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WHAT A FANTASTIC TIME WE HAD ON THE IRISH MUNSTER SHOW CIRCUIT 09.
WE STARTED OFF AT NAVAN CHAMP. SHOW 15TH AUG O9.
MINI LONG SMARTDAC BLACK N BEWITCHED WON HER CLASS .
MARTIN ATTENDED THIS SHOW ON HIS OWN AS I WAS AT ANOTHER FUNCTION.
I MET UP WITH HIM LATER IN THE DAY.
ON WE WENT TO SPEND THE NIGHT AT A CAMPSITE IN THE CLONMEL MOUNTAINS.
WHAT A HORRIBLE TIME WE HAD THERE. DIRTY, DIRTY CAMPSITE. WE WERE EATEN ALIVE WITH MIDGES AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE. IT WAS DAMP AND FREEZIN COLD. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WERE UP BEFORE THE BIRDS AND LEFT ASAP.
NEVER AGAIN.
WE ARRIVED AT THE CLONMEL CHAMP SHOW SHOWGROUNDS AROUND 5.30AM.
16 AUG O9 CLONMEL CHAMP SHOW
MINI SMOOTHS
SMARTDAC DARK N DESTRUCTIVE WON A HUGE JUNIOR CLASS AND WENT ON TO WIN RES. GREEN STAR
MINI LONGS SMARTDAC BLACK N BLAZIN WON
GREEN STAR DOG AND BEST OF BREED. HE THEN WENT ON TO TOP A HUGE GROUP. HIS SISTER SMARTDAC BLACK N BEWITCHED WON JUNIOR AND GREEN STAR BITCH. WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME AT THIS SHOW. THE SHOWGROUNDS WERE LOVELY AND OUR TENT OVERLOOKED THE WELL LAID OUT RINGS.
WE LEFT THERE SOMETIME AFTER 6PM AND HEADED FOR KILLORGLIN, CO. KERRY WHERE WE WERE STAYING WITH OUR SHOW FRIENDS.
WE ARRIVED IN KILLORGLIN AROUND 8.30PM AND MADE OUR WAY TO THE BUNGALOW. IT WAS LOVELY. LOTS OF ROOM WITH PLENTY OF BATHROOMS AND TO TOP IT OFF A LARGE GARDEN FOR THE DOGS AND A PUB NEXT DOOR.
WE RESTED ON THE MONDAY. JUST WANDERED AROUND TOWN WITH THE DOGS. HAD A MEAL AND THEN SETTLED DOWN FOR SOME GOOD CONVERSATION AND SOME CRAIC. WE HAD A GREAT TIME..
TUE 18TH AUG KILLARNEY CHAMP SHOW.
UP AT 5AM AND ARRIVED AT THE SHOWGROUNDS AROUND 6AM. IT WAS RAINING AND MISERABLE. THE DAY BRIGHTENED UP LATER AND THE SUN FINALLY CAME OUT JUST AS WE WERE ABOUT TO GO INTO THE RING.
MINI LONGS SMARTDAC BLACK N BLAZIN WON HIS CLASS AND THEN WON GREEN STAR DOG. HIS SISTER WON RES.GREEN STAR BITCH.
MINI SMOOTHS SMARTDAC DARK N DESTRUCTIVE MANAGED A 2ND IN A CONSIDERABLE JUNIOR CLASS.
KANINCHEN SMOOTH SMARTDAC DARK N DELINQUENT FIRST TIME OUT WON JUNIOR BITCH AND WAS GRADED EXCELLENT BY THE JUDGE WHO HAD SOME LOVELY THING TO SAY ABOUT HER.
WE DECIDED TO MAKE THE LONG JOURNEY HOME AFTER THE SHOW. STOPPED OFF AT OUR SHOW FRIENDS HOUSE ON THE WAY FOR DINNER AND ARRIVED HOME AROUND 12 MIDNIGHT. KNACKERED BUT DELIGHTED WITH OUR SHOW WINS.
ON FRIDAY NIGHT WE TRAVELLED IN CONVOY TO TRALEE.
ARRIVED AROUND 6AM NEXT MORNING.
SAT 22ND AUG TRALEE CHAMP SHOW
MINI LONG SMARTDAC BLACK N BEWITCHED WON JUNIOR BITCH.
KANINCHEN SMOOTH SMARTDAC DARK N DELINQUENT WON JUNIOR BITCH AND THEN TOPPED IT OFF WITH RES GREEN STAR.
SMARTDAC MINI TEAM WON IN TOTAL......
2O GRADES OF EXCELLENT
8 FIRSTS
3 GREEN STARS
3 RES. GREEN STARS
1 X BEST OF BREED
1X GROUP WIN
THIS CONCLUDED OUR CIRCUIT OF IRELAND 09
CANT WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR..........
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