Pride Companion Dog Show - Sunday 3rd July 2011
Pride Companion Dog Show 2011
Dog lovers from all the country will be heading to Brighton and Hove and congregating at Hove Rugby Football Club on the Old Shoreham Road on Sunday, 3rd July for this year’s Pride Companion Dog Show in association with Coastway Veterinary Group.
We are hoping to see hundreds of happy dogs enrolled in the wide variety of classes, both pedigree, condition and novelty, and aim to beat last year’s record entry of more than 600.
The Pride Companion Dog Show gets bigger and better every year, and is a great day out for all the family, whether you have a dog or not! Spectators, who get in for free, can enjoy a fun day in the park watching the judging of the categories, browsing the numerous trade stands and being entertained by a range of displays and activities.
For the serious dog show fancier the well-known Kennel Club judge Gary Gregory will be casting his knowledgeable eye over all the pedigree classes. The condition classes will be judged by the Coastway Veterinary Team, and for the novelty classes, including the dog with the wiggliest tail and best six legs, Brighton’s very own Miss Jason, will be handing out the rosettes and bringing a touch of Brighton glamour to the occasion!
Alongside the main categories there will also be other dog themed entertainments, including an agility display courtesy of Coastway, a guide dog demonstration and “Go Walkies” walk from The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and a guest appearance from Mugly, Britain’s ugliest dog!
Pride Volunteer and professional photographer Simon Callaghan from Lucid Photography will be offering a snapshot photography service to capture the moment, as well as volunteering his time as the official Pride Photographer for the day.
Entries for the various classes cost just £2 and the proceeds go to Pride in Brighton & Hove. Registration for entries begins at 11:30, and dogs may be entered into more than one class. Hove Rugby Football Club, who are donating the venue free of charge again, will be providing a range of refreshments from their club house, and ice creams and sweets will be available from our traders. As usual the rugby club bar will be open throughout the event.
Pride Trustee Barry Stannard, who is leading on the Companion Dog show said: “The Pride Companion just keeps getting better year on year and we’re very grateful to everyone who helps us make it as great as it is. Not only would this truly fun day out be impossible to stage without the support of Hove Rugby Football Club and Coastway, we are also indebted to the generosity of our volunteer team for giving us their time and hard work and the traders who’ll be there offering a range of top quality products.”
As usual there will be a wide variety of trade stands for visitors. There is no entry fee onto the ground, but Pride volunteers will be out in force with collecting buckets looking for donations for the cause.
Trade Stands are still available. Space can be booked through the Pride Office and starts from just £75.00 including VAT. Please email office@brightonpride.org or call 01273 775939.
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Trade Stalls
If you would like to register for a trade stall please download an or jacques@brightonpride.org . The cost is £75.00 per space, no equipment will be provided, but parking for one vehicle may be allocated adjacent to your pitch. In the past few years we have had a variety of different traders and organisations, and all of them have found it to be a very successful day. Remember Pride's theme for this year is 'Out of this World', so join in by dressing youreselves and your stall accordingly!
Click here to see a short video clip of the Pride Dog Show 2007
Pride Companion Dog Show 2010
On Sunday 4th July 2010 Pride in Brighton and Hove held it’s ever popular Companion Dog Show, from 12.30pm at Hove Rugby Football Club, Old Shoreham Road, Hove. In association with the Coastway Veterinary Group, the Kennel Club registered event was far more fun and entertainmenting than in previous years, with more attendees, both dog and human, than ever before.
Registration cost £2 per class, entry for spectators was, and shall continiue to be free and everybody was welcome. Class entries started at 11.30am. The different classes that took place included pedigree classes, condition classes and everyone’s favourite, the novelty classes. For a full list of the class categories please see below.
An agility display by The Sussex Canine Centre also took place and entertained the spectators!
Hove Rugby Football Club, kindly donated their facilities free of charge and we look forwards to working with them again. There was a bar, refreshments and trade stands so there was something for everyone to be getting up to when not watching the show! Although coming along to the dog show (as a spectator) is free donations are always greatly received. All proceeds will go to Pride in Brighton and Hove, a non-profit charity.
Pedigree classes - 1pm
Judge: Peter Young
AV Puppy; AV Toy Dogs; AV Gundogs; AV Terriers ; AV Utility; AV Working Dogs;
AV Pastoral; AV Hounds; Open; AV Veteran
Novelty Classes - 1.30pm
Judge - Scott Burey
Waggiest tail; Most handsome dog; Prettiest bitch; Best rescue dog or bitch; Best odd couple;
Dog the judge would most like to take home; Best six legs; Owner the judge likes best;
Best fancy dress; Dog or bitch that looks most like its owner
Condition Classes - 2pm
Best Condition Dog; Best Condition Bitch; Best oldie Non-Pedigree (7+ years)
- Held under Kennel Club Rules & Regulations
- No dogs under six months old
- Challenge Certificate, reserve CC & Junior Warrant Winners are not eligible for Pedigree Classes
- The organizers cannot be held responsible for any injury, damage or accident whilst on the show ground
- All dogs must be kept on a lead at all times
- Please be responsible and clear up properly after your dog
