I had a lovely day at Andover yesterday despite a not so great start on my part. I was Pen Stewarding which is always a worthwhile experience and gets you to look at hamsters in a more subjective way. Admittedly before the show began I was a little bit "oh that's a cute hamster" (more on that in due course) but as time went on it got easier to see things differently.
James was one of six in his straight class and placed Second. He'd dropped a few points since Dawlish but there's still time for him to improve.
We also came away with two first placings in Intermediate and Small Hamstery.