21/04/2026
So it’s over for 2026 (phew!) and it’s taken a couple of weeks to recover.
First and foremost congratulations to Kathryn Stewart and Pip Graham for scooping the pool! What a weekend they had! Also congratulations to all the other winners – it was no nice to see different line-ups for each judge.
Thank you so much to all the people who gave us compliments about thinking outside the square and putting on three nice, relaxed, fun shows.
I also have to thank our small committee – 3 of us are pushing 80, one is in her 60s and we have a couple of Generation Xs! That’s all!! Every year Sue Swift not only does all the money matters, but also gets the judges lunches on show days. She is a GEM! Doug is always there to do whatever he is asked to do and we can’t do without him. This year we also had Anna and Jennifer and they were worth their weight in gold, organising all the sponsors product and Jen even Stewarded! New Committee member Mike Stewart took over the public catering with the South Island Hound Club and made a wonderful job of it! Then there is Kaz, without whom we just would not have a show. Kaz does all the entries and is Show Secretary on the day. Also a big thank you to Anne Deery who organised our Stewards for us – thank you so much, we love having you and your team! Thank you guys!
So that bring us to 2027. Our Committee (small) will meet to decide what we want to do for 2027. I have to say that organising this year was much less trouble than our normal 7-judge efforts of previous years. But you are the punters and so now we want to know what YOU want.
Please tell us what you liked and what you didn’t like and do you want to go Limited Entry or full blown shows in the future?
Thank you guys.
