Comments on: Crufts 2008, Saturday 8th March, Working Group, Great Danes

by: des&tracy

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:42:24 +0000

Hi Paul & Craig,
just a quick note to congratulate you on your success at crufts.
we were not surprised to see you ,no doubt you will be back fighting
for
first place next year.

Paul, I thought your write up on your crufts experience was excellent,I
was
in stitches about the suit and the breathing in part. I think we all
put a
few pounds on in the winter.

good luck showing your dogs this year.

all the best.

Des&Tracy

by: Pam & Mel Jervis

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:34:45 +0000

Hello Paul & Craig,

Just wanted to say congratulations, what a well deserved win on your first attempt. We are sure there will be many more. We are always impressed not just by your successes but the love and care you show the dogs in your kennels.What a wonderful report of the event as well made compulsive reading and felt as if we were there. Good luck for this year, may you go from strength to strength.
Lotsaluv
Pam and Mel xxx

by: Jan MacDonald

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:59:57 +0000

Hi Guys

Firstly, congrats on your great acheivement at Crufts and especially to the lovely Zac, he’s a really lovely boy.
I know you probably don’t remember Paul but I did speak with you for a time at Crufts, I had the ‘Helmlake’ dog in the Yearling Dog Class. We spoke for a time re the UK Harle breeders.
I told you you should have worn the Red Suit and maybe the Judge may have given you a rosette to match instead of one to match the Yellow one haha. Only kidding! 3rd place in a class of that standard is a fantastic acheivement and you should be rightly proud.
Fab write up re your Crufts experience.
Hope to see you next year if not before.
Love and best wishes
Jan (Ranaldane) xxx

by: Claire

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:52:50 +0000

Hello,
Firstly, congratulations on your placing at Crufts 2008, how great for you. Your dog is beautiful, very handsome.
Secondly, I just wanted to say I really enjoyed reading about your Crufts experience, and viewing your pictures (I was in the corner of one of them with my Dane!)
I was showing at Crufts this year for the first time. I was there with my young blue boy in puppy dog (he is also my first Dane)
I enjoyed the day. Really wish I had got the chance to speak to you though. I will look out for you at another show hopefully…I’ll watch out for the yellow suit Would be nice to see your dogs in the flesh.
Take care.
Claire.

by: Lileen

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:27:19 +0000

You fellows are the bomb!!!!! Loved your candidness and sense of humour. Zac looked great in the line-up. Kudos to you both and to Zac as well. Hope to see there next year. Have you ever considered writing as yet another career:)
Hugs and Kisses
Lileen

by: Bernd

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:32:57 +0000

Well Paul + Craig
You’ve done it again. I had the chance to pad your shoulders already at Crufts and was waiting for your report. Can’t help it - I told you before that you’re an excellent reporter. Someone not having witnessed Crufts himself now knows what it is like to be there. From my “continental point of view” , you call it most likely “European” I agree to a lot of your statements the breed concerned.
It was a real pleasure to meet you both again - even only for brief moments. See you again . big hug to Zac - good boy !

take care - Bernd

by: Scott

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:14:58 +0000

Hiya Paul and Craig

It was great to meet you guys at Crufts, I am sure there are lots of us that will make you welcome again!

I loved the yellow suit, I think I need one similar now, maybe green to go with the carpet

Scott, Louise and Inki

by: Trev

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:18:10 +0000

Hi again..great write-up , really great to find you and have a chat with having a hildydane relation ourselves we were interested in seeing Zac.. and chatting to you both…..leanne contacted me after i got home and mentioned you’d been in touch…and you’d said you met ace’s owner..[.myself..] crikey its a small world isnt it ? ha ha….so take care..hopefully will meet you again sometime in the future ..maybe even at crufts next year ..? or who knows a european show …you certainly have us thinking..

Kind regards..

Trev & Karen
Chancemajor

by: lee

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:34:23 +0000

Dear Apollodanes,

Thank you so much for your fantastic Crufts report which i enjoyed reading, and well done to zacs deserved placing. Unfortunately both myself and my wife were unable to witness your awards due our commitments to a recent litter arrival. Good luck with Zac and we hope to see you show in the UK again one day. I’m sure you will get a better, less frostier reception. Maybe you could give us some other reports of other shows in Europe.

Kind Regards

Lee

by: sharon and Paul

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:18:30 +0000

What a fantastic and very true report on crufts!!!! I very much enjoyed the read….but horrified to see my ugly mug next to Zac!
I am so sorry that a few people were too rude to congratulate you both, yourself and Craig seemed very warm and open people to me and not at all un approachable both before and after your win. Zac was amazing a real stunner and i am proud to have had a cuddle with him, I wish you all the very best of luck and hope to see you at crufts next year! maybe we will be benched next to each other again.