Dog Show in Colwyn Bay

On our first day, Nigel took us for a drive and said we should tell him if we wanted to stop anywhere. We passed a dog show, so we stopped to have a look.
I'm going to post lots of photos of our holiday in Wales and I want you to take note of how little litter there is. The place is sparkling clean, neat and tidy. It would be nice if Kent was like that. The Welsh really take pride in the appearance of their beautiful country.


Caelyn was trying not to cry when she saw the French Poodles. We had one, Jinky, who grew up with her. When Jinky was old, with an arthritic hip after a car accident, her father remarried and his new wife believed a dog's place was outside, even in winter. Caelyn kept smuggling her old friend in the house, of course. One day she was taking Jinky for a walk and a Rottweiler jumped over a fence, grabbed Jinky by the neck, and killed him in front of her. The Rottweiler's owner ran out to restrain Caelyn from trying to rescue Jinky because the Rottweiler would have attacked her too. As compensation, the owner offered Caelyn's father one of the Rottweiler's puppies, and I'm appalled to say that he accepted. Caelyn still cries when she thinks of Jinky. He was such a happy little dog, who smiled and danced and loved being alive. Our Vet had recommended a Miniature French Poodle as the ideal small dog to bring up with a child, and he was right. They are great, and not at all like the stereotype of poodles I had had in my mind of pampered "precious" dogs. Jinky loved the hurly burly of a busy household with kids and he was in the thick of all the fun.



The dogs line up in the ring.


An absolutely magnificent tree.


We had a little dog like this once. She was Caelyn's pride and joy and she insisted on entering her in a dog show at her school fete. We did our best to discourage her because we knew Sarah Doggamy wouldn't get anywhere and that Caelyn would be upset. We were right! Caelyn cried for days and was upset for weeks!


There was a lovely friendly atmosphere at the dog show.


The dogs were all well behaved.


It was a very enjoyable visit and it cost nothing. There were very few pennies available on this holiday so we were looking for cheap things to do and see.