Puppy Farm Awareness Day – Report & Photos

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Image from Tabitha Fireman

We had such a great day on Saturday 19th Sept at the World’s Biggest Puppy Party to raise awareness on Puppy Farm awareness Day so we would really like to say thanks to everyone who came and made it such a huge success on so many levels.

We definitely raised awareness like never before, but also set the bar pretty high for a repeat day next year too. Thanks to all who came, supported, sponsored, donated prizes and time – on behalf of our team and the dogs of the UK, I can’t thank each and everyone of you enough for all you did and continue to do.

What turned out to be such an important ground-breaking day took a real effort to organise and it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of all the anti-puppy farming exhibitors, the celebrities/personalities, but most of all the guests who came from far and wide with their dogs to help raise awareness about puppy farming.

So special thanks to Puppy Farm Awareness Day show sponsors Eukanuba; and also to Reg & Ruby, Pet-ID, Sara Abbott, K9 Kitchen, Barkley’s Dog Emporium, The Dogs Products, Petographer, Spiffy Dog, Funky Mutts, PriceRightHome.com, Paw Plunger, Suzart, Absolutely Animals, White’s Dog Food, Byofresh, Treatment Rooms, Company of Animals, John Paul Pet, Lily’s Kitchen.

Also we’d like to thank the Kennel Club for all their support and letting us tap into their vast experience of dog-show planning, Master of Ceremonies Mr Danny Pike (BBC Radio Sussex), as well as all the charities that supported included Sussex Pet Rescue, Pro Dogs Direct, Dog’s Trust (Shoreham), PAT Dogs, and Vets Get Scanning.

The crowd was also treated to excellent and informative displays by both Canine Partners and Sussex Police Dogs as well.

So in order to keep raising awareness, please check out the professional photos of the event taken by Tabatha Fireman (please credit) which are all COMPLETELY FREE to download:

http://www.isfphotos.com/

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Please feel free to download them, add them to your Facebook/websites/Twitter-feeds and blogs.

To download high resolution pictures click on a thumbnail to see preview. Then click on download button button below preview photo.

N.B. The watermark on the preview pictures will not be on the high res versions when you download them.

Also, another photographer took more photos:

Album 1

Album 2

Album 3

Album 4

We would also love to hear any feedback you have about the event, so we can make next year’s bigger and better.

So send any suggestions to hello@thepet.net and maybe next year we will be able to invite you to an even better Puppy Party!!

Puppy Farm Awareness Day: Full Ring Timetable

PUPPY FARM AWARENESS DAY DOG SHOW

Brighton Racecourse, Saturday 19th September 2009

Master of Ceremonies: Mr Danny Pike (radio presenter, BBC Sussex)

TIME EVENT
11.00 Prettiest Bitch – Scruffts – sponsored by The Treatment Rooms, Brighton
Liz Fuller (former Miss Great Britain, model, TV presenter)
Jo-Emma Larvin (model, TV presenter)
Lindsay Fergusson (model)
Jodie Rogers (partner of Brighton & Hove Albion’s captain Adam Virgo)
Emma Saxby (interior designer)

11.20 Handsomest Dog – Scruffts
Carol Cleveland (actor, Monty Python)

Julie Cowell (Simon’s mum!)
Debbie Forsyth (Bruce’s daughter!)
Gary Forde (celebrity hairdresser)
Julie Ann Gilbert (artist)

11.40 Child’s Best Friend – Scruffts
Robert Alleyne (celebrity dog trainer, Dog Borstal)
Simon Kirby (Conservative parliamentary candidate, Brighton Kemptown)

12.00 Demonstration by Canine Partners

12.20 Golden Oldie – Scruffts
Roger Mugford (celebrity dog trainer)
Nancy Platts (Labour parliamentary candidate, Brighton Pavilion)

12.40 Best Pedigree

13.00 Sussex Police Dog Demonstration

13.20 Laziest Dog
David Spinx & Genghis (actor, EastEnders)

13.40 Most Glamourous Pooch & Owner
Anneka Svenska (TV presenter)
Peter Jarrette (TV & radio personality & Brighton socialite!)
Cindy Jackson (cosmetic queen)

14.00 Parade of the Ex-Breeding Bitches, followed by the ‘World’s Biggest Puppy Party’ – Photocall

14.40 Best Rescue Dog
Chris Ellison (actor, The Bill, EastEnders, and painter)
JoAnne Good (radio presenter, BBC London)
Cllr Ann Norman (Mayor of Brighton & Hove)
Caroline Lucas (Green parliamentary candidate, Brighton Pavilion)

15.20 Best Boxer Dog
Michael Watson MBE (ex-world champion boxer)

15.40 Dog Judges Would Most Write Home About
Sara Lawrence (novelist, freelance journalist)
Marcella Whittingdale (journalist, TV presenter, GMTV)
Nikki Bayley (freelance writer, journalist)
Caraline Brown (PR guru)
Briggy Smale (writer, presenter)
Gareth Davies (journalist, Telegraph)

16.00 Close with Best in Show

Dog registration will open at 10.00am

To register for your FREE TICKETS click here.

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