Very unusually for us we elected to do two shows in one weekend, and even more unusually we couldn't have picked a better couple of days, as the weather has suddenly turned gloriously warm and sunny after a miserable wet couple of weeks.

The Bearded Collie Club Open Show near Leicester on Saturday was a great day for Ellie, she pulled out all the stops to win the Open Bitch Class and eventually Best Bitch and Best Opposite Sex in Show.  Her sister Diva had a rare show outing too, and took first place in the Special Working class, and Honey had a good second in the Graduate class.  Judge was Mr Barry Canty (Bargemon)

On Sunday Blaze made his debut at the Driffield Championship Show, and pleased us with his happy laid-back attitude and a Crufts qualifying third place in Minor Puppy Dog.

The girls did their bit too, Honey taking yet another reserve in the Post-Graduate class (she seems to be making a habit of that!) and Ellie VHC in Limit.  Judge was Mrs Althea Richardson (Caramac)