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guy · Discover Dogs

As some of you may know i am organising the stand at Crufts this year.

The theme I am going to use is 'It's A Brittany Life'. To this end I am wanting some fresh photographs of Brittanys of all ages doing all sorts of things. Good and even bad things.
Does anyone object to use of any pictures posted on this site ?

Ideally high resolution pictures (150 dpi or better) although I can tweak lower value ones a bit.

At the moment I am proposing three 1/2 A4 handouts roughly focussed into Work, Rest, Play. A fourth one along the lines 'do you really want a Brittany? with info on the pros and cons of owning a Brittany.

Finally the stand will need to be manned with people and dogs on the four days. Volunteering gets you a car pass and entry pass - so a spell on the stand and a spell of shopping therapy :-) a small voucher for a snack lunch and hot drinks is given.

The dogs don't have to be 'champion' specimens and new owners are very welcome as I will pair an experienced owner with a novice owner.

Mugi

Guy - you are welcome to use any photos of my guys that I have posted.

I am afraid I can't volunteer to be an actual 'helper' this year as I feel it will be too much for Mugi and anyway I have a guest for the weekend with her dogs.

doganjo

I won't be at Crufts this year but feel free to use any photos of my dogs or pups.

eddieh

Feel free to use any photos I've submitted (or have yet to submit) to the forum or club website. If any are suitable, you are welcome to the original files.

Victoria

Ditto!!!! Look forward to hearing how it goes!

johnhod

Email invitation to man a stand at a couple of shows arrived yesterday. I don't know who else was copied in on it (I think it went to John A last year).

Dates, etc. below

eddieh

I've managed to get the Thurs' off Guy.

If there's anything useful here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9704309@N06/sets/72157604075418589/

I can send you the relevant file.

bifty

Guy
If any photos of Bracken are up to scratch, no problems with you using them.
Cheers,
Chris

Tara and Amber

Hi Guy

You are welcome to any photos of Amber. I have some more that I can forward if you are short? Not sure if any will be any good tho Laughing

eddieh

Silly question time.

Should I be taking something to sit on?

guy

Seats are provided.

Tricky micky

Okay by me guy we will pop in on saturday

guy

If you could do a spell on Saturday afternoon? Keep johnhod company.

eddieh

Thanks Guy. I thought that was the case but wasn't sure

Ghilliegumdrop

I can go up in the afternoon for a while Guy....if needed.
PS You don't get much chance to sit down Eddie...you are there to WORK Twisted Evil

guy

Jan - thanks.

eddieh

I've a feeling John won't be left wanting for company.
Nice optical illusion there Guy. It looks as if there is something there to restrict the movement of your dog's . Laughing

Lin Dyke

Depending on how the Rud' Boy is behaving, Jim is happy to help man the stand after they have been in the ring (Ru' is in Veteran Dog, so first up at 08.30.) I would like to watch all the Brit' judging and maybe do a bit of shopping but willing and able to help out too.

We could have quite a party on Saturday afternoon Wink

Ghilliegumdrop

It's going to be a Brittany creche while we all take turns to shop and pick up freebies for giving out as prizes at the club shows Exclamation

Two years ago, Richard and I got enough from Pedigree to give out at the June show and the Champ Show.........so all hands to the ready guys Wink

Were there any signs of those protesters Question

Patricia

Guy has done a great job by the way...I will try to get another French flag from Ebay ( don't know where the last one has disappeared!) and some more laminated posters if wanted. ie hawking, agility, obedience etc...Still have a cardboard full size brittany from Chris Wilce's days- many moons ago during a Nationale in Dinan- Wink

Yesterday was quiet as regard crowds as it was Terriers and Hounds. Many want to take photos and pat the dogs. Catja proved very popular sitting outside the pen but only has eyes for her" Dad" love10

. Her eyes were firmly fixed on where he might have gone and could not have cared less about Anyone else.
We went for a wonder round and found the Zimbabwe rescue dogs lady. Had a chat and the helper had a...Brittany Cool

...who, guess what...was not good on coming back even at 7 months. Lately I have heard from 3 or 4 people whose dogs simply run off and I admit to being despondant as to what is going wrong ????
Maybe you would like to share your experiences?
On the way out of Crufts, I must thank Linda and Eddie for volunteering to hang on to see us out of the building Rolling Eyes

as I had left my passes on the stand and they were gone! Had to find the stand to collect up a new cosy bed-bought Hall 3- for the dogs- which was at the end of hall 5 Rolling Eyes

How would we get out without a pass? well, Alan found a door unattended! Then off we finally go and missed the M6 turning, put sat nav on and ended up going through Coventry..the Sat Nav nearly went out of the window!!! Confused

I hope you all have a great day on Saturday. Watch out fot the Antis and mind the dogs... Crying or Very sad

Patricia

Antis...My son called me saying radio 1 was telling of people being targeted with eggs Evil or Very Mad

and NOT to leave dogs unattended or anything. Better be safe than sorry. As we did Dicover dogs, we were in East 1 and there it was quiet...

Ghilliegumdrop

Thanks Patricia....I shall aim to be in there as it is easier to walk over to the hall. Hopefully Merlin will enjoy the walk and it MAY quieten him down a little Rolling Eyes

Does that mean we can take eggs and throw them back Question

Lin Dyke

Preferably fossilised dinosaur eggs Evil or Very Mad

Victoria

'Jumping Jacks' would be more applicable, I would say...and I am not meaning the little firecracker that was once politically correct for little boys to scare the begingas out of we little girls...obviously they have truly double standards...using the ova of hens...

guy

Just a quick post to say thank you to all those who helped run the stand. It is after all the people not the stand that make the difference to how people perceive the breed.

We had a very nice time and did DD again on Sunday - and to beat any interruptions came in for 7.30 so I lost count of how many times i saw the lady who check up that the stand is manned. Met some lovely people.

Public thanks particularly to Pat Hibbs who attended every day and guided any new comers through the 'routines' and of course collected our 'donations from Crufts.
The 'team' were...
Pat and Alan,
Vic Haines, Gill Dyer, John Hod and family - particularly Haley whose presence changed the demographics of the people stopping to talk Laughing

Steve Wright.
Jan
AND not forgetting the various Brittany Hosts each day - who were of course little stars.
Many thanks.

johnhod

guy

was that Garry warren who came as a guest of BCGB

Ghilliegumdrop

I know one thing......my feet are KILLING me Twisted Evil

Many thanks to the Eukanuba stall who provided lots of fruity cocktails [FREE] and also Pro-Plan for the tea, coffee and bottles of water, again all FREE Wink

All in all I don't reckon that we missed Pedigree much, it was nice to have the extra space. And, the only protesters turned up on Sunday. They wandered up and down a couple of times outside the main entrance and were then told to B....r off. No trouble atall Rolling Eyes

Patricia

Message from Jess: How could you go on the Eukanuba stand???? Evil or Very Mad

Proplan is superior!!! Just a little boast from me now: Jessie has secured the Royal warrant for the Queen's Corgis and the Dorgi until 2011. So, those lovely little dogs are fed Proplan, Jess has been to Windsor to look after the Her Majesty's kennel maid...And will do so again Very Happy

Ghilliegumdrop

They were giving free drinks away.....who am I to turn down a free drink, even if it was non-alcoholic Twisted Evil

Well done Jess Very Happy

guy

Proplan did kindly increase my caffeine levels on Thursday with some nice expresso.

johnhod

http://www.fieldsportschannel.tv/

Only watched the first 5 mins or so of this. Couple of nice Brittanys flash across the screen at one point

guy

Doing the 'washing up' - could I trouble anyone who still has any leftover beverage tokens to post them back to me - it is very useful to have extras in hand to provide drinks to any extra helper next year. Many thanks.

Ghilliegumdrop

See Pat as she may have around £15's worth Twisted Evil

guy

Do you have any?

Ghilliegumdrop

Two £2 but I'm keeping them Wink