Who's going to the bradford show?

[souffle]

There are no classes like novice or intermediate at this show as it is a National Hamster Council Show. Only the Regional clubs have these classes as they are tied to membership of a club as opposed to the overall National Council.
I think our spread of classes will be 'pets'

PS I don't think you will be bringing anyone home will you Teresa as there are no sales at the show...unless you have a secret rendevous planned

[Spuds Mum]

Originally Posted by souffle

PS I don't think you will be bringing anyone home will you Teresa as there are no sales at the show...unless you have a secret rendevous planned

Thanks for explaining about the novice thing - makes sense!
I dont know about secret, although you were pretty busy at the Mapplewell show so may have missed it! Sheryl asked me to take a SH dark grey from Anita's litter (I think it had been put to one side for Sheryl) so if they are both happy to let her go then I will be introducing everyone to......
Grey Ham Norton! (Norton for short - as in, Arti says - Norton other hamster! ) but as we are taking our no-name roan to Sue K we will be taking one and bringing one back!

I am not going near sales tables in any more shows - I've promised myself as Arti now has an idea of what colours etc. we want to concentrate on. And, you guessed it, it will be Agouti colours rather than selfs!

[Bunsey]

yeah, Ken explained the novice thing to me and it does make sense now.
i'm not going to pick up any hamsters at shows any more, cos it's when i hold them that i want them! we aren't getting any more for about 6 months and i want to rescue, so we'll probably just have a couple of hams at a time from breeders then the rest will be rescues. I decided not to breed Paddy. It doesn't mean i'll never breed, but not in paddy's lifetime. It's nice to have good show stock, but i think rescuing is more important to me.

[Holly]

Originally Posted by Spud's Mum

I dont know about secret, although you were pretty busy at the Mapplewell show so may have missed it! Sheryl asked me to take a SH dark grey from Anita's litter (I think it had been put to one side for Sheryl) so if they are both happy to let her go then I will be introducing everyone to......
Grey Ham Norton! (Norton for short - as in, Arti says - Norton other hamster! )

Ha! Clever name (I expect Mr Norton would find it amusing he has a hamster named after him ).

I'm quite glad there are no sales at this show as it does mean no temptations for me. I'm hoping to have another litter in Feb/March and a little later in the year I'd like to get a new guy or girl in a self or roan colour that goes with the creams/sables/minks/roans I already have. Yep, you guessed it - I'm sticking with self colours for now!

I'm thinking of bringing Minnie to Bradford - yes, she seemed to hate it last time but she's had a good rest since Kingswinford and she's lovely and settled now - I really want to know if I'm going to be able to show her - if she hates it this time I know that I won't be able to.

If the show pen offer is still open, Teresa, any chance I could borrow two? Don't worry if not - I'm doing my entries tomorrow and I'll see if I can hire (or buy a couple more from Ken).

[Spuds Mum]

You can borrow two with pleasure. I think Arti is putting his foot down this time and doesn't want me to enter any - although I may just squeeze in BB and Dubs - so will have spares. Just send me a reminder a day or two before wont you Julie (brain like seive)

My journal came today! I think they made a mistake as they have you winning BOS for syrians at Mapplewell, if I remember I think it was Sue M's big cream girl who beat my beautiful BB that won it??

Selfs are lovely, but of course Arti and I have to compromise, and I do really love greys and cinnamons as well as other agoutis!
I feel bad about slowing down the self breeding (if you know what I mean) and would offer to lend you any of mine if they were any good to increase your options, but a lot are so closely related anyway! - although I may send some gypsying to Souffle to flirt with Poly lol

(hope the finger has stopped throbbing!)

[Holly]

Thanks for the show pen offer!

Originally Posted by Spud's Mum

My journal came today! I think they made a mistake as they have you winning BOS for syrians at Mapplewell, if I remember I think it was Sue M's big cream girl who beat my beautiful BB that won it??

Oops ....I hadn't noticed that but now you mention it

How exciting to have my name up in light as it were - even when it's a mistake ....poor Sue Mutlow (though it does mention her winning BOS in the show report - and she has had her name up in lights a lot lately ).

Oh well, maybe one day......

Originally Posted by Spud's Mum

Selfs are lovely, but of course Arti and I have to compromise, and I do really love greys and cinnamons as well as other agoutis!

Well there's a very real possibility that I'll be looking for a dark grey (I'm looking forward to seeing your new Norton!)
and a cinnamon in the future - both stunning colours and what I'm going to need to eventually breed the self colours I like (it's a complicated buisiness, isn't it ).
But that's all in the future, for now I'm happy with my little darling creams, sables, minks and roans!

[Spuds Mum]

Well your name was in there rightly a lot too! Lots of mentions in fact!
Some of the colours I like also include cream so I am sure I wont be writing off my current guys and girls totally! he big question I have at the moment is whether I breed BB and Dubaku? I think we would probably get some really nice pups from them, but I have already got Vala in mind and also of yours Bronte and Thomas (or maybe even Dubs - although if I did that Arti's Mum would think Thomas had been 'spurned'. hmmm lots to think about.

[Yaffle]

I'm going to the Bradford Show, am really looking forward to it! Am taking Mr Yaffle and entering him into the main show and I'm also taking Little Minxie my sable girl who I got off Spuds Mum so she can be reuinted with her and Arti and so she can make her debut in the pet class!
I should also have good news about Yeti's expected litter too by the time the show comes round!

[Holly]

Originally Posted by Yaffle

....I'm also taking Little Minxie my sable girl who I got off Spuds Mum so she can be reuinted with her and Arti and so she can make her debut in the pet class!

And I'm bringing Molly (Malteser), our sable roan girl from Spud's Mum - so Minxie and Molly can be reunited as well (well, sort of!).

See you there!

[Spuds Mum]

and I'm taking the third sable roan for Sue - so 3 of the sisters will be together
One of them may not make it though - Amelie is driving me mad tonight bar chewing and I am trying to make my mind up whether I bring her out for a play and a love or strangle her! (joking - you all know which way I'm going to go)