All About Dogs Show & Ethel's Presents

Well, as you will probably all know, yesterday (Sunday 7 June) was little Ethel's 1st birthday. And we spent her special birthday weekend in her favourite way - parading around a busy show, entering fun competitions, getting fussed by dog loving humans, meeting other dogs, and having fun out and about - at our local All About Dogs Show (click and see what the show involves)! We also went to the same show on Saturday. We entered more shows on Saturday, because on the Sunday, we were helping out on the have a go agility arena with our dog training club. The dogs enjoyed some playing about on the equipment when there wasn't a queue! On the Saturday, the dogs won HUGE! Earl and I were awarded: 1st in the Junior Handling Competition, 1st in Junior Obedience, 1st of our hour and of the entire day in the Doggie Obstacle Course, 2nd in Quickest Sit, and 3rd in the overall day's Best In Show! The Junior Handling Competition win took us into the BIS, and we came 3rd out of around 9 other winners! I am so proud! I entered Ethel in one, too, and she got 3rd out of around 40 other dogs in the Loveliest Lady competition! She was amazingly well behaved - everyone thought how sweet she was! Then, on Sunday, we only had time to enter one show, as we were busy helping on the ring that day. So, I entered Ethel, this time, in the Doggie Obstacle Course, and we won our hour and the entire day, just like Earl and I had the day before! We then worked out that Earl and Ethel were 1st and 2nd quickest dogs of the entire weekend! So that's 7 rosettes, a lovely Junior Handling trophy, and multiple huge bags of doggie goodies! What a brilliant weekend! The dogs were also treated to a new bandana each at the show, and a new travel water bowl. It was such a fun weekend spent.

Now, what did little Ethel get for her 1st birthday on Sunday? A lot, is the answer to that question! From us, as in, her family, she got: an agility competition collar and lead, a tripe bone, a pink extendable lead from flexi, a butterfly puppy toy, a thin tug toy on a rope, a thick rope tug toy, and a flowery bandana. Earl also got a tripe bone, so jealousy could be avoided! We even got her a birthday girl badge to pin onto her bandana on her big day, plus a card!

All ready and wrapped up...

And walla!

Here they are, opening her presents! Earl helped too, of course!

Get in there!

Ooooh, yippee!

This looks cool!

What do we have here, then...

From our good friends at training, Ethel got: a personalised soft bone toy with her name on it, a bag of chocolate drop treats, a bag of misfits treats, another birthday badge and a beautiful personalised card with her photos featured! She sure had a lot of presents!

Oh, and upon arrival home, we made her a cake... a cheese themed cake! A candle in a delicious block of their most favourite cheese in the world. Plus, Ethel was kind enough to break it in half and share with her big brother Earl! How kind!

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU...!!!"

We would also like to send out a huge thanks to Jenna and the pack at Love is Being Owned by a Huksy! for the totally stunning virtual birthday card! Ethel barks a huge thanks your way, and we love how it moves and sparkles! PAWsome indeed! We would also like to thank every single one else who wished my amazing girl a happy birthday. She barks thanks to everyone!

We had an amazing weekend, and my wonderful little girl had an equally amazing 1st birthday.

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