Top Lodge - a return visit to The Eye Show

Eye Show - a fabulous event where Top Lodge had entertained a few years ago 

Beautiful weather!

Karen and Fly show their skills at Freestyle

   

Kath with Amber trying to keep precise Heelwork
but in grass long enough for your feet to disappear in!



Lesley and Angus dancing with the wind in his fur to POSH



Kes - the oldest Dog Member of the Team
still giving a good chase sequence whilst dancing to "Me Ol' Bamboo!"

 

Spice Flying through Kath's arms in "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines"

Fabulous photo by the Top Lodge Photographer Allan Brown
The Black Rock Llamas

Great fun - racing Llamas!!

The Cheshire Dog Display Team

Helicopter Rides all day long above the showground



Motorstunts International -
another fabulous photo by Top Lodge Photographer Allan Brown



Stuart at the Sheep Show - educational and very funny!

Kath with Amber and Karen with Fly - a pairs routine

Angus flying over Lesley in "Mame"

The Yakovlevs Aerobatic Display



Captured on Photo by Allan Brown (Top Lodge Photographer)



The children were invited into the ring to dance like Karen's dog Fly.

Not quite synchronised - but trying hard

Much better - altogether now!!!

Kath with Spice perform to "If I Only Had A Brain"

 

Sarah - Top Lodge thank you for the superb commentary you gave!!

Flying the Flag - a great display from the RAF

Lesley with Hamish really striding out

The Top Lodge Pups!!!   Archie (7 months) and Denby (almost 6 months)

Thank you to the Organisers of Eye Show for looking after the Top Lodge Trio and their dogs so well.  They hope your show was a total success.

Kath at Mars!!

It was a wet, miserable day on Friday, but Kath and her husband David and three dogs set off for a visit to Pedigree in Leicestershire.

Spice

Amber

  

Denby

Kath gave a talk to the staff about Heelwork To Music and also included some demonstrations by all her dogs. 
Thank you Pedigree for inviting them. 

Gower Show 2011

Sue Thomas, Gower Show Secretary wrote to Top Lodge in November 2010 to see if the group was available for their annual show in August 2011.  Yes they were available so a firm booking was made.

Funniest face competition?

The team had never been to the Gower Peninsula but everyone they mentioned the venue to said it was a most beautiful part of Wales.   And how true this was! 

Steady up there!!!    A frisky exhibitor!

  

Yummy - cakes waiting to be judged

A display of bees

A Garmen

Barn Owl

Hello!!!!   A fabulous Alpaca



The weather could have been better - during the first display
it was pretty torrential but Karen and Kes made sure the show went on!!

 

Kath and Amber explaining the terms of Heelwork To Music
and in a little sunshine too

Karen and Fly performing Heelwork To Music to Hernando's Hideaway

And the sun kept shining -
Karen and Erin explaining some of the Freestyle moves



Yes - even when its been raining - the routine stays the same!!  
Very soggy grass!



One of Spice's favourite jumps - "body popping"



Erin is finding that Denby just keeps growing!!!



The heavy horses were well turned out and looked great in the glorious sunshine




The show is set in the grounds of Penrice Castle Park,
Reynoldston, Gower.

 

The Members and Officials Car Park - the event was huge

The visitors gather at the Main Ring whilst the approaching clouds get darker!!

Spotted the large Blonde lady centre?

Here she is again!

Ah!!!   She was part of the Police Dog Display!!!



The police handlers had sunny weather for their display of man work




A bit more "Man Work" as David holds Denby to greet the young ladies!



The top three Shire Horses - all these photos taken by Allan Brown - thanks Allan

Karen with Fly and Kath with Amber performing a pairs HTM Routine



Amber taking off!

 

Karen and Fly giving a lesson on Freestyle with the children

A very well behaved group all trying very hard to beat Fly into position

And Kath with Spice close the Top Lodge performances
with If I Only Had a Brain

Denby's first visit to the seaside!!  5 months old

Time to visit the seaside - what a glorious beach and totally dog friendly!!

A solitary house at the beach - as seen on "Torchwood"!



Karen gathering the pack in the sea

Fly and Erin chasing the waves

The pack of six dogs!

Amber chasing the photographer :-)

Karen's not one to miss a training opportunity!

Denby full of sea water!

Karen gathers most of the pack together

Lesley had been unable to travel on this trip due to a back injury.

Kes - always the last dog to leave the sea - she loves the beach and the waves

A bedraggled Spice

Thanks to Gower Show for inviting us to the show and thanks to our sponsors at the event - The Kings Head and THD (Gower) Limited.   We loved the show and the surrounding scenery was amazing.