Border Union
// June 19th, 2004 // Comments Off // Uncategorized
After an indecently early start we rounded the corner, having followed the road alongside the River to see Kelso spread out before us, on an unseasonably cold June morning. This is probably my favourite show for its setup with the parking right next to the benches. However this year we were dogged by the weather all day.
Having sorted the Van, it was time to sit by the ring and watch Lindsey, on her first time of giving CC’s, assess some of her Dog classes. BIG mistake. It was brassic. Off to put more clothes on! Still cold. Then it rained. Bravely she kept us out. Then it dried up, the other rings stayed put, we stayed out. In honesty I would rather show in the rain than be put in the sad excuses they give you at Champ Shows for wet weather rings, but as it beat down on the backs of my legs, I had to wonder how mad we all are.
Oz flew the flag well again with his third win on the trot in Post Graduate. Juno managed a 2nd her Post Grad class. Patsy, who was so wet when I took her in she resembled a spiky Punk took first and then Em & Toni who were both in Open let us down by both switching off entirely & just scraping 3rd for Toni & 4th for Em.
Back in for the Challenge with a nicely towelled off Patsy & she managed to win her second CC. Cub however was taking his 27th! and he took BOB.
Normally we would stay for the Group but the Van heater & the call of the Bar sent us on our way to the Metal Bridge Inn for a couple of nights of good food & genial hospitality….plus the sweetest Lakeland Terrier puppy – I WANT ONE!
