I've been to a few fun dog shows over the last few months. Went to a lot last summer when ddog was a pup and he really enjoyed them, was always very enriched and tired after, so tried to go to some again this summer.
But now he isn't allowed in the puppy categories, I've noticed that actually, they seem to be taken very seriously?
We still get a couple of rosettes which is lovely, but people are frantically prepping their dog like it is crufts, some dogs are very aggressive to others which is overlooked by all (recently a child let two leads go which resulted in another dog in the ring being bitten), but me and my dog get the raised eyebrows because he gets excited about being there so is very waggy with the judge, or won't stack for ages. I'm talking charity events!
I was quite pleased when he beat some crufts show dogs in Best Condition recently because of the fact he was getting disapproving looks for having fun (and by having fun I mean wagging his tail, sniffing the floor when we were walking around the ring behind the world's slowest dog therefore I couldn't pick up the pace. Not running riot. He's only just older than a pup). Are they all like this or does it just seem to be our local events so far?
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Fun dog shows....actually seem to be really serious?
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Slicedpineapple · 09/06/2019 20:07
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