17th July



Order out of chaos! Kathy and Alan in front of the miraculously constucted stall.

 We did it!

After an unpromising start due to the weather, tiredness,lack of communication, Reigate's one way system and three stressy dogs, we still did it, and did it really well!
After what felt like half an hour driving round Reigate's one way system I arrived in a cloud burst with twenty minutes to spare. Fortunately for me help was at hand in the shape of Kathy and Alan who I had not met before but who had kindly offered to help and had succeeded in arriving before me!
In next to no time Alan had put the gazebo together and we had our stall, I still don't know how it all suddenly came together but thankfully it did!
We had the most secure gazebo there.
Then it was time for the parade of rescue dogs which coincided with a downpour and caused the megafone to give up the ghost. Maybe it was not all bad news though as it also dampened the spirits of some feisty Staffords!
Alan took Jade, I took Angel, and Kathy took Sandy and it all went off o.k.
We changed the pricing on the tombola after Kathy and Alan visited another stall.
Then looking at the dark clouds we decided we could be generous and allow a prize every time, then we found giving people what they had their eye on and swapping the ticket also worked. For some people it was a complete hook and they came back again and again.


Alan and Jade on the agility course.

 It was a win win situation.
We had the best tombola.

As things quietened down we each took a dog round the agility course.
I took Angel, Alan Jade and Kathy Sandy.
The dogs excelled themselves, all having done agility before,promoting the breed in a positive light.
Everything got soaked, including us, the dogs, tombola prizes, leaflets, money and even the delicious cup cakes Kathy had made at gone midnight the night before!
My greatest thanks to kathy and Alan who were total stars!
Also to my son, Sam, who spent all night folding the tombola tickets.





Tonight I have three very tired dogs.
It wasn't perfect, but we did it and we did it well!