cannibalgoldfish Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Well, another one down and once again I enjoyed seeing lovely dogs and unusual breeds I dont often see. This year my highlights were lots of British bulldogs, A bunch of Chows, a gorgeous big fluffy brindle Afghan and a pair of Griffon Bruxellois. I'm pretty sure I saw a Field Spaniel as well. I saw a dog that may have been a Swedish Vallhund but I didn't get close enough to check. Oh, and an Irish and an English Setter. None of these breeds are very common around my area so it was great to see them. What unusual or interesting breeds did everyone else spot? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dju Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) If you went to the Brisbane one, the Swedish Vallhund you may have seen may have been mine since Hugo was the only one of his kind there I saw Chows, they were so fluffy omg Also saw a Finnish Lapphund, she was the only one there too. And a Kangal. Kangals are enormous! Oh yeah, and there was also a Shiba Inu there. :D They're much smaller than I thought they'd be. Edited May 15, 2011 by Dju Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannibalgoldfish Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Nope, I was in Launceston. :D and shhh, dont tell shibas that, they think they are ten foot tall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 At the Sydney one we saw some Leonbergers, a Pyr, a black chow (and a gold one), 2 Shibas, some Irish Wolfhounds, 2 Akitas, and 3 Irish Setters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 At the Sydney one we saw some Leonbergers, a Pyr, a black chow (and a gold one), 2 Shibas, some Irish Wolfhounds, 2 Akitas, and 3 Irish Setters. Saw a Newfoundland, Samoyed, lots of Japanese Spitz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Brisbane ABC TV News put a 'scattering' of shots taken at the MPW here. First quick 'flash' was of 3 happy small dogs in a group....& they looked like Tibbies! Later we had friends phoning up to tell us they'd seen them on the News. Everyone was breed-spotting on the television! I think these events are great places to highlight the various breeds, especially the less common ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keira&Phoenix Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) Saw 2 Chows, 1 St Bernard and I am pretty sure what was 2 Afghans I also saw Dobermann...I know not rare but I swear it was the only one there. Also saw the Lappie, what a cutie! And some HUGE Wolfhounds. Oo ooo I saw a Swedish Vallhund more like we walked next to it haha DJU! Edited May 16, 2011 by Keira&Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dju Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Saw 2 Chows, 1 St Bernard and I am pretty sure what was 2 Afghans I also saw Dobermann...I know not rare but I swear it was the only one there. Also saw the Lappie, what a cutie! And some HUGE Wolfhounds. Oo ooo I saw a Swedish Vallhund more like we walked next to it haha DJU! Ooo ooo, I saw an Amstaff cross Amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keira&Phoenix Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Saw 2 Chows, 1 St Bernard and I am pretty sure what was 2 Afghans I also saw Dobermann...I know not rare but I swear it was the only one there. Also saw the Lappie, what a cutie! And some HUGE Wolfhounds. Oo ooo I saw a Swedish Vallhund more like we walked next to it haha DJU! Ooo ooo, I saw an Amstaff cross Amirite? lmao Doesn't sound as good as seeing a Swedish Vallhund haha much less rare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaar Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Nope, I was in Launceston. :D and shhh, dont tell shibas that, they think they are ten foot tall! Oh darn I forgot about it completely. We should meet up next year if we remember, I did the Launnie one a couple of years ago with a black Mini Poodle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Saw 2 Chows, 1 St Bernard and I am pretty sure what was 2 Afghans I also saw Dobermann...I know not rare but I swear it was the only one there. Also saw the Lappie, what a cutie! And some HUGE Wolfhounds. Oo ooo I saw a Swedish Vallhund more like we walked next to it haha DJU! Ooo ooo, I saw an Amstaff cross Amirite? Don't forget the Irish Setters, Jap Spitz, someone said there was a Flat Coat Retriever but I never saw one And I saw a Manchester Terrier later that day at the beach, I was so impressed I recognised her breed I've only seen the photos of Amypie's Trixie in her siggy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I saw lots of Frenchies, BTs and Bulldogs. I also saw two Leonbergers, a GORGEOUS Afghan, a Griffon Bruxellois, a Lagotto, two of the biggest Danes I've ever seen and lots of gorgeous Greyhounds. I have to admit though that I found it very ironic that the vast majority of dogs at an event to wipe out puppy farms were crossbreeds and mostly oodles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkes Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yep, sadly all I can remember of the day was oodle after oodle after oodle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackiemad Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 kirty, i saw a lot of oodles too, and many 'staffy x's'! i also saw the two huge danes, but topped them with two irish wolfhounds - not something you see everyday! and i think i saw a briard as well - but i can't be sure as i haven't seen one before... and the fluffy afghan was a delight! but it isn't to stop puppy farms, it is just a general fundraiser for the rspca, so most of the money probably goes to paying the bills and equipment, general boring stuff like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yep, sadly all I can remember of the day was oodle after oodle after oodle. The last MPW I attended actually had people representing the local oodle farm there, promoting their "products" :rolleyes: It made no sense to me that the RSPCA would allow that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaar Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yep, sadly all I can remember of the day was oodle after oodle after oodle. The last MPW I attended actually had people representing the local oodle farm there, promoting their "products" :rolleyes: It made no sense to me that the RSPCA would allow that. Haha yep, they sure know how to flog their oodles don't they. Maybe registered breeders should branch out into television advertising to keep up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Panzer Attack! Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I saw lots of Frenchies, BTs and Bulldogs. I also saw two Leonbergers, a GORGEOUS Afghan, a Griffon Bruxellois, a Lagotto, two of the biggest Danes I've ever seen and lots of gorgeous Greyhounds. I have to admit though that I found it very ironic that the vast majority of dogs at an event to wipe out puppy farms were crossbreeds and mostly oodles. Oooh, was the Lagotto a brown one with a Top Gun outfit on?? If so, that was Raffa, my old boss' dog! He is SO beautiful!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) In Canberra, we walked our two Field Spaniels with two giant Great Danes. What I was amazed at, were the number of people who just came up and started patting the dogs, often without asking...and when we were walking along, people would often pat the dogs on the head as we went past. Uncommon breeds I saw were: a lovely Bearded Collie, some Old English Sheepdogs, a gorgeous Bloodhound puppy, a stunning Malamute pup, an English mastiff pup...with a long haired English Mastiff! I never knew they existed. The lady said that they are called fluffy's and are culled by breeders if they turn up, which is a shame as the breed with a coat is even more stunning without. Saw lots of lab x poodles, a couple of standard poodles (black and white), Japenese Spitz, Samoyeds, lots of Staffy's (two stood out from the crowd, a gorgeous black and white and a tan) GSDs, Goldies, Labs, gorgeous Cavs (all colours), Dachies, Basset Hounds, Westies, Beagles, English Cockers (which people thought our dogs were), lots of breeds! Edited May 17, 2011 by poochmad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Oh, I saw a Standard Schnauzer. And several OES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfsie Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 We took our three newfs and one Golden cross Border.......Our dogs were loved and loved some more by nearly every kid. A very happy social day and it was fun. We did a Obedience Demo, which went well. And I did some carting with Annabelle, she loves to show off carting. I love going to these social days and the dogs enjoy them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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