Christmas Time, Sausages and... More Sausages!

Was Christmas the best day ever or was Christmas the best day ever?

Man, it was awesome. 

Last Wednesday, I woke up to complete silence. On a normal day, I would be fine with this as, before long, I would doze off again. However, this was definitely no normal day: this was CHRISTMAS day. And the humans weren't making any noise.
They were all still fast asleep.
To me, this makes no sense. Santa had been and gone and they were wasting valuable time that could be spent opening the presents that had hopefully been delivered (I say 'hopefully' there as obviously you can't just assume Santa Paws has been; only the well-behaved ones get treated by the man in the red suit!).
Finally though, after a very long time howling, the humans came down the stairs and let me out of my bedroom to a tree surrounded by presents.
Santa had come. Yippeeeee!

The rest of the day seemed a bit of a blur, to be honest. All I remember is ripping my teeth into every bit of wrapping paper I could find and helpfully distributing it all across the floor. I received the BIGGEST rawhide candy cane you can ever imagine from Santa and then contently chewed that for a long time while the humans ate an entire turkey without giving me even a slither of it. Luckily, because of the rawhide, I forgave my humans for that mistake of theirs.
Christmas truly was an incredible day and I hope everyone's was just as good as mine.
Talk soon, Jasper x

Christmas Eve!

Santa is on his way- and I could not be more excited.

December is always an extremely busy month in my house and, this year, the tree was only bought on the 22nd December. Personally, I think this is a weeny bit ridiculous. Had the humans got their act together, I could've been playing with (or 'attacking', as the humans like to call it) the baubles on the tree for weeks! But, no. The tree only got decorated THIS MORNING. I've forgiven them now though as the tree is finally sorted and so I can play 'Tug the Baubles Until They Come Off the Tree and Chew Them' to my heart's content. Sadly, the humans seem to have no element of fun in them so always end my games within a couple of seconds but those seconds make my Christmas all the more fun. 

Earlier, my humans dressed me up in my Christmas jumper and scarf so now I'm feeling more festive than ever before. Before I leave to have another go at getting those baubles, I'd like to wish all my readers a very merry Christmas. Have a wonderful day!

Talk soon, Jasper x
P.S Ssssh, don't tell anybody that I was on the sofa...!

December Already?!

Woah, this year has flown by.
It's already December!
December marks the beginning of winter which-I hope- means that snow is on its way. Snow is my favourite type of weather as it's basically water that the humans can't keep me away from! It also means that I can open my brand-new advent calendar and receive one delicious treat per day. On the first day of advent, the humans had to help me realise how incredible advent calendars are. At first, I thought it was just a box but, as soon as I gave it a good sniffing over, my tail started wagging one million times a minute!
Here's a clip of me opening Day 1 of my doggie advent calendar:

Man, it was fun!
Talk soon, Jasper x

It's Nearly My Birthday!

Yep, that's right, in 6 days time, I am going to be 8 years old which means, in dog years, I am going to be approximately 56.
56 years old...
Woah!
However, I have no intention of slowing down, ooooohh no.
I'm a Springer so naturally, to the joy of my humans, I am going to continue springing here, there and everywhere, all day, all night.
Most humans, when they see me, tell me that I'm pretty lovely (I mean, I know that already) but also that I have lots and lots of energy. Well, if they think that when they see me by myself, wait until they see me with my twin brother, Dillon: two Springers = twice the energy!
And what makes things even better is that recently one of my relatives bought a house which sits by river. Idyllic, yes; peaceful, yes... Well, until my brother and I charge in.

Water, water, wateeeeeer!

 I can smell it a mile away.  As soon as I jump out of the car, I bolt into it, swallowing every litre of water that I can. We have such great times, my brother and I, swimming back and forth in a place where the humans can't reach us... Unless they join us for a dip in the water, that is.
Unfortunately, this doesn't happen very often. Humans really do not have an idea what fun is. Only occasionally do they let us have a pool party; all the other times, we are put on our leads and dragged into the house where all we can do is look at the river. It's a cruel, cruel world.
Hopefully though, on my birthday, I am allowed to have get into the glorious water and, who knows, they might even like to join me. The more, the merrier!
Talk soon, Jasper x

The Moaning Humans.

Summer has, well and truly, finished. The rain has been pouring down for hours and hours. I should be listening to the pitter patter of the rain on the window but no; all I can hear is the sound of the humans moaning on and on and on about the weather. Groan. What is it about the rain that they hate so much? I mean, come on humans, the walks we go on now are the best- we're practically walking through water! We come home absolutely SOAKED which means it's time for only one thing: to jump on the sofa and let the cushions dry us up- what's not to love?
For some, strange reason the humans don't really like the idea of drenching the sofa. They usually bark away at me if I snuggle up on their favourite pillow, all lovely and wet. It's alright though; I just ignore them. They can whinge for as long as they want but there is nooooo way I am going to move from my warm (but slightly damp) spot when all they can offer me in return for crawling off the couch is the cold, hard floor. Sometimes, when the humans are being extra mean, they DRAG me off the sofa when I'm snoozing. Talk about a lack of manners! Would they like it if I woke them up in the middle of the night, howling away? I wouldn't even DREAM of doing that, of course not...!
Talk soon, Jasper x

Day 6: Working at Battersea Park Zoo!

On the sixth day of my human's time working with Wandsworth Dog Control, she was taken to Battersea Park Children's Zoo, located in- yep, you guessed it- Battersea Park! The park's main aims are to conserve endangered species of animals and to educate children about them. On arrival to the place, my human was greeted by some of the friendly members of staff who work there. The zoo is home to a wide variety of animals, including meerkats and monkeys!
 Each day, the staff arrive very early in the morning, to feed the large number of animals who live there and to keep the zoo looking clean. Therefore, my human's first job of the day was cleaning all the windows in the zoo which she found very fun! Although it's not the first activity you would expect to do, my human loved seeing- once the windows had been washed enough to be able to see through them- all the animals waking up.
Next up on my human's schedule was to clean out the guinea pigs' enclosure. This was great fun as the guineas had to stay in there with her whilst she cleaned them out so they were squeaking like mad!
For the rest of the day, my human continued to help with the maintenance of the park, such as weeding and sweeping, and also fed some of the animals, including two huge pigs who lifted up their paws for an apple!

 Overall, the highlight of my human's day was showering two emus named Ant and Dec! At first, she found them quite intimidating (those eyes...!) but, as soon as she pointed the hose at their backs, they became pretty cute! Having said that, I wouldn't want to stand too near... They didn't seem to be the cuddliest of creatures that's for sure. Although at first they didn't seem keen on the idea of having a shower to cool them down even though it was extremely hot, they eventually became more relaxed and both lay down in the puddle that had formed. Ant and Dec both tried to roll around in it- it was adorable!

Thank you so much Battersea Park Children's Zoo for having my human for the day- she loved it! To all of you who haven't visited the zoo, I highly recommend taking your kids along for the day as it is such a great place to go to. For more information, visit http://www.batterseaparkzoo.co.uk.

Talk soon, Jasper x

Day 5: Working at the Kennels

On my human's fifth day of working with Wandsworth Dog Control, she spent the day at Green Lane Farm Kennels and Cattery. The centre has been open for over 50 years and provides accommodation for up to 97 dogs and cats at a time! For the day, my human worked in the kennels where many of the dogs have been placed whilst their owners are on holiday. However, some of the dogs are strays and are being kept at Green Lane Farm until a space becomes available at a local rescue centre for them to move to.
As my human approached the kennels, she could hear the noise being made by all the dogs- man, it was loud! The staff who worked there were very friendly and very busy: there was a LOT of work for them to be doing with all those doggies. My human was instructed to start cleaning out some of the kennels by using a mop and scoop and then to fill up each dog's water bowl. My human found this pretty tiring admittedly (she's pathetic!) but said that 'it was lovely being greeted by all the wagging tails'.
Afterwards, it was time to start distributing the bowls of dog food. My human was surprised at how gourmet the meals looked so I'm hoping they have inspired my human to be more experimental with my dog food from now on...! Imagine preparing 70-80 bowls of dog food. And now imagine handing 70-80 bowls of dog food out with each bowl made specifically for each dog... Yep, it was chaotic but fun! The staff were all preeeetty experienced at this considering that they have to do this everyday, sometimes with even more dogs.
For the rest of the day, my human vigorously scrubbed out kennels and yards and set up rooms for the new arrivals to move into; she found it rewarding seeing the newbies snuggled up in the beds that she had prepared for them earlier in the day. Throughout her visit, she had little 'chats' with all the inhabitants of the place... Yes, she spoke to all the dogs!
Overall, my human thoroughly enjoyed her day at the kennel and now appreciates how much work the kennel staff do everyday- they do a good job! Thank you to the staff for having her for the day; you may be seeing her soon when she gets on my nerves...! Talk soon, Jasper x

Day 3: Blue Cross Animal Hospital!

As part of my human's time at Wandsworth Dog Control, she visited the Blue Cross Animal Hospital in Victoria. The hospital treats thousands of animals every year who are owned by people who are on certain means-tested benefits or low incomes. On entrance to the hospital, my human instantly fell in love with the place. In the waiting room, there were dogs of every size and shape, from pugs to spaniels to cross-breeds. While waiting for the lady to take her around the building, she sat down on aisle that was being taken up by huge dog who was spread out as much as possible across the ground- he was very relaxed!
My human was then introduced to her tour guide for the visit and off they went.
Firstly, she was shown the veterinary clinics on the ground floor where the animals have their problems diagnosed and met some of the caring vets who all specialise in different parts of animals' bodies (I would be more specific but my human is so useless that to her the names just sounded like jibberish!).
Following this, my human was taken to where the cats and dogs stay. All the animals looked settled while the radio played softly in the background; I'm pretty sure my human would've settled down herself had she had the chance! She was then introduced to some TINY kittens who were absolutely adorable. My human reeeally wanted to take a photo of them all as she'd never seen such young ones! I've told her that I'll be an excellent model (as always) for a photoshoot to make up for it... As long as I get sausages as well!
Afterwards, my human was shown the operating theatres. There was a room where dentistry took place and then, at the end of the corridor, a room where the operations are carried out. When my human visited, she was lucky enough to witness a cardiovascular operation taking place (though obviously she watched through a window!). She found this very interesting as it is not everyday that you get to see for yourself an operation taking place like that.
My human then had a look around the offices where the general management of the place takes place. On arrival to this floor, my human was confused at the sight of baby gates blocking the entrances of many of the offices and then she realised why they were there: to stop the staff's dogs from escaping! In each office, there was a dog bed for the pet of whoever was working in each one. I wish my human had something like this at her work!
The tour was then over and it was time to leave. Thank you so much to all the friendly staff there for doing the work they do and for showing my human around- it was an experience she will not forget for a long time!
Talk soon, Jasper x

Day 2 at Wandsworth Dog Control!

Hey everyone!
So today was day #2 of my human's experience at Wandsworth Dog Control centre.
On today's schedule was: a visit to Heathrow Airport's Animal Reception Centre a.k.a the ARC! When my human arrived at 9am, she had a short discussion with the dog wardens about her previous day and then they drove down to Heathrow Airport to have a look around the ARC. The ARC is the place where all animal exports stay while they're in transit and where animals stay in quarantine. Once she arrived, she spoke to one of the workers at the centre about what the visit involved and learnt about the transition structure for organisms from one country to another. The worker was very well informed and my human was surprised to learn that even dead animals have restrictions on being brought into countries!
After the short meeting, my human was taken on a tour around the centre where she was introduced to some of the building's temporary tenants. First of all, she met a gorgeous Rottweiler who was going to be travelling to America- what a long way! The animals are cared for very well at the centre no matter how many there are in there at a time to make sure that their transition is as smooth as possible. On some of the centre's busiest days, as many as 150 animals make their way through the doors of the centre! Afterwards, my human met some Boa Constrictors (not going to lie, she found them pretty scary!) as well as many other creatures including chameleons, turtles and toads! At the end of one room was a sleepy little porcupine known by the staff fondly as Mr. Porky. Apparently, Mr Porky was a grumpy porcupine but such a character!
Although my human didn't go into the quarantine section, there was enough time to have a quick look around it. The quarantine section often has larger animals than the exports section and occasionally welcomes horses, tigers and even elephants! As these animals have sometimes come from parts of the globe classed as 'higher risk' for having rabies, all the staff must be vaccinated against it in case they come in contact with any animal with the contagious disease. Better to be safe than sorry!
Before the animals are taken on board the plane, they are put in a large, sturdy crate where they will remain for the duration of their flight. The animals that are travelling to Australia and New Zealand have their crates lock extra carefully with a metal wire as these countries have strict guidelines on how animals are entering each country; if the wire looks tampered with on arrival into the country, the animal is forced to stay in quarantine for 3 months in case of any germs getting inside to prevent disease in the country.
My human had an excellent time at the ARC; thank you so much to the centre for having her!
Talk soon, Jasper x
For more information on Heathrow's Animal Reception Centre, click here

Long time, no blog!

Hi everyone, Jasper here!
I can't believe how long it has been since I last posted here: it's been over 2 months! I'm very sorry to all of you for not updating as often as I should have been but I've been so busy that I've had very little spare time.
However, as summer has finally arrived, I will have more time to blog- yay!
Thank you to all of you who have been checking back to read any new posts- it means a lot!

Over the next two weeks, my human will be doing something very exciting: she is going to be working with a dog control unit where she will be carrying out some awesome tasks. Although unfortunately I won't be joining in with the fun (boo!), I am hoping to keep you updated with everything she tells me she does. She can't wait to start and I can't wait to hear all about it!
Talk soon, Jasper x

I'm very sorry for not blogging!

My New Kennel!

The other day, my human was sent a HUGE parcel which meant a HUGE box. My human put it outside for it to be recycled but then she came up with an idea...
For a while now, my humans have been thinking about buying me a kennel to chill out in when I'm in the garden. They say that, when I'm outside, I run about and can't relax so a kennel would be good for me. I agree, I've always wanted a kennel! Therefore, she set the box up outside and put my bed inside. Immediately, I sprinted over to the box and got inside. Man, it was made for me! As you will see, I felt very sophisticated relaxing in my box...!
I hope everyone has a relaxing 3-day weekend!
Talk soon, Jasper x

An Amazing Day!

Today, I had the most awesome day ever!
For my human's birthday, she was bought a huge basket for her bike. Now, this basket isn't any normal basket- it's a basket just for me! As it was very sunny today, my humans decided that today was the day to use it. One of my humans set the basket up on the back of their bike, lifted me up and then placed me inside. A lid was pulled over the top of me to stop me from falling out and then we were off on our adventure!
I didn't have a clue where we were going but the whole way there I stuck my nose through a gap and sniffed, sniffed, sniffed. Man, it was soooo nice and refreshing! After a while, I began to start smelling a different animal but I just couldn't think of what it was. And then it came to me- we were going to the BIG park again, the one with the deer! My tail started wagging 100 times an hour as my humans pushed open the gate and carried on cycling through. As I was so excited, I started making noises to express my feelings. The park is massive so we could've been going anywhere but my day was made even better when I realised that we were going to my favourite stream- eeeek!
My humans gradually started slowing down and then stopped to let me out. Within a second, I was in the stream, springing through the water.
I played for ages in there and, occasionally, I found sticks that I wanted to play with. At one point, two large doggies came bounding over to me and then went on either side of the stream. They wouldn't let me out! I ran and ran but no, there was no way I was getting out. Not that I was bothered of course! It just meant that I had to stay in the lovely water- ah...
Sadly, my humans decided that it was time to head home after quite a while. I was so exhausted so laid down a bit more on the way back in my lovely, new basket.
At home, I slept for ages with the sun beating down on me... It was very, very relaxing.
Hopefully, the sun will continue to shine over my area and then we can repeat the day very soon!
Talk soon, Jasper x

Delivery in the Post!

Recently, I received a parcel from the postman. I hadn't been expecting a parcel that looked like a house so I eagerly opened it up and looked inside. Oh my paws, something smelt GOOD! I sniffed open the two house-shaped boxes inside the packaging and then realised what was causing the smell- 2 pretty pupcakes all for me! Man, that was unexpected!
I wasn't sure of who had sent me them until I found a letter; a brand-new social networking site for pet owners, My Social Petwork! The site aims to bring together all pet lovers, communities and businesses from across the UK to make friends and share a mutual love for pets- doesn't that sound adorable?!
To get involved on My Social Petwork, you can register on the site at www.mysocialpetwork.co.uk. Once on, you can 'add a pet' to your account and start posting cute pictures of your pets. Each day, My Social Petwork will give the picture and video with the most amount of 'Loves' a spot to be proud of on the 'Pet of the Day' homepage. I love the idea of this website!
Thank you very much for my delicious cakes My Social Petwork; I am very grateful!

 

I've also uploaded a film of me eating a slice of the pupcake (my human wasn't generous enough to give me the whole thing at once) which you can view below!

Talk soon, Jasper x

 

 

A Trip to the Pet Shop!

Yesterday, my humans took me on a very special trip out; we were going to the pet shop. This pet shop allows doggies inside so my humans put me on my lead and off we went. As soon as I got in, I started rapidly sniffing as, trust me, this shop smells goooooood! With my humans being dragged along behind me, I went over to where all the doggie toys and treats are- the best section of the shop. There is a whole aisle of awesome things so I spent ages sniffing out my favourite toys and hinting to the humans that I wanted it. Hanging higher up were the best tennis balls: Kong squeaky ones! I jumped onto the lowest shelf and started stretching as far I could stretch to try and get it. Finally, I managed to touch it but my humans said that I wasn't allowed it as I savaged the last ones. I was very sad....

However, then I sniffed out a rubber bone, one of which the humans have already bought me and I have at home! My humans laughed at me (rude or what?!) as the bone was hidden behind loads of boxes and there was only one. Thank Paws for my awesome sniffer nose! I grabbed hold of the bone and then ran around the shop with it, my humans flying along behind. Sadly, they wouldn't let me get another one either. Man, they were so mean!

Eventually, I found a toy and some treats that my humans said they would buy me. Yey! I got given a fluffy toy with a squeaker inside who I named Boris and I got some chewy treats. Woop woop!
Doggies: if you ever visit a pet shop, remember to try and eat everything in sight- it works!
Talk soon, Jasper x

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone is having a good day!
Us doggies miss out on a lot of fun on Easter Sunday each year. As chocolate is poisonous to us all, we can't take part in Easter egg hunts- boo... Therefore, as some of the humans (I still don't understand why many of the big ones don't as well!) search around for their special treats, we have to be kept away. However, once I got lucky...

When I moved into my current home in 2010, it was Easter only a few days afterwards. My humans put me in my room while some small humans raced about MY garden looking for their chocolates. When they had found them all, they came inside and I was finally let out of my room. I hadn't been expecting to find any chocolate but then I found an abandoned bag... Inside was a wrapped-up, small Lindt egg- man, I couldn't have been happier! Obviously, I popped it in my mouth and then I thought I'd show the humans what I had found. I did my sly, low-to-the-ground run and then sat right in front of my human. She looked down and there I was, innocently sitting. ''Jasper, get that out of your mouth now!'' She said and she wedged open my jaw and pulled the whole egg out. At the time, I hadn't known that the egg could've seriously harmed me but I'm pleased that I showed my human what I had.

Now, she does find this memory quite funny as she said that I looked like I had a little plum in my mouth as I couldn't quite shut my jaw! My human says that she doesn't think I would've eaten it anyway, it was more for the attention... To be honest, I didn't REALLY want to eat it, I was just in a bad mood at the humans after they put me in my room so that I missed out on all the fun. Since then, I haven't gone near a chocolate egg but my humans are always still on the lookout for any reachable chocolate. So, remember my doggie friends: don't eat chocolate!
Talk soon, Jasper x

My Crate.

I love my crate.
It's my own space that my humans can't fit into- what could be better?! Ok, I have to admit that I do like to snuggle my humans but sometimes they are just plain annoying and I want them to go away; when they're vacuuming, for example.
My crate offers me a space where I can get away from them all and have some time by myself. And what makes it better is that it's normally in the car- woop woop!
As you may know by now, I'm slightly obsessed with travelling in the car. It means that I'm going out somewhere- why would anyone not like that?!
Often, when I think my humans are going out, I pick up my lead and do massive springer leaps with excitement as normally my humans then remember to take me with them. I run out of the house and then jump up at my human's car. As she opens the boot, I constantly jump so I can get into the back as soon as possible. Following this, I bound into my crate and sort my comfy bed out. My crate is VERY comfy!
So, if you're ever considering to buy a crate or not, get one as (most) dogs will pay you a thousand times over for it!!
Talk soon, Jasper x

Walk in the Park!

At the weekend, I went on a long walk at my local big park; yes, you heard me. not just the usual one, the BIG one. As you probably know by now, my human is slightly obsessed with taking photos of me- she has taken over 1,000 on her phone which she only got in December- so I thought I'd share some with you of my awesome walk! It has loads of streams and ponds... Woop woop!

Wet and snuggly in my crate!

Talk soon, Jasper x

Bye Crufts 2013!

That's it everyone, Crufts 2013 is over. I don't know about you but my family and I are very sad about this. This year, all of them went (I didn't...) and all of them had an incredible time. 2 of my humans were even fortunate enough to get tickets to Best in Show! More about that, later...
After an extremely relaxing night (without me) in a hotel near Birmingham, my humans set off for their second day at Crufts. Before the big finale in the evening, my humans went shopping to, obviously, get me lots and lots of treats and toys! As you can see from the photo below, the dog show is HUGE; shown below is just ONE of FIVE halls to explore!

On the humans' way round, they made sure that they took loads and loads of photos of the main attraction- dogs!

 

At 2:30pm, it was time for Samsung to hand over a check to Blue Cross after running the Help-A-Dog-A-Thon app which aimed to help 2,000 rescue dogs. My humans visited Samsung's amazing stand again and took a seat on the awesome paw sofas- we still want one at home! Visitors from all around the world captured this monumental event on every gadget possible and there was also time to give the gorgeous Blue Cross rescue dog a snuggle.

 After some more shopping, it was finally time for the humans to take their seats in the Main Arena for the prestigious Best in Show judging! However, before the event itself, there were displays and other awards to be held. Firstly, the West Midlands Police showed the stages dogs go through to become fully-trained police dogs which was followed by the Presentation of the Police Dog Team Operational and Humanitarian Action of the Year.

 

 

 

After Young Kennel Club Stakes, the group winners were chosen for the Working and Pastoral groups. My humans were delighted when this beautiful Bernese Mountain Dog won their group!

In the Pastoral judging, my humans wanted either of these two adorable breeds to get through; look at those coats!

The second group winner, however,  was a lovely Australian Shepherd dog who was very popular with the crowd.
My humans were then treated to a very special performance by the one and only Mary Ray, accompanied by Richard Curtis and both of their dogs!

 

 It was amazing! Man, I wish I were as good as those dogs at HTM...

Following this was the Friends For Life presentation of which 7-year-old Owen and Haatchi, an Anatolian Shepherd Dog, won- congratulations!

 

 And then it was time for the event everyone had been waiting for... The judging for Best in Show had arrived. As the 6 group winners entered, the arena fell silent. Everyone was very excited!

 

 

Individually, the doggies were examined by the judge and were applauded as they completed a circle round the arena. My humans especially cheered for their favourite, the Bernese Mountain Dog!

 

 Once they had all finished, the judge decided who he wanted to win.

 

The winner's table had been set and the winner's prizes (including a magnificent Samsung gadget!) were waiting to be given to their new owner. Who was going to win?

The winner was... Jilly, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen!

Ok, so my humans favourite hadn't won but Jilly was indeed VERY cute and VERY smiley- well done Jilly! The Labrador, Romeo, was awarded 2nd place and a snuggle from his human.

 

Well done to everyone who competed at Crufts 2013 and a special congratulation to all those who won a competition at the show. I'm so pleased for you all!

In total, nearly 149,500 people took to the NEC, Birmingham to attend Crufts, a 3% increase on last year.

An average of 1.7 million tuned in on TV to watch Jilly crowned Best in Show- that's a LOT of people! My humans are so grateful for getting tickets and still can't believe that they were there.

Bring on Crufts 2014!

Talk soon, Jasper x

My (Humans') Amazing Day at Crufts- Saturday 9th!

Yesterday, I wished my humans a good weekend (after trying to force the front door open so I could come) and off they drove to the third day of Crufts, the biggest dog show in the world!
 First of all, they visited Samsung's stand as, man, it sounded incredible. And they weren't disappointed! The stand is huuuuge and, even though it was early, loads of people were trying out all of the awesome zones.

 It's designed like it's a house!

My humans chilled out on the awesome paw seats (my human wants one at home!) as they're barely any seats at Crufts; if you're tired from walking around today, visit the Samsung stand! At the same time, you can play on one of Samsung's brilliant gadgets.

At the stand, my humans were given loads of goodies such as deeley-boppers, badges and a lovely tote bag, handy for carrying all the things they bought.

One of the walls was decorated with a massive poster promoting the Help-A-Dog-A-Thon app which is aiming to help 2,000 dogs. At the moment, they're helping 1,648 dogs so keep playing it on Crufts' Facebook page as every dog 'adopted' = £1 for Blue Cross animal charity!  

 

 After having a great time at the Samsung stand, my humans came across a HUGE dog named Titch who works for charity Support Dogs and then went over to their stand to meet my good Twitter pals, @Cassie_Spaniel and @Hetty_BG. Unfortunately, they didn't see Hetty but they got a quick snap of Cassie snoozing!

Hopefully, my humans will get a snuggle from Hetty and Cassie today!

Afterwards, they went over to the Main Arena to watch the impressive International Heelwork To Music (Freestyle) competition. Woah, those dogs were good- even better than me...!

 

My humans then went for a quick lunch, queued to get back into the arena and then watched some fast-paced flyball. It was fun and lively, with my humans screaming for who they wanted to win!

They then watched two agility competitions which were great. Dad said 'That was the best competition I've watched!'

Then, my humans scurried over to the English Springer Spaniel ring to see the judge choose the winner but were too late! They did get a picture of the winner (on the left) and second and third positions though. 

As my humans were exhausted, they didn't stay for the Gundog group judging though they really did want to! All of us were supporting the Springer but, unfortunately, they didn't win. He was lovely- how could the judge not have chosen him?! We know we would've ;)

Have a great day at Crufts if you're going today!

Talk soon, Jasper x