Our first weekend of showing was in Proserpine, at the Bowen Kennel Club. It was very pleasant affair with very friendly exhibitors and a country atmosphere. The dog show rings were just fantastic! A beautiful old Fig Tree provided shade ring-side; with short mown, thick, lush green Paspalum grass dog rings, surrounded by neatly trimmed hedging, set the scene. It was a very pleasant revelation to find this absolute pearl of a dog grounds in a regional town. The shows had a total of 175 entries, which I was informed was about average for that area. Group 1 had 30 entries. We were very amused by one of their ring stewards, a well know local, who has a loud, clear voice and uses her own ‘banter” when stewarding. A few of her “exclusive” muster calls are: - “You know that I know, that you know, you are here!”, “Please show your appreciation for your Best In Group, OH and the dogs to!” and when calling up the Poms “Can we have those tumbleweeds to the gate please” then referring to them as Pomeranians. We gladly supported the local Club by buying tickets in their multi-prize raffle but didn’t win anything.
The locals told me of a serial pest….a prankster, who keeps popping up, unexpectedly, in their Best in Show and other photos…I think she goes by the name of Helen? She has been known to crash the odd photographer’s session, like these!
34 PomWorld.Com. April, 2013