We had heard from the day before there had been some issues with traffic so we set off nice and early and arrived about half an hour before opening, with Bella only being a little car sick (bless her). We weren't queuing long before the gates opened. There were dogs everywhere! Stupid statement I know but seriously, dogs of every shape, size and breed.
We had a good walk round, spoke to some lovely people and spent a little too much money!
One of the first stands we went to was the RNLI stand. Oscar wasn't a fan of the dried fish they were offering but we stayed for a chat anyway! They were there asking people to #respectthewater and educating people on what to do if their dog was in trouble in the water. Primarily, please dont go In after your dog. Generally dogs are much better swimmers than us, if they are in a river then head down stream and call them over, if they're at sea, call 999 and ask for the RNLI to come out. They will launch a boat and rescue your dog for you. It was a serious message to get across and they did it really well, they also had a very cute dog made from wellies.
Oscar then showed us up at the hay bale race by ignoring the bales completely and running in the other direction! Cue two mortified owners! We then decided it was probably best we didn't enter him into anything else, he did really well all day but with so many other dogs he was a little distracted! Which is a shame really, I'd have quite liked to entered him into dog diving, it looked pretty fun, although I'm sure he would have wussed out and not dived off the end!
We watched several demonstrations, from flyball to agility and even dancing dogs! It was all very entertaining and I wish Oscar was half and well behaved and some of those dogs! (We are working on it!)
Another highlight was visiting the Mancheter and Cheshire dogs home stand which is where we got Oscar from! So it was good to give them all an update on his progress and say hello, we even helped their cause by purchasing what felt like everything on their stand! But it's a good cause so it's fine! We invested in a good rubber bone for Oscar to chew at and hopefully not distroy and a lot of chewy treats from their pick and mix. We also got ourselves a new lead, some pigs ears and a seatbelt clip for his harness among lots of other things! He was a very spoilt dog!
After such an exciting day it's safe to say both dogs and owners were very tired! Just to make sure they would really sleep we visited Tatton Park on the way home and saw some deer!
Keep it Scrimpy,
Laura.
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