Crufts 2008

What a GREAT experience for me!! A GREAT thank you to the ESSC and Bernadette to give us an opportunity to run for the Team. This was my ever first time at Crufts, running on the GREEN carpet. I am very proud to be in the Team and Sing was such a good boy, the BIG atmosphere didn't bother him at all! All the team-mates were great, we support each other and our team spirit were high all the time!! And we have all time supporters not just from England but all the way from Denmark!!

The TriStar boys did very well in both semi-final and in the Final. We've got 2nd in the semi and that took us through to the Final. The team picked up 5 faults in the semi and so do Team Chart but they beat us in time; this happened again in the Final, our Team picked up 10 faults and so do Team Chart, again those darn collies beat us in time and put us in the SECOND place!!

THANK YOU to all my team-mates, Lisa, Amy and Karen, and not to forget our team caprtain Bernadette who are supporting all the way at home on her mobile!!!

Above: the REAL STARS of the day! The Bark Bark TRISTAR Shelties Team!

from left to right: Ace, Taz, Sing and Chi.

It was a great experienced for me, first time at Crufts and I was very proud of Sing, he took it beautifully (so do I??), nothing worried him at all eventhough we didn't get any sleep the night before!! We stayed in the Travel Lodge and there was a dog non-stop barking for an hour!!! Then, at 3am, two men checked in, they were walking and talking loudly on the corridor for good 45 minutes!!! The room was roasting eventhough we didn't turn on the heating, so we have to open the window and poor Sing drank two bowls of water!!!

And here is my very proud boy with his medal and rosette on the podium!!

and here is our set up on the bench!