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Posted 27 February 2012 - 01:29 PM Due to delays by Australia Post (took 4 days to "Express" deliver our package to the cataloguer) the envelopes have been posted with passes for the Show, but not your numbers- please pick up numbers in the morning when you arrive. We apologise for this, but thought it was important to mail the passes. Delighted that we have an entry of 284, almost 70 up on last year! here are the breed numbers: Toys: Affenpinscher 1 Australian Silky Terrier 2 Cavalier KC Spaniel 13 Chihuahua Long 1 Chinese crested 4 ETT 2 Griffon brux 1 Havanese 1 Japanese Chin 2 Maltese 1 Papillon 3 Pekingese 2 Pug 7 Tibetan Spaniel 2 Yorkshire Terrier 5 Terriers: Am Staff 6 Australian 5 Jack Russell 8 Manchester 1 Scottish 1 Soft Coated Wheaten 2 Staffordshire 7 Gundogs Cocker Spaniel 13 Cocker Spaniel American 2 English Springer 3 GSP 3 Golden Retriever 13 Labrador 4 Lagotto 4 Weimaraner 2 Weimaraner-Long Haired 1 Welsh Springer 3 Hounds Afghan 1 Beagle 1 Dachshund Long Hair 1 Dachshund Mini Long 2 GBGV 1 Irish Wolfhound 4 PBGV 1 Rhodesian Ridgeback 3 Saluki 1 Whippet 4 Working Aust Cattle Dog 8 Australian Shepherd 13 Australian Stumpy Tail CD 3 Border Collie 9 Collie- Rough 3 German Shepherd 8 Maremma 2 Shetland Sheepdog 1 Welsh Corgi- Cardigan 1 Utility Boxer 1 Bullmastiff 2 Dobermann 1 Neapolitan Mastiff 3 Newfoundland 1 PWD 3 Rottweiler 1 Russian Black Terrier 3 Schnauzer Miniature 1 Shiba Inu 3 Siberian Husky 12 St Bernard 8 Non Sporting Boston Terrier 3 Dalmatian 5 French Bulldog 8 German Spitz Klein 4 German Spitz Mittel 1 Great Dane 4 Japanese Spitz 7 Keeshond 1 Lhasa Apso 4 Poodle Miniature 1 Poodle Toy 4 Shar Pei 2 Tibetan Terrier 1 Sweepstakes: 3-6 10 6-12 18

************Mudgee Show Society Dog Section********** We have great sashes & prizes this year, we also have Neuter classes, brand new committee schedule in the December Journal and on OZENTRIES !!!! The Mudgee Show Society want to showcase the dog section this year, Thanks everyone for your early entries- #* Don't forget- $10 first entry, $8 subsequent! Open Neuters Classes !!!! *# ... Entries close 10th February, Schedule in the December Journal, PLEASE NOTE : the cost of entries has changed.to what was published in the journal

Mudgee Ag show & Rylstone Ag show as well as Wellington Ag show will be having neuter classes 18/18a this year

************Mudgee Show Society Dog Section********** We have great sashes & prizes this year, we also have Neuter classes, brand new committee schedule in the December Journal and on OZENTRIES !!!! The Mudgee Show Society want to showcase the dog section this year,Thanks everyone for your early entries- we have lots so far! #* Don't forget- $10 first entry, $8 subsequent! Open Neuters Classes !!!! *# ... Entries close 10th February, Schedule in the December Journal, PLEASE NOTE : the cost of entries has changed. if you had entered before the entry fees were changed, we will refund the difference on show day.

************Mudgee Show Society Dog Section********** We have great sashes & prizes this year, we also have Neuter classes, brand new committee :D schedule in the December Journal and on OZENTRIES !!!! The Mudgee Show Society want to showcase the dog section this year,Thanks everyone for your early entries- we have lots so far! #* Don't forget- $10 first entry, $8 subsequent! Open Neuters Classes !!!! *# ... Entries close 10th February, Schedule in the December Journal, PLEASE NOTE : the cost of entries has changed. if you had entered before the entry fees were changed, we will refund the difference on show day.

yes go along to shows would be a good start and also join your states dog controlling body :D if you are wanting to show you must become a member for you that would be DOGSQLD try Googling it, sorry im not sure of the link, when you are a member you will get a magazine each month which has great articles and also lists of shows when and where they are on, and also you should try and join a local Kennel club this will also help, and also try and find a Breed club of the breed you wish to show if there is one, and again become a member,

We have a brand new committee running the dog section, excellent prizes, the show society wants to promote the dogs section at the 2012 Mudgee Ag show !! come along and support one of our country Ag show dog sections !!!!

will see if I still have it Jac !

Ffire photography took loads of photos so did quite a few others,maybe you can look up Ffiona Erskine's website, I couldnt go this year due to being unwell, there are heaps of pics all over Facebook for everyone to see !

ok maybe we can have 3 levels of GR CH... ;) GR CH = 1000 Points SUPREME GR CH = 1000 Points, plus the 4 BIG's, or 1 BIS, OR 4 25 point CC's/ BOB's ULTRA OR OPEN GR CH = 1000 Points + the 3 BIS's, or the 10 BIG's all under different judges.....

;) Glad to see they have the Neuter pointscore as well, and that BOB will be based on actual points awarded, not on numbers entered ;) and I also like that the amount of shows that count is limited. the only thing I dont like is the 250 entry show limit for awarding half points for classes in show etc, a number of our smaller country shows out West here are lucky to get 250 entries and for most people out this way they are the only shows they do, they very rarely if ever show in or close to Sydney. I think they should also drop the double points for shows over a certain number of entries ;) that also disadvantages country exhibitors, yes I know we have a choice not to enter, and you will never please all the people all the time, :D I might add I never expect to win these pointscores, I cant compete against people who can show week in week out all over the state, but I do still like to enter, its fun for me and I enjoy seeing others in my chosen breeds how they are doing and where they are going, and who is awarding them, and how my dogs in other states are doing :D :D but

the 2012 Mudgee Ag Show and the 2012 Rylstone Ag Show dog sections have Neuter classes. also the 2012 Wellington Ag show dog section in May will also have neuter classes.

I use ultrasounds to confirm pregnancy, our last litter the ultrasound at 4 weeks showed 4 pups, she went onto have 8,three days early !! friends bitch had ultrasound no puppies seen, 5 days before her "due date" the bitch looked a bit lop sided all of a sudden other than that she didnt changed at all, xray done revealed 1 pup, she had a ceasar a couple of days later healthy boy puppy. I would xray just to put my mind at ease :D

Our first local Kennel club show for 2012 isnt until mid April, if we didnt enter our local Ag shows we would not show until then yes you have to be extra careful with dogs and gear at Ag shows, but we always have a group of us who sit together and keep an eye on each others dogs and gear !

what ever the system it will never suit everyone or be perfect........ cant please all of the people all of the time....

well it turns out its true,I was told at a DOGNSW Western Region meeting from a DOGSNSW Board member that said it was brought up at the ANKC conference in QLD a week or so ago and they said yes it wiill return to the old format gain a 1000 points (only) and your dog will get its GR CH Title, plus a new level of something like Supreme GR CH which includes a 1000 points + BIG's (number still to be decided on) and OR a BIS the finer details have yet to be nutted out but that gives you a rough idea, and hopefully should be in by sometime later in the year.

I found a couple of catalogues from a local allbreeds/Obedience double show held here out west from 2001 & 2002, it was interesting to read, not only the numbers entered more than 650 a day in the conformation section alone not including the obedience, now we are lucky to get 350 a day..... looking at the names of exhibitors and Prefixes, there are so many great dogs that have since passed on, but what was telling were the exhibitors that no longer show, and the prefixes that have disappeared as well in 10 years , Some could be they retired due to age and had no one to pass on the mantle to, but sadly for some because they were so disheartened with the whole showing scene and what is had become, especially in their chosen breed, back then a 25 point Challenge for a popular breed like Border Collies was common up here, let alone a 25pt BOB, now we are lucky to get 15pt BOB up this way. ok so how do we fix it ? there has been plenty of Judge bashing touted on here, surely it cant be all blamed on them, o like the idea of critiques, and full explanations when dogs are nil awarded so what can show committees do to help remedy the situation ??? any suggestions for upcoming shows, ideas or incentives to make showing more inviting ???