OUR GREAT GUERNSEY GATHERING
On Friday July 3rd
the greyhound bus was loaded up ready for
our road trip to Guernsey in order to
attend the GSPCA Summer Fayre the
following day. This was a fantastic
opportunity to not only promote
greyhounds but also catch up with our
Guernsey owners and their hounds.
Our usual 'show
team' Larky, Fonz, Harlea and Wiz were
there along with Malcolm, Jude and myself
(Alison).
With a 5 hour ferry
delay we didn't arrive until 2015 and
thanks to Amber's Dad Mick escorting us
we headed straight to the showground to
set up the stand in preparation for the
next day. Next stop was the Hotel
Dunchoille where both us and the dogs
were treated like VIPs.
Outside the hotel
along with Amber and Jean (Amber's Mum)
We woke on Saturday
to another glorious day, though were
pleased to see some patchy cloud which
did eventually give us a brief sprinkling
of rain. At 11am the show was officially
open and so began a busy day, with the
dogs pulling in the crowds.
Our stand at the
show
We were delighted
to see so many of our Guernsey owners and
are grateful to them for bringing their
hounds to see us, all of which were a
credit to their owners. We made the most
of the opportunity and took lots of
photos...
Bindy with Mum
Ashleigh - currently living with a litter
of kittens! Homed in December 07
Joe, a local
celebrity - homed February 07
Dax sporting a
rosette which he'd won that morning at an
agility/obedience show. Pictured with
Mum, Jennifer and Sandy
 
Duke, one of the
biggest greyhounds I've met, and Duke
with Bubbles and their Mum and Dad Sue
& Rob
Bubbles had scared
herself jumping out the car as the lead
was under her leg - she decided that she
wasn't going to risk it again and chose
to stay in the car.
 
Fly homed in
February this year, a real character who
loved wooing the public
Rufus, our first
Guernsey homing this year.
We were so proud of
Rufus as he won the 'Best Rescue' class
at the show, the competition was tough
with many deserving dogs.
We'd also like to
thank Rufus's human sister Natasha, as
she'd been very busy selling some of her
belongings at a car boot sale and very
kindly donated her takings to us.
Roxy a more recent
homing & Rufus
The show was also a
great opportunity for Guernsey greyhound
owners to meet each other.
Willy (white &
black) & Alfie (brindle) both became
Guernsey residents last year
Rosie a new
Guernsey recruit who arrived last month
still fluffy with a supersoft kennel coat
Before we knew it 5
o'clock arrived and it was time to pack
up and head back to the harbour for our
return trip which thankfully was on time.
We had a fabulous day and both humans and
dogs certainly slept well Saturday night.
Many thanks to
GSPCA for inviting us and congratulations
to them for organising such a successful
event.
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