but we havn't been bitten by the show bug!!
Oh no?
I would say that's being bitten - two shows in two months.
Showing a dog is one thing - just brush it and pop it in the car, but showing a COW!!! That's a major expedition! Washing all that muck off, drying it, polishing the hooves, shining it's nose, wiping its bum

That has to be hooked!