Fun dog show: pics from last year

Just to whet your appetites for our Bigger and Better show in two weeks time.

This year's show will begin at 12 noon (registration) with the first class starting at 12.30. Lots of side shows and activities as well as the main show itself. Please come along and help raise even more money to help local animals.

Ben, our mascot for the day

Winners of the "mismatched pair"

Waiting for the command!

Fastest recall

Slightly lumbering recall

Flatten your ears to reduce wind resistance

I retrieve too!

Village Vet Whittlesford kindly provided sponsorship

Some of the winners

In a bit of a tangle

More winners

A bit hot for some

Face painting and ice-creams!

Getting a thorough examination

Look out on Burleigh Street tomorrow!

Ben Pettit, who kindly collected for us at our dog show, is supporting us again this Saturday at our Burleigh Street charity shop. The picture below was taken at our dog show - those costumes are VERY HOT!

He'll probably be bringing the dalmatian costume this time and, depending on the weather, will either be in the shop welcoming customers inside, or walking up and down Burleigh street to drum up trade.

Watch out for Ben again at our Mill Road bookshop for the Winter Fair on 3rd December. Winter Fair collecting is usually very chilly, so Ben may be glad of his dog costume then.

Next dog show planning meeting Thursday 16th June

Holly and Graham, winners of our last show

This will be a combined dog show planning and volunteers meeting at the Corner House Pub, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, starting at 7.30pm.

Anyone interested in helping with the dog show on 9th July, or volunteering with the branch in general, would be very welcome. The Corner House does excellent veggie or non-veggie meals if you would like to eat as well as chat.

Dog Show Helpers needed

These are some one-off volunteering opportunities which might suit people who don't have time for regular volunteering. We will be holding this year's dog show on Saturday 9th July as part of the festivities in the week of the Great Shelford Feast.

We need to recruit:

• "Runners" to take class entry details from the registration desk to the judges.
• Registration desk volunteers to take entry money and book dogs and handlers into the right classes.
• Helpers to set up and take down the show arena and stands.
• Rosette clerk to see that the judges have the correct rosettes and other prizes to hand.
• Before the day we need people to help with publicity: making and distributing posters etc. to local vets and other places where dog owners are to be found.
• Helpers to run stalls, tombola etc. and generally brandish collection boxes at people.
• Anyone with a large car or other vehicle suitable for transporting tables from Cambridge.

If you can put up a poster in a local shop, works canteen etc.  it would be a great help to us. Email volunteering@rspca-cambridge.org.uk if you would like some posters or fliers.

Cambourne Youth Festival Fun Dog Show

June 27^th 2009

Categories:

1) Prettiest bitch (1-8 yrs)

2) Handsomest dog (1-8 yrs)

3) Golden Oldie (Males and females, 9 yrs +)

4) Cutest puppy (Males and females up to 1 yr old)

5) Childs best friend (Any age, any sex, handled by a child)

6) Best trick (Any dog!)

Entry fee per dog, per class, 50p or a tin of dog food. All proceeds to Cambridge and district branch of RSPCA. Prizes for winners.

Entry forms available on the day.

For further info/ class times, please pre-register at

cambournedogshow@hotmail.co.uk

RSPCA Rescue dog of the Year Show

You can vote for Rescue dog of the year on the RSPCA website from Monday 8th September.

Due to various mishaps and shortage of helpers we didn't manage to run a heat in 2008 and we need to be starting our planning now if we're going to run one in 2009. If you might be able to help, please email either of the two Rosemarys. There's some further information about what's involved on the branch website. You don't need any special training or experience - except that if you have any experience of judging and would be willing to volunteer to judge "fun" classes we would love to hear from you. Helpers are needed to serve on stalls, make and serve refreshments, act as judge's runners, book in dogs etc. etc. We'd like to get together a small team who would be prepared to get together for monthly planning meetings. Previously we've tried to make arrangements during our normal branch committee meetings and it's never been a success because it just means we don't have enough time for either the show or the committee business to be discussed properly.