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Dog Show 3rd June 2012

Despite the weather being very wet we managed to raise Ł2,211.39 which is a fantastic amount!

Miss Worcester was our special guest for the day. She is pictured to the left selling raffle tickets.
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came and supported us and to all who helped out in any way.
We would also like to thank our judges, John and Kim and there stewards as they did a great job.

August Dog Show 2011

Brentknoll Vets did a wonderful job of organising and running their Show for us.

In spite of the windy weather we raised about Ł1600 altogether, which is a great addition to our funds and we are so grateful to Brentknoll for all their hard work. The cake stall was a big attraction as was the raffle which had some amazing prizes including theatre tickets and photo sessions.

Some of the gorgeous dogs who entered are shown here with their proud owners.

Emily Teague with Lucy -
Best in Show

Milo -
Best Junior Handler

Beth Morris and her brother, with Willow
Reserve Best in Show

Dog Show 2011

A BIG thank you to all our amazing volunteers and supporters who turned out for the dog show in spite of cold and wet weather. It was another great day for the Shelter with loads of money being raised to help our animals.

The stars of the day were of course the dogs. Not just the ones who won rosettes, but all of them who came along and behaved so beautifully. It's so good to see dogs we've rehomed coming back with their families.

First prize for Best Rescue and Best WARS dog went to dalmatian Domino as you can see on the right:

Here (on the right) you can see all three dogs lined up to receive the Best in Show rosettes, with the handsome pointer coming in first place.

And here (on the left) are some of the trailhounds who we have rehomed, in front of the Trailhound Welfare Stand.

2011 Fete

After a stormy Saturday night which threatened to blow away all our gazebos, we had an afternoon of brilliant sunshine for this year's fete, and people arrived in their hundreds. As always loads of our volunteers helped to provide a huge variety of stalls, which were all really popular, and the refreshments had a mad rush at lunch time.

The Pontiacs were here playing live, giving us a fantastic selection of 50s and 60s hits to listen to.

We would like to thank everyone who helped to make it such a successful day which raised Ł2545 for our animals.

Fete on 9th May 2010

The shelter held another fete this year and once again it was a big success.

The sun came out for the day and we made a fantastic Ł2370.36.

The staff and committee would like to thank all who helped and also everyone who came to support us.

Dog Show on 6th June 2010

The shelter annual dog show was another great day, although we did have a heavy rain shower near the end.

We had a great turn out and many people came to support us, with the shelter raising a remarkable Ł3,013.75!

The winner of Best in Show was Janice Hill with her dog Prada (pictured on the right).

Dog Show and walk on 26th September 2010

A companion dog show and walk was held on Sunday 26th September 2010 at Worcester racecourse.

This was once again organised by Brentknoll Veterinary Centre in aid of WARS. Our thanks to Dave Fisher and all his staff. As a result of all their efforts we received in excess of Ł1,600, which is a fantastic amount.

We would like to say a special thank you to Donna Goddall for her continuous help and support.

The photo shows Domino and Deco (both from WARS) taking part in the day with owner Wayne (pictured) and his wife Rachel Daniels.

DOG SHOW SUNDAY 7th JUNE 2009

Although it rained “cats and dogs” this did not deter some of our hardened supporters attending this years Show. The event raised Ł2,191.78 which was an excellent result taking account of the numbers attending and such inclement weather. A huge “thank you” to everyone for helping on the day and also those who attended and helped us raise much needed funds.

Best in Show went to Charlie an Afgan Hound owned by Diane Larden from Droitwich, Reserve was Indie a Doberman owned by Ms M Cox from Ashford and Best Puppy was Indi a Pointer owned by Ms Stigler from Worcester.
The judging of the breed classes was ably carried out by Mr Philip Rooney with Ben, our Shelter Manager, judging the novelty classes.

Dog Show 14th September 2008

The Staff and Committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make the show so successful. We managed to raise Ł1,534.76

Despite the weather being overcast and the run up to the show being changeable at best, the turnout was fantastic and everyone enjoyed a great day.

The dogs all performed admirably and seemed to love the slighly muddy-under-foot conditions!

There were many winners in many catagories, but the best thing was seeing so many healthy rehomed dogs come back to see us. Thanks again for giving so generously and we hope to see you all at the next show.

Dog Show 1st June 2008

Our dog show this year was another huge success as we managed to raise a total of Ł4,381.67.

We would like to thank all volunteers for all of their support and also to everyone who attended and supported us.

Here you can see Lucas the Staffordshire Bull Terrier who won both the best WARS dog and the dog the judge would most like to take home.

Here you can see the judging taking place in the novelty ring.
The judge here is Ben the shelter Manager.

Here you can see Keira who came 2nd in the prettiest bitch. You can see Keira and her owner Dianne working every other Saturday at the shelter helping out on Reception.

Dog Show 9th September 2007

The Staff and Committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make the show so successful. We managed to raise an amazing Ł3118.28

There were many displays which made the day both interesting and exciting. Here you can see the D.A.F.T team doing their obedience display.

Many of the dogs that have been re-homed through us came back to say hello. Here you can see Tinker, who came into the shelter in a bit of a mess, very happy and healthy with his new owner.

The best display of the day was definitely the flyball. Everyone really got behind all the dogs and cheered them on. As you can tell by the dogs faces they were having a great time.

There were many winners throughout the day and a few cheats who were after the prizes anyway!

Dog Show 3rd June 2007

The Staff and Committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make the show so successful. We managed to raise an amazing Ł4293.87.

Everyone had a wonderful day and we got to see a lot of previous WARS dogs. We had many stalls, agility performances and even ferret racing! On the left you can see Karen helping a child and his dog around the course and on the right you can see Bud who came 2nd in best cross breed.

Best in show went to Toby the Rough Collie who won the bed donated in memory of Karen from Pets Pantry. The best in show reserve went to Murphy the Irish Setter.

The best Puppy went to Mable the Weimaraner and Eddi (a previous WARS dog) won the best cross breed.

Prince the German Shepherd won the best rescue dog and Chance (right) the Staffordshire bull terrier x won the best WARS rescue dog, while Perdy came 2nd, Poppy 3rd, Lucy 4th and Sunny 5th. However we thought they all deserved to win.

Dog Show Sunday 4 June

The dog show was a huge success and everyone seemed to enjoy the day. We managed to raise a total of Ł2770.38, and would like to thank everyone who helped or attended, for their support.

Here you can see our celebrity guest Dick from Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow, with long term friend and site manager Ben. A big thank you to Dick for all of his support.

This is the winner of "Best in Show" a Rhodesian Ridgeback from Malvern. Congratulations to both the dog and owner.

As you can see we had a great turn out and it was nice to see some of the old shelter dogs again.

Dick had a go at judging when the child handlers entered the ring.

Meg, the black Labrador won the "Best WARS Dog", and Duke, the Collie came second. Well done to you both.

Dog Show June 2005

This was a most enjoyable event, raising Ł2,744.22p for the Shelter! Thank you very much to everyone who supported this event in any way, either by coming to the show, or helping at the event.
It was lovely to see how pleased the ex-shelter dogs were to come back and visit us again.

The queue has gone down at last - so many entries that we ran out of entry forms!

Judging in progress in the main ring.

Meet one of the winners : Harry aka Billy The Kid!

The 'Best in Show' was awarded to a Pointer named Henry and the Best Puppy was a GSD named Mabel from Redditch.

Volunteers had been working hard to make all these cakes, and this stall proved extremely popular.

Lots of us had a go at guessing the name of this lovely dog.

She was called Meg, and this was guessed correctly by Hollie.

Here are some competitors waiting to be judged.

The Shelter's own Oscar and Opal in the 'Best Brace' class!

How lovely to see Chutney again, visiting the shelter.

- and Spike and Bertha as well, but now with different names!

Buddy won the 'Best WARS rescue dog.

Adopt A Dog Day July 2004

The Committee would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to make this such a success. They are delighted to announce that we raised a total of Ł1,033.36p!

The name of the doll was 'Beth' and she was won by Rosemary Humphries. Here you can see some of the events.

We were pleased to see some PAT dogs there and to learn about the excellent work they do.

There was a variety of classes for dogs - and the opportunity to 'adopt a dog' for 20 minutes and enter a Shelter dog!

Meet the 'Best Rescue Dog' : a wonderful example of how a loving home can transform a dog's life.

- and the winner of the 'Waggiest Tail' class!

Lisa brought 'Jackson's Jesters' to entertain us with a demonstration of what dogs and their owners can achieve when they reach the Gold standard of the Kennel Club's 'Good Citizen' scheme.

Dog Show And Fun Day June 2004

This raised over Ł2,000 and everyone enjoyed the day immensely.

Everyone had a wonderful time at the show, and here you can see some competitors with fund-raising stalls in the background.

The judges inspected the dogs carefully - there were some real beauties there!

Now it's Holly's turn while the others wait in a line!

Prizegiving for the gundog class, while you can see one of the novelty classes in the ring behind.

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