Good day!

We had a great day the other day at the Egton sheepdog trial, which was attached to the Egton country show. It was absolutely packed with people and hundreds of pet dogs. No kidding...hundreds of dogs.

It was great to see all these dogs, every breed imaginable, squeezing through crowds, walking on loose leash, passing within inches of each other, and I didn't see a single reaction or poor manners from any of the dogs all day. No wonder dogs are welcome almost everywhere.

The sheepdog trial was run on Texels, who had a strong opinion about going to the exhaust, especially in the afternoon. John Atkinson laid down a very good run, as did Mary Lou. I had to do a bit of a point and shoot on the cross drive due to the sheep trying to run hard to the exhaust, but made the gate.


We all placed (trials only ever have six placings at the most) which was nice. Maybe my luck is starting to change! ;)

Mary Lou's Dyna was, as usual, one of the stars of the show. She is just running amazing. Looking forward to the Saturday trials!

We also did a bit of shopping at this great store called John Lewis. It had some interesting displays...



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