Carol Gill's Blog (6)

Little Firefighter ....... If you don't laugh at this one, then you're not breathing. A firefighter was working on the engine outside the Fire Station, when he noticed a little girl nearby in A little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides, And a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle. The girl was wearing a firefighters helmet. The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her cat. The firefighter walked over to take a closer look. 'That sure is a nice fire truck,' the firefight… Continue

had a wonderful Day Whoobie my Sh Ch Field Spaniel winning his Vet class and Dreamer my 20mth FS Bitch winning her second PG class to date then going on to be awarded the RCC..it was also very nice to catch up with T Walsh and Dorothy Park, Brendan and Olive all from Ireland, Trudy had some foregin visitors who now think im totally mad!!!!! well done to all the setter winners in all four breeds of setters but i just had to put my little bit of news in from the wee brown things (grin) also the fo… Continue

Yesterday i went with three dogs to a show i have supported since i started showing in 1976!!! oooooh long time i took Liam (Rians Grandad) Whoobie my Field Spaniel and Dreamer also a Field Spaniel, the Judge for the Irish was Miss Sturrock of Forfarian Affix...Liam won open dog and got Best of Breed, Dreamer won her class and Whoobie won Open Dog and also Best of Breed..so that was great...i had two dogs to take into the Group so i grabbed a handler (well anybody silly enough to have a spare pa… Continue

Well two days back from the showing in Ireland and what a week!!! we got the ferry over week past Sat around the 17th Aug, slightly choppy ride over boat gently lurching the Captain assured us that the stabilisers were on...now if its like bike stabalisers i wondered how far they stuck out on a boat!!!! arrived at Larne then 20-25 mins down the road to Belfast, little did we know what was waiting...the rain was lashing down and when we hit the new Western link in Belfast i noticed the other side… Continue

well Blackpool went out with a bang!!! high force winds and rain saw marquee's and tents blown away on the Sunday..lucky i was there on the Sat which was bad enough but my Sh Ch Field spaniel got the CC and Dreamer the pup got 2nd in puppy...then Wales where Whoobie got best dog and Dreamer BPIB the day was getting worse wth the winds picking up yet again and lashing rain..so decided to collect things and go home.the tannoy system was blown over into the best in show tent lucky nobody was hurt..… Continue

This Sunday will see me travelling up the road to Ingliston in Scotland for a Championship show, im not taking any Irish or IRWS just my Field Spaniels Whoobie and Dreamer.....now if i can only get the pup to shut up when she is on the bench then i will be a happy bunny!!! as soon as i get out of site the yapping starts grrrrrrr..they just love to be with you all the time ahhh well fingers crossed i have a good day havnt been under this judge before so it will be interesting Continue