Going Around by Andrew Brace
The best laid plans of mice and men and all that... The plans for my trip to Westminster were all in place and I was looking forward to it enormously.
The driving force behind the Canine Society of Aragon is Spanish all rounder Rafael Malo Alcrudo who is a master of organisation. For this year’s National and International shows in Zaragoza Rafa decided the show would focus on the British native...
I usually strike a line through the diary for January, knowing what our weather can be like, but in a weak moment I was persuaded to accept an invitation to judge a few breeds, varieties and BIS for Lichfield Canine Society who was holding its...
Thankfully I had a free weekend when many of you braved the awful weather conditions and made your way to Manchester. I was snowed in and grounded for a few days but was able to watch the happenings at Bingley Hall via the Higham Press website.
The second Poodle of the Year event was held at the Royal Court Hotel in Keresley on the outskirts of Coventry, hosted by the Miniature Poodle Club, the driving force behind it being Jackie Kitchener who puts an inordinate amount of work into...
Some of you may have attended one of my seminars, entitled Judging Dogs – An Introductory Presentation, which revolves around an eighty-slide PowerPoint presentation.
There is no question that 2012 was one of the bleakest years for the world of pedigree dogs in the UK, and for those who breed and exhibit them. The fiasco of the Crufts vet checks of selected ‘high profile’ breeds’ BOB winners set the mood for a...
Steve Barrett and I arrived at The Peabody Hotel in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the hotel being situated directly opposite the vast Orange County Convention Centre where three days of all-breeds shows were being held, followed by the...
One of the perks of being DOG WORLD’s consultant editor is that, from time to time, I get to meet unusually interesting people, some of whom are truly unforgettable.
The Norwegian Winner Show, held by the Norwegian Kennel Club at Lillestrøm in the Oslo suburbs pulled the largest entry for the year in Norway.
The long weekend in Zagreb began on an amusing note when Marie Hammil from Ireland and I arrived in the same car from the airport, checked into the splendid Palace, the city’s oldest hotel, and were duly presented with one room key. The reception...
The last few weeks have seen me based in the UK but have been nonetheless busy. The day after Marion Spavin’s milestone birthday party I was judging Gundogs at Weston Super Mare’s open show, a two-day event which prevented organisers Lee Cox and...
