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. I'm beginning to think that we put a jinx on this show. For the last two years that we have been, just minutes before our ring display the heavens opened. This time as we waited our turn, true to form it happened again, but we carried on and a few brave souls came in to meet the wet dogs.
The weekend started OK, and by early Friday afternoon we were all set up. The venue is at Burrs Country Park, and is very popular for outdoor pursuits including climbing and white water canoeing and has excellent dog walks, but with the previous day's rain, the river was very swollen, and we had to be careful where we let the dogs go in. We heard over the weekend that a staffy had been drowned, carried away by the strong current.
Saturday - a free day and with the sun peeping through, in
between walks, we relaxed and enjoyed doing little or nothing, and the day ended with our B-B-Q.
Sunday - and on a sunny day this show is packed with
visitors, but with a wet forecast, it was soon obvious that it
wasn't to be. From our display tent we watched as a few shire horses had their tails and manes platted and their hooves
polished. The ladies side saddle competition had a minimal
entry as had the dog show.
Early afternoon we did a walkabout and even then
stallholders were packing away. It's such a shame, so much goes into planning and the weather can spoil it all.
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