We have had a wonderful time in 2014, showing and travelling in the Yellow Van.
In 2015, we hope to do a lot more of it.
Our first trip was to Genk in Belgium, with just Mady and me. We had a great time and some great results, with Mady’s boy getting his Belgian Junior Championship and Best Junior in Breed and Yestie as Best of Breed and 3rd in Group.
This weekend we are off to Mouscron, with the usual group of Claudia, Kay, Mady and myself.
But this isn’t just about us showing – it is also about our travels and of course the dogs!
In January I did an absolutely lovely trip to bring two sweet Dachshunds from the Dachshaus Kennels (where my Tolka and Yestie are from) to new owners in the UK. As a result, we travelled through the Lake District on our trip up North and right past Stonehenge on our trip to the West Country.
Last year we did almost 40,000 kilometres in the Yellow Van, and we have started this year with almost 3,000 kilometres in January so far – Czech Republic to Holland to the UK and back and a trip to Belgium.
I hope to spend more time blogging about what we have seen and done – and what lovely Dachshund things we have found, than about how we have done in shows. But all of it comes together in the love I have for these dogs.
MandalaDax Dachshunds 