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5 hours ago, Steak knife said:

The worst West Meath WORKING TERRIER show to date and no disrespect to the organisers intended as they’ve done a great job in previous years to make the show what it is......but this year it wasn’t to be  Why? I’m sure they know it wasn’t as good. Digging comp fair play to all the lads involved it was as good as you get. Skip the lurchers and all that bs.Terriers was the thing this show thrives on and all the years the judges have been decent honest working terrier men. The judge this year was a surprise to many such as the low numbers... a man that keeps nothing but glorified FOX ? dogs at best judging the supposedly best WORKING TERRIER SHOW in Ireland. Pity he didn’t join in on the digging comp because him and his very few mates are only used to digging numerous 1-3 ft holes for that’s all the standard is.

Back to the drawing board lads. 

 

 

 

 

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This is what grinds my gears about the terrier game. People losing there stand up over who judges a terrier beauty competion. I know the judge and he's as qualified as the nxt man to judge. But in all

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traveled over to this show and what a cracking show it was. There were some tidy worked dogs on show ?Enjoyed watching the digging competition. Shame the father and son didn’t win. That young lad didn

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Thanks mate just shows fat lads can dig to ??

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9 hours ago, Steak knife said:

The worst West Meath WORKING TERRIER show to date and no disrespect to the organisers intended as they’ve done a great job in previous years to make the show what it is......but this year it wasn’t to be  Why? I’m sure they know it wasn’t as good. Digging comp fair play to all the lads involved it was as good as you get. Skip the lurchers and all that bs.Terriers was the thing this show thrives on and all the years the judges have been decent honest working terrier men. The judge this year was a surprise to many such as the low numbers... a man that keeps nothing but glorified FOX ? dogs at best judging the supposedly best WORKING TERRIER SHOW in Ireland. Pity he didn’t join in on the digging comp because him and his very few mates are only used to digging numerous 1-3 ft holes for that’s all the standard is.

Back to the drawing board lads. 

 

 

 

Well Steak knife, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the show ! But hey if we could please everyone all of the time the world would be a fair boring place ?...

As for the show itself the general consensus from all at it was tgat it was a great day ?....

As for the terrier judge he done a good job on the day.... If you have a problem with him whitch you clearly do from your comment thke it up with him, not the show so please keep us out of it ?

I hope next year's judge will be up to your standard's ?

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Well Paddy if you would have read my post correctly....... I think you’ll find I said no disrespect to the organisers of the show. the only problem I have is out of the entire country of Ireland as a whole and the amount of working terrier men that there is that somehow the organisers must have struggled to get a decent working terrier judge. Unless I was at a different show than yourself because that was the opinion by most folk I was speaking to on the day

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traveled over to this show and what a cracking show it was. There were some tidy worked dogs on show ?Enjoyed watching the digging competition. Shame the father and son didn’t win. That young lad didn’t stop from start to finish. Fair play to him. 

The only thing negative I can say about it all was getting ripped off by Ryanair. Cost a fortune in hidden costs. Ripping off ?. Well done to all that organised it and to the judges ??

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12 hours ago, Steak knife said:

The worst West Meath WORKING TERRIER show to date and no disrespect to the organisers intended as they’ve done a great job in previous years to make the show what it is......but this year it wasn’t to be  Why? I’m sure they know it wasn’t as good. Digging comp fair play to all the lads involved it was as good as you get. Skip the lurchers and all that bs.Terriers was the thing this show thrives on and all the years the judges have been decent honest working terrier men. The judge this year was a surprise to many such as the low numbers... a man that keeps nothing but glorified FOX ? dogs at best judging the supposedly best WORKING TERRIER SHOW in Ireland. Pity he didn’t join in on the digging comp because him and his very few mates are only used to digging numerous 1-3 ft holes for that’s all the standard is.

Back to the drawing board lads. 

 

 

 

Steak knife it sounds like you have a personal problem with the judge talking to many of people there the reason the classes maybe weren’t as big as in previous years is that everyone was there for the few pints after it’s the whole experience that’s makes it the best show in Ireland and as for 1-3ft fox dogs I was invited out last season for a day with the said judge and we dug 5 of his terriers the shallow one was 1.2m til a pup and the deepest was 3.5m to a well seasoned terrier I never knew him personally beforehand but I’d heard his name mentioned by different men over the years as he has kept terriers for a very long time maybe 30yrs or more surely that’s what you would be looking for in a terrier judge

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1 hour ago, CO CHISE said:

traveled over to this show and what a cracking show it was. There were some tidy worked dogs on show ?Enjoyed watching the digging competition. Shame the father and son didn’t win. That young lad didn’t stop from start to finish. Fair play to him. 

The only thing negative I can say about it all was getting ripped off by Ryanair. Cost a fortune in hidden costs. Ripping off ?. Well done to all that organised it and to the judges ??

I had a great day at it as I do ever year. That young lad is just 14 and what a gentleman he is and he can dig. I wouldn’t of had any complaints if they beat us but he tells me next year we’re brown bread ??

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Yes we had a cracking day & great laugh we all lads there & it was a pleasure to watch a lad so young that keen & good on the shovel his old man must of been proud man both only losing by 30mm like but fairplay to Shaneg & his mate they was worthy winners ?? & we will definitely be back over next year & hopefully get to see young lad win the digging compo atb cbx 

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Yes we had a cracking day & great laugh we all lads there & it was a pleasure to watch a lad so young that keen & good on the shovel his old man must of been proud man both only losing by 30mm like but fairplay to Shaneg & his mate they was worthy winners ?? & we will definitely be back over next year & hopefully get to see young lad win the digging compo atb cbx 

Thanks mate just shows fat lads can dig to ??

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15 hours ago, Steak knife said:

The worst West Meath WORKING TERRIER show to date and no disrespect to the organisers intended as they’ve done a great job in previous years to make the show what it is......but this year it wasn’t to be  Why? I’m sure they know it wasn’t as good. Digging comp fair play to all the lads involved it was as good as you get. Skip the lurchers and all that bs.Terriers was the thing this show thrives on and all the years the judges have been decent honest working terrier men. The judge this year was a surprise to many such as the low numbers... a man that keeps nothing but glorified FOX ? dogs at best judging the supposedly best WORKING TERRIER SHOW in Ireland. Pity he didn’t join in on the digging comp because him and his very few mates are only used to digging numerous 1-3 ft holes for that’s all the standard is.

Back to the drawing board lads. 

 

 

 

Why didn’t you go and have a chat with him and listen to some of his stories and you could tell him some of yours ?

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We said alright to each other in pub & u spoke to my mate by bar in grand but when we over next year we'll have a proper chat mate atb cbx

I spoke to so many lads in the bar I couldn’t place who u are at all ??

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Why didn’t you go and have a chat with him and listen to some of his stories and you could tell him some of yours ?

Sure you’ve rubbed enough boys up the wrong way you know who you can mingle with and who to stay well away from isn’t that right ?

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