Ok, so I’m back in the land of the living.
All of us are getting older by the day, but some cope with it better than others.
It’s taken me 2 days to fully recover after the Pet Expo week end in Dublin.
Having said that, I wouldn’t change it one bit.
I’m not sure about you, but I thought the whole event was FANTASTIC !
IMO the Breed Village was a massive success and I am proud to have been part of it.
It puts the wind back in your sails, when you see people that are 100% dedicated to their breeds, travelling from the four corners of this country, at considerable expense, to educate the general public, not only about breed specific information relative to their own breed, but responsible dog ownership in general.
A couple of things stick out for me, the first being how well the public reacted to what they are lead to believe as “Dangerous Breeds”
Huge numbers visited the Rottweilers, Mastiff’s, Ridgebacks, Dobermann’s,Staffordshire Bull Terriers and Miniature Bull Terrier, and they had a massive impact on reversing the visitors opinion of these breeds,
It was also great to see how all the dogs at the breed village reacted with children, as it is the younger generations where we can have the most affect. Adults have become prejudiced towards certain breeds or just dogs and pedigree dogs in general, and it is very difficult to try and change this persons mind once made up.
Children on the other hand are open to the whole experience, and it was fantastic to see children in push chairs right up to teenagers engaging with all the breeds on display, and coming away with huge smiles on their faces.
Finally, it was the dogs themselves that did all the hard work. In some cases they had 15 & 1/2 hours of being stroked,mauled, held, kissed, photographed, all without one single incident.
It was fantastic to see them all reacting so well with people of all shapes and sizes, some less advantaged than the rest of us, as well as all the visiting publics dogs, and they really are the true ambassadors of their breed.
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