It was a long drive down to sunny Surrey for Madge, Honey and their doggy pals Josh and Jessica, but they enjoyed their overnight visit and meeting new friends the Ritchie family plus Beardies - many thanks for the hospitality - such a warm welcome and very cold drinks!

The show itself was lovely, overlooked by Windsor castle and with the National Anthem played before the start of judging it had an atmosphere all of its own.  It also proved a successful one for our team.

Honey, Jessica and Madge, with Josh lurking behind!

The two youngsters Blake (Talraz Royal Ascot) and Madge (Talraz Sweet Honey) both won their respective Junior classes which was very nice indeed, and Honey, Madge's mum, picked up a good reserve place in a strong Limit Bitch class.

We were also delighted with the successes of our travelling companions - puppy Josh taking a third and more especially Jessica (Kyleca Spring Breeze) for her first in Open Bitch and Bitch CC.  Well done Jessica for maintaining your interest despite not a sheep in sight!!! and here's hoping the third CC comes soon and you can get back to your hobbies of herding and sofa-sharing again...!

The team gathered up ready for the long journey home