Honey enjoyed being the "only dog" with both Liz and Laura in attendance to care for her, on this trip to the N.E.C. near Birmingham

We met up with the Talraz boys, Blake and Creaglion, and were all kept pretty busy with last-minute grooming in between the festive giving and receiving of Christmas cards and greetings, and a scout around the trade stands for suitable seasonal gifts

All three Beardies were well placed under judge Linda Peirson (Kiltondale), with Blake taking second in Post-Graduate, and Honey and Creaglion taking third in their respective Limit classes - Kirstine was so pleased to discover that this win gave her Creaglion his Stud Book number, so there was cause for a little celebration - a great way to end his showing year!