04 Sep 2008 08:00
THIS HAS been the weirdest summer for me as I have been rushing around from pillar to post yet have felt totally out of touch with the junior scene for the first time in all the years I have been writing the column.
07 Aug 2008 04:26
THE FIRST Scottish junior handling training day was held in Carlyllie Hall, north of Dundee on June 1, organised by Michelle McAngus, a former top junior handler.
24 Jul 2008 11:07
I am able to add further to my series of articles on opportunities for junior handling training and this one really pleases me – both because it is in the north west and serves an area which is dear to my heart and because it isn’t new as the the songs says it just ‘keeps on running.’
17 Jul 2008 11:45
Last year the YKC National Camp was one of the victims of the horrendous weather and as the site was totally waterlogged the event had to be cancelled, inevitably causing a great deal of disappointment for organisers and juniors alike.
10 Jul 2008 09:00
SUE TUBB has written on an issue that crops up like a bad penny far too frequently and has never been properly addressed, partially because, as I have ‘rabbitted on’ about previously, junior and adult handling do not have a governing body as such.
03 Jul 2008 12:57
JUNIORS WHO want to explore other aspects of owning a dog as well as the show and handling rings really need to be members of the YKC.
26 Jun 2008 11:09
Last week I brought you details of two training classes, one in the north and one in the south, that cater for juniors. Sometimes it is useful to boost your handling skills at a full training day, so here are details of one coming up towards the end of the summer and perfectly placed to give you that extra polish just before the JHA semi finals, which will be held as usual at Richmond.
19 Jun 2008 11:14
I MUST START with an apology. A couple of weeks back I happily waxed lyrical about the work done over the years to promote adult handling by Coventry Ladies CA and said how much I had enjoyed judging the handling classes at its recent show.
12 Jun 2008 11:13
I’M OFTEN ASKED about training opportunities for juniors and so over the next two or three weeks I will be bringing you details of a number of different options I have heard about recently.
29 May 2008 11:20
I was really pleased to be invited to judge the handling classes at Coventry Ladies CS recent open show.
As some of you will be aware I don’t accept that many handling appointments as I think that, just like judging breeds, you should only accept a maximum of one ch show a year or a couple of open shows in different parts of the country.