July 2006 Funday

What a fantastic day – really good fun! First and foremost – many thanks go to Anita Brown who so brilliantly organised the day. She chose a great venue – a farm near Gatwick – we were in a paddock which was marvellous as the dogs could be safely off their leads and could romp around quite happily. About 20 people and 10 Maremmas (or, as Jacqui said – 80 legs!), attended, most of us vying for a patch of shade under the large umbrellas which had been provided. We also welcomed some new members – Stelios – who had attended the Windsor show the day before and the Leyton Family, (Alan, Gill, Niall and Tierney – hope all spelling is correct!), who also brought along their very adorable and full of beans 13 week old Maremma girl called Kyla. She had a marvellous time chasing around with the other dogs and having a big, big fuss made of her; the Leyton Family are planning to show her . Welcome to you all – It was lovely meeting and talking with you.

Anita had organised lots of events for throughout the day, but we unfortunately couldn’t do the agility events because of the heat – it wouldn’t have been fair on the furry ones. However, we competed in an egg and spoon race – which was won by Stelios – well done! We also had a great barbeque and food – thanks go to Peter too; a tombola – thanks to Rosemary; doggie bingo – thanks to Nicola and boyfriend – won by Jacqui and also an auction of Maremma themed glassware – Rob being auctioneer for the afternoon! Thanks also go to Jacqui for her hand in organising the day plus everyone else who helped out. In summation, we had a successful and fabulous day with lovely, friendly people and Maremmas—what more could anyone want?!