Graham,
Irene and I turned up at Whisby Garden Centre at 9.30am,
and true to form the
weather was awful, raining and very dull. Unperturbed
we decided that
the day had to go on. We
checked out the field, which was very wet, to say the least,
but we
continued to set up for the celebrations, and the rain stopped at 10.30am!
were all going to enjoy ourselves whatever the weather, or the state of
the ground!
We
started off with Chaz judging the ‘doggy’ fancy dress competition.
We had six entries, and the winners, in reverse order were in
3rd
Place - Pat Goucher with Izzy, 2nd Place - Emma with Tango (who came
all the way from Derbyshire!), and in 1st Place with a fantastic
outfit was Graham with Eddie…
The
sweetheart of the day was definitely Dizzy who came dressed as an Angel.
We
then started to play some ‘doggy’ games, to keep everyone warm…. The first
of which was ‘Musical Mats’ and as much as Chaz tried to cheat by carrying
the odd mat with him, he eventually lost to great contenders, Irene and Eddie.
The
MBF ‘Pairs’ Tangerine race (Formerly known as the egg and spoon race!),
was
won by Pat and Kane and Teresa and Sadie with a fantastic time of 12.5
seconds…
The
‘Pairs’
jumping
was won by Emma with Tango, and Dave with Maya, with a brilliant time of 16 seconds,
not bad as running was not allowed, due to the wet ground, and our Wellingtons
filling up with water! Only
kidding!
And
finally MBF’s version of Welly Wanging – Poop bag throwing!!
Now
this game had a twist the
competitors had to throw a poop bag, and then stand where the bag landed and the
nearest to the pole was the winner. The
last ‘thrower’ was the mighty Judy, with Thomas, now Judy was the only
person that actually hit the
pole,
nearly taking Chaz’s nose with it!! Well done...
We
all cleared away and retired to the porta-cabin for drinks (great mulled wine
Graham!) and munchies, and of course the prize giving.
I think that
the day was
a resounding success; everyone enjoyed themselves, especially
the dogs (everyone got a prize).
A
very special thanks to everyone for turning up and taking part,
even though the
weather was not that good.
We
Look Forward To Seeing You All At The Next Man's Best Friend
Xmas Party in December 2003.
Kim