Fun Dog Show at Earl Stonham – rain (almost) stopped play

Sadly, our Fun Dog show at Earl Stonham on Sunday (6 July) was beset by torrential rain and unexpected high winds. Despite having to move everything indoors, we managed take almost £400 to help animals in our care.

The field and the hall and the refreshments looked brilliant; it was such a shame the rain came down when it did and for as long as it did. The stallholders brought a fantastic range of quality hand-made goods and were cheerful despite the lack of customers. Thank you all.

Because the driving rain had made the field slippery, we took the unique step of amalgamating all the dog show rounds into one and having all seven entrants judged together, inside. Many thanks to Terry and Emma for being our judges. The overall “Dog of the Day” was Buchanan, who was described by one of the judges as “Cute, black and very well behaved!”

Our gratitude goes to the volunteers who make fundraising events like these possible. Thanks this time to: Susanne, Katie, Jan, Rebecca, Ian, Gill, Karen, Stephen, Mary, Helen, and John and Yvonne. Huge applause to our outstanding bakers, including Rachie, Lorna, Georgina and Marilyn.

To discover more about ways to volunteer with the Branch, please contact volunteering@rspca-suffolkcentral.org.uk

Hopefully, the weather will be better for our next event, our annual Open Day and Fun Dog Show on Sunday 7 September at our Martlesham Animal Centre.