[Dogwalker]

Anyone going to the show next week?

I was persuaded to enter the angora goat classes.  Been regretting it ever since I sent the forms in.
I've never even put a pet dog in a village show before.  I am so nervous.

[devonlady]

Don't be nervous, you'll love it!! You'll be longing for the next show, I guarantee. Good luck and do't take it too seriously

[waterbuffalofarmer]

You know what I completely forgot about it! However I do not have the time to go anyway.

[Me]

Me and Mrs Me will be attending along with a mini Me

[ladyK]

I plan a visit too! 

[devonlady]

So, Dogwalker, a bit of support for you

[Dogwalker]

Thank you 'devonlady' for the encouragement.
I will definitely not be repeating the experience. 
If it was just doing the show it would be ok but I've still got to do all the animals here morning and evening so I'll be to-ing and fro-ing each day and be even more exhausted than usual.

Pop in and say hello anyone that comes, it'll be good to put some faces to names.

Mine are Cwmstwrdy angoras.

[suziequeue]

Well - I wasn't going to go but if you are going to be there Debs then that'll make it worth the entry fee!!




Can I give you a hand with the morning and evening tasks?…. or even do them while you are at the show?

[Dogwalker]

Hi Suzanna
Problem with goats is they like their familiar routine and one of the jobs is hand milking.
Thanks for the offer, I'll have a think.

[in the hills]

Hee, hee, hee ..... up early and ready to go this morning  .   Until I happened to flick onto TAS and spotted your post. Then a check and yes we had the wrong date.  Good job I turned on for my 'fix'.

We will be there next Sunday all being well.

Good luck Dogwalker. Will try to find you and thanks for your post!!!!!

[Anke]

Dogwalker - it will be exhausting but (hopefully) brilliant!

I have my first show in a couple of weeks... need to make a move and start putting all my gear together... (but I normally sleep in my van at the show and have my younger daughter with me to help, while OH looks after the stay-at-home bunch)

[Dogwalker]

I've spoken to one of the established breeders this evening whose involved in organising it.   She said she's put me in the pen next to her and she's talked me through lots of little worrying things so I feel a little better about it all.
 It's just one more thing to fit in when I'm already trying to do too much so I'm feeling a bit stressed out by it all at the moment.

Anyway off to bed now, one of the dairy goats looks like she might kid soon so I'll be up again to check her in a few hours.
Goodnight everyone.

[Lesley Silvester]

I'll be there on the Saturday.

[Backinwellies]

We are going .... Saturday probably 

[Bionic]

Dogwalker, when we went last year we were very impressed with one of the goat judges. I know absolutely nothing about goats and was just interested but heard them take the time to go through the pros and cons of each animal with their owners and why she had placed them as she did.
I hope you get someone as good.