Day one of Crufts is over, and what a manic day it was.Duffy performed very well, only losing his focus once towards the end of the last performance when he spotted Loki on the other side of the arena fence. He still did everything he was asked but did so peering around me to watch Loki.
Between performances we wandered the halls a little, not wanting to explore to much as we have 4 days here and didn't want to bore ourselves with everything right away.
As we walked the halls in amongst all the high class pedigree dogs which had been primped and preened with our own brindle wire hair and flat coat cross breeds, you could see many people eyeing our dogs, usually hand on chin and finger across the lips in concentration trying to work out what in the world of dogs they were. We were stopped 25 to 30 times by breeders, kennel club professionals and general passers by to ask "What breed IS that?", and once we answer "The RSPCA kind", "Heinz 57", "Pedigree Cross Breed" or "Grade A Cross Breed" they seem to sigh a thankful "OH!" to put aside their worries that a breed of dog might exist that they did not know. Generally the boys were very warmly welcomed, one person even saying "Well its a shame its not a breed, because I want one"
Today is Loki's first day and Jaime is already on her way to the NEC. The Silver Team's first practice of the day is at 7:45am.
Nice blog Dave :) Never knew you were such a smooth writer but it reads very nicely :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you guys are having long days, but fun days. Good show! Keep the pictures coming!
Thanks Lisa
ReplyDeleteI have to admit the brain is starting to struggle after a day at Crufts... Keeping focus on the dogs making sure their OK or working them on top of all the sights stalls really has Jaime and I both exhausted by the time we get back to the hotel.