Cape Cod Adventures

Little Puddle under the Grooming Tent

Light Rain

Molly Getting groomed

Noah Passed out

The 4 day show at Cape Cod, Massachusetts is a long standing show. It is held in Falmouth not far from the ocean. Linda and I have been going to this show for the last 5 years and every year we have a lasting experience. The first year it rained and as new show people we were not experience or knowledgeable enough to know what we should have brought with us. The second year we decided to stay in a local hotel and enjoy the Cape Cod scenery well again we had rain but this turned into a small hurricane we had canceled our hotel earlier as we decided to travel to and from the show. As we started home we hit a major traffic jam the only bridge off the cape had been closed as the work scaffolding was flying off the bridge on cars. Now we had to try ( with many other people) to get our hotel back which we did. No clothes, dog food or anything just the clothes on our back. We managed to over come these predicaments and made it home the next day after the bridge reopened. The next year it rained again and we had wind our canopy just about blew away in the gust and so did the dogs. This year we had, of course, rain again not just a normal rain storm but down pours of rain so that our grooming area was under water and all the grounds was just a big sloppy mud pit. Showing a sheltie that you spend hours grooming and getting the coat just right but before you make it to the ring the dog is damp, wet and tossed about in the wind. Despite these difficulties we love the Cape Cod Shows. Molly took Winners Bitch and BOS today and has another point! Linda and I ended up wet to the skin and very pleased with Molly. Noah also made the trip today and did very well. Next year he and Molly and maybe Mia will all show and the rain coats will be in use again.