"As always, the show was expertly run. I had a large quality entry which I am grateful for as this year entries have been down, some only in the 50s. It has now become a very expensive hobby, with the cost of the fuel, and some people are entering less dogs to compensate.

It was a shame we did not have our usual ring as this time there were no trees for shade, so after judging each dog they had to move back across to the trees for shade as it was too hot to keep them standing in the ring."