EDS at the RDS :)

DubMedic

Hi All, i'm not a regular poster here on this thread

will anyone here be attending the European Dog Show in the RDS this weekend?
either in a professional capacity/participating/spectating?

kazza90210

Probably not, prefer personally to go to shows like the pet expo, where its more fun and about family pets then top class pedigrees!!!

DubMedic

suppose! , depends what your into yourself really.:)

andreac

Ill be there showing my dog on sunday and im stewarding on sat and monday so will be there all weekend, cant wait, its the biggest dog show to ever come to Ireland so should be great. Theres over 4000 dogs entered.

Oh just to add, there will be breeds entered that have never been in ireland before, it will be interesting to see these and even breeds that are rarely heard of either.

DubMedic

andreac wrote: »

Ill be there showing my dog on sunday and im stewarding on sat and monday so will be there all weekend, cant wait, its the biggest dog show to ever come to Ireland so should be great. Theres over 4000 dogs entered.

Oh just to add, there will be breeds entered that have never been in ireland before, it will be interesting to see these and even breeds that are rarely heard of either.

Should be brilliant!
by steward do you mean crowd control/tickets sales? or is a steward a more official person?

andreac

Im stewarding in the rings with the judges, so doing paperwork, calling in the dogs and so on, organising the exhibitors when they come into the ring with their dogs.

DubMedic

oh right, i was going to say looking forward to working together possibly but no chance of that now.

come to think of it ... 4,000 dogs.. that's a hell of a lot of people too!

andreac is the 4000 dogs going to be there each day?

andreac

No the 4000 dogs are over the 3 days, think the most amount of dogs are on the first day, all the terriers are on that day. The group 2 dogs are on sunday which are all the working breeds, rottweilers, danes, dobes, boxers and so on.

DubMedic

andreac wrote: »

No the 4000 dogs are over the 3 days, think the most amount of dogs are on the first day, all the terriers are on that day. The group 2 dogs are on sunday which are all the working breeds, rottweilers, danes, dobes, boxers and so on.

You'll be kept on your feet so!:)
best of luck with your own dog on sunday.. hopefully all goes well and a fun day will be had by all.

andreac

Thanks a mill, it should be a great weekend, busy though but will be great to see all the unusual breeds over for it.

DubMedic

Same here.. i can only begin to imagine the amount of orginisation that has gone into it.

spiderdog

i`ll be there sun too....should be good :D

andreac

Cool Spiderdog, you showing or watching?

spiderdog

showing hopefully;)
but will be watching other breeds too.....espec the rotts:D

DubMedic

Dont get bitten spidey!!;)

spiderdog

bitten??
by a person or dog;)

DubMedic

whatever your into personally :rolleyes:

spiderdog

hahaha........:pac:

more likely to be bitten by a "showperson" at a show then a dog:p

DubMedic

dont say that

i haven't been briefed on the possibility of Dr Hannibal Lecter being there :eek:

Blue & Red crosses will be in attendance however hint hint

spiderdog

you have been warned......if you see this ....> :pac: run....lol:D

enjoy your weekend though, hopefully it`ll be a good show!!!!! :cool:

DubMedic

lol! I will dont worry , it wont be game over or anything like it for me this weekend!:D

you have a good weekend too , and dont be afraid to come looking for us medics if you happen to encounter Lecter himself or a mini lecter with 4 legs;).

spiderdog

haha thanks, will do

i`ll shout..."wheres dubmedic" and i`ll be surrounded with medics from dublin:p

have a good one anyway:)

DubMedic

ah you crack me up spiderdog!:D

hopefully it goes without a hitch but really if you need help we cant be missed.. our uniforms are .... conspicous to say the least.

take care spidey have a good one too , who knows might see ya out there

DubMedic

spiderdog

:D:D:D:D

cloudy day

andreac wrote: »

Ill be there showing my dog on sunday and im stewarding on sat and monday so will be there all weekend, cant wait, its the biggest dog show to ever come to Ireland so should be great. Theres over 4000 dogs entered.

Oh just to add, there will be breeds entered that have never been in ireland before, it will be interesting to see these and even breeds that are rarely heard of either.

I'm so jealous, i'd love to go and see all the dogs. been a dream for years to get into showing. pity it wouldn't be on telly.

best of luck to all who enter.

andreac

Can you not go cloudy? its on for the 3 days, could you go even one of the days maybe?

cloudy day

unfortunately no. maybe one day it will be poss. now i will just have to stay green with envy. hope your dog does well andreac as it's clear you have put a lot of work into it.

andreac

Awh thats a pity, thanks a mill too.
Yes i put in an awful lot of work, but enjoy every minute of it, doesnt feel like work at all though.

ca3nie

Hey just wondering if any one knows can bring your dog along to watch??

spiderdog

hi, no you cant bring your dog along to this one

kassie

I'm showing my Great Dane at this on sunday too!! Can't wait!

DubMedic

Best of luck to you.

spiderdog

kassie wrote: »

I'm showing my Great Dane at this on sunday too!! Can't wait!

hey, what colour do you have:)

DubMedic

Since all the shows are over now does anyone have any reflections on what went well/wrong?

also congrats if your dog won.

jen_23

Yes it would be great to hear how everyone did . And if anyone has pics!! PLease post them for us to see

DubMedic

Agreed, feel free to post pics/thoughts.

andreac

Hi, i had a great weekend, my dog won his open dog class, beating 5 other dogs, then got the reserve CACIB, which is the award won at international shows so i was thrilled!!

The weather was nearly too warm for doggies though.

kildara

Congrats!!
Won't be long before you've a champ on your hands!
Any websites with photo's?

jen_23

Well done Andreac! What breed dog were you showing?

andreac

Thanks a mill, we only need 2 more green stars to be a champion so hoping it wont be long now!!

I have a rottweiler Jen.

Try showdogsireland.com or dogshowentry.ie for results. Not sure if there are many pics up yet, dont think i have any from in the ring but i have pics from the show itself. Ill try get them up soon.

andreac

Some pics from the show

andreac

The saint bernard is my friends dog, she did really well, she got best junior in breed and then 4th in the junior group, of the group 2 breeds (working dog) so she had a fab day and it was great to see a friend do really well and hes still very young too!!