Dog show with a difference attracts thousands in Christchurch (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Dog show with a difference attracts thousands in Christchurch
12:19pm Tuesday 11th September 2012 in Christchurch By Jim Durkin
Michael Jeffries, two, cuddles Nyx, a springer cross clumber from Dorset Search Dogs.
THOUSANDS of people flocked to a Christchurch community centre on Saturday for a novelty dog show.
Crowds packed the event at Mudeford Wood Community Centre, Pipers Drive, to watch classes including fancy dress, best pedigree, prettiest bitch and even scruffiest dog.
Monies raised will be split between the Mudeford Wood Community Trust, which has taken over running of the centre, and the Medical Detection Dogs charity.
Event spokesman Kathy Roe said: “It was very popular and we had lots of people turning up.
“There must have been at least a couple of thousand over the course of the afternoon.
“I would say the fancy dress dogs were the crowd favourites.
“I saw one dog dressed as Superman, and another dressed as a bumble bee.”
There were even a couple of pooches dressed as if they were going on a hen-do, complete with ‘L’ plates.
Miss Roe said: “I’d like to thank all the people who came along with their dogs and entered, the stall-holders, all the local companies that sponsored each of the 13 categories and everyone else who supported us.”
Comments(8)
elite50
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9:48pm Tue 11 Sep 12
This from (supposed) dog lovers?
Seems like straight out animal abuse to me!
Why not just let them do what they do best which is pester pedestrians and leave crap all over the place.
MngsMnr
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9:54pm Tue 11 Sep 12
elite50 wrote:I agree with the fancy dress comment but how you can blame dogs for the pestering and crap makes you a bigger idiot than the fancy dress dog owners. When are posters on this site ever going to realise that dogs can't pick up their own mess. Jeeeez what DID they teach you at school?
Dogs in fancy dress?
This from (supposed) dog lovers?
Seems like straight out animal abuse to me!
Why not just let them do what they do best which is pester pedestrians and leave crap all over the place.
elite50
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12:45am Wed 12 Sep 12
MngsMnr wrote:They taught me about ownership, responsibility and to try and avoid morons like you but, feeling pity for anyone out on day release I thought that I would make your day with this response!
elite50 wrote: Dogs in fancy dress? This from (supposed) dog lovers? Seems like straight out animal abuse to me! Why not just let them do what they do best which is pester pedestrians and leave crap all over the place.I agree with the fancy dress comment but how you can blame dogs for the pestering and crap makes you a bigger idiot than the fancy dress dog owners. When are posters on this site ever going to realise that dogs can't pick up their own mess. Jeeeez what DID they teach you at school?
MngsMnr
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8:41am Wed 12 Sep 12
elite50
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10:41am Wed 12 Sep 12
MngsMnr wrote:Oops, you blew it again. That was not MY comment.
Oh get back to looking for big stones to throw at lemonade bottles
Missed our medication again did we?
Thats okay, the staff will help you get re-orientated when you go back!
MngsMnr
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4:36pm Wed 12 Sep 12
elite50 wrote:Ooops you're right. It was you making another polite comment to someone else.
MngsMnr wrote:Oops, you blew it again. That was not MY comment.
Oh get back to looking for big stones to throw at lemonade bottles
Missed our medication again did we?
Thats okay, the staff will help you get re-orientated when you go back!
"Why dont YOU sit on the beach and let "your lad" throw a few stones at you, maybe one will land on your dumb head and knock some sense into you!"
Why are you such a nasty little piece of work?
elite50
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8:56pm Wed 12 Sep 12
MngsMnr wrote:Uh,
elite50 wrote:Ooops you're right. It was you making another polite comment to someone else. "Why dont YOU sit on the beach and let "your lad" throw a few stones at you, maybe one will land on your dumb head and knock some sense into you!" Why are you such a nasty little piece of work?MngsMnr wrote: Oh get back to looking for big stones to throw at lemonade bottlesOops, you blew it again. That was not MY comment. Missed our medication again did we? Thats okay, the staff will help you get re-orientated when you go back!
It was YOU who started the abuse!
Chill out, I forgive you your lapses.
Via Con Dios.
mabel's mum says...
2:43pm Tue 11 Sep 12
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The van and 2 other dogs have been recovered but we need help in finding this boy.