Match night at ringcraft on Tuesday - Ria's first "official" one. Rather disappointing - judge didn't give the baby puppies a fair go (read - she didn't even go over them!). Ria didn't win, but she didn't move too badly. We'll get there eventually!

I also took Elton but there were other Papillons there and he wouldn't move properly...he was fine away from them, but the moment he got close he went all stupid and wanted to pull over and say hello! Judge got me to move him again but he did the same, so we lost that :-P Irritating cos I think she wanted to give it to him - but Elton will be Elton!

Talking of Elton...yesterday we went to Three Counties Ch Show. I was less than impressed to arrive and see Elton was in a class of 26 dogs XD

I employed a new strategy this time....stood by the ring with him on the floor during the previous class, then got him into his class early so he could sniff about. Good news is it worked! To a degree, anyway.

He's not moving so well at the moment - I can feel he's jumping about a bit, I think that's because the ground has been quite bumpy at the last couple of shows so the chair is all over the place and he is copying....though apparently he was jumping over the dirt patches yesterday!

Up shot was he wasn't the judges type and got binned, but I was encouraged that he showed better! So hopefully onwards and upwards....two and a half weeks off now, then (maybe) an open show, then his next big champ show on 3rd July.

Ria came because S+T are carvanning (well, motorhoming) and so she could stay at their motorhome :-) Although she wasn't allowed in the actual show it was a great experience for her...we've discovered we don't like Rottweilers, Bernese Mountain Dogs or Bullmastiffs :-P