Continue reading
There seems to have been little to write about over the past few weeks, hence the lack of my notes. However, in addition to reporting on our classes at WELKS, I can catch up on a couple of other events. … Continue reading
I wonder if anyone else saw the advert in Dog World some weeks ago for the Bristol Easter open show which was held on March 17. The club was offering one class for Finnish Spitz, so we entered, but had … Continue reading
That’s Crufts for 2012! With an early start of 9 am, all of our dogs competing arrived in good time, and then endured a long day before final release at 4 pm. Steve Piearce judged with 27 dogs entered making … Continue reading
Please note – I have not lost my marbles! If you read the notes under the heading ‘Finnish Spitz’ in Dog World, Feb 24, you might have thought I was writing under a pseudonym, and the content was a bit … Continue reading
The figures for the entries for Crufts have now been published, as you will already know if you have read your copy of DW, Feb 3. The FS entry is just 27 dogs making 31 entries, a number far less … Continue reading
Unfortunately an accident on the M6 north somewhere after junction 8 caused a long tailback on the M5 which added at least 40 minutes onto our journey, and meant a late arrival at Manchester on the first day. This meant … Continue reading
Thanks go to Irene Slater who has sent me the following report on a photograph competition held in Finland. Also congratulations to David Mortimore. “The Spitz Club of Finland has now published the 2011 photography competition results in its December … Continue reading
There was an error in Gavin Robertson’s show report in DW, Dec 23 – it is headed Finnish Spitz Club open show, whereas Gavin judged the FS Society’s open show. The date is correct, the FS Club’s open show is … Continue reading
At LKA we had an entry of 14 dogs for Anne Macdonald, making 16 entries. There were just two absent, their owner having had to work pre-Christmas overtime. DCC and BOB was Robert Greaves and Nicola and William Croxford’s Ch … Continue reading