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I collected Buscuits from his breeder,Norman
Johnston, at the beginning of September 2004.
He was 15 weeks old and quite a handful.
In fact very mischievously playful with loads
of energy, he’s still the same today. I decided to
take him to obedience classes in Oswaldtwistle,
10 minutes from where I live. The classes
are run by Kath, a lady who breeds Labradors ,
who I now see at dog shows and also ringcraft |
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| I then thought about showing Buscuits and went back
to Mr Johnston to let him have a look at how he had
progressed. It's a few months before you can be
sure that a dog is of 'show quality'. After much
discussion I decided to 'have a go' Kath had told
me about the ringcraft classes in Brierfield near
Burnley on Tuesday evenings so off we went.
I had spent hours teaching Buscuits to sit and I
now had to try and undo this. This is because
the dogs have to stand in line waiting to go onto
the table. They then have to stand still for the
judge to 'go over them' and look at their teeth etc.
Then they have to walk up and down on mats.
It's like a cat walk for dogs!!! No room for sitting
here or sniffing the entire length of the mats |
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Buscuits enjoyed it but the handler was near to breaking.
The added bonus for Buscuits was the fact that there
were quite a few Heeler people attending with their dogs so
he was like a kid in a toy store. The few Heeler people I
might add were people of vast experience and judges to boot.
The interaction with other breeds is vital too.
Buscuits entered his first show at the beginning of November,
he was placed first in his class and was awarded Best
Puppy in Breed. I had the bug.
We have now spent the last 12 months competing at local
Open Shows and the countrywide Championship Shows,
where he has done very well considering we are both
novices.
Even though I have had Lancashire Heelers since the early
sixties, due to work commitments, I could not show them.
Last summer we spent some very entertaining and lovely
days at the shows, but I should point out that it is hard
work and is not for the faint hearted.
Copyright: Audrey Bancroft. |
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