Dog Shows And The Heat

[baw 4,360]

I can picture cold ethyl out walking her 7 dogs, 20 liters of water strapped to her back. I miss her, she was good craic

[sandymere 8,263]

When the weathers a little more British there are a few decent shows I go to organised by the local hunts that haven’t been completely taken over by the pony club but not many. Went to a couple last year one in which the lurchers were judged by a friend who works both terriers and lurchers, a sound fella. Had me amused when he had a rather portly lady running round the ring with her dog, after one circuit she slowed down but he said keep going keep going, though she was going to collapse. A year or so previously he judged terriers and gave it to half a dog or at least half a face. The rest had been lost through many an encounter, as he said if its lost through work then judge what’s missing as perfect, as there wasn’t a lot left there was a lot of perfection, sounded about right to me.

[dytkos 17,917]

Way too hot to be traipsing your dogs around a game fair/show................I keep mine in the car.

 

Cheers, D.

[dytkos 17,917]

I did 9 miles on the bike yesterday with the bitch running beside me.

 

About 8MPH, (1 hour 10 minutes)

 

2 Swim/Drink stops

 

Was back by 10 t0 8 though

 

Cheers, D.

[stabba 10,745]

But most of you will be out lamping in September on the stubbles when its still hot.FFS they're working dogs. Granted there's limits but how warm do you think they get after 20 runs on a night in early autumn? Cant see the point of dragging dogs round the shows meself but each to their own I suppose.

[WILF 49,667]

My mrs showed me a picture on her FB page thing of a dog ( supposedly local) that had the pads burned clean off after the owners had it out for the day on the Tarmac ?

[the_stig 6,614]

one of mines a kunt for sun bathing -------he`s stll laid out in his run ...