Fun Dog Show 2024
Friends of Tooting Common’s Fun Dog Show on 9 June was again a very enjoyable event. Over 300 people came, and 136 dogs were entered for the classes. Both these numbers were higher than in previous recent years. Most dogs were entered for more than 1 of the 10 classes. There were particularly large numbers entered for the ‘prettiest bitch’, ‘most handsome dog’, and ‘best puppy’ classes.
We were glad to be joined by representatives of Streatham Hill Vets, the Parks Police, Wandsworth Council Animal Welfare Team, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the Dogs of Tooting Common Facebook Group, Pawpadour Dog Grooming Studio and Bailey’s Canine Kitchen. We are grateful for their support and for their involvement in judging some of the classes.
We were also very pleased to welcome Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP, and the Mayor of Wandsworth Sana Jafri. We are very grateful to them for attending, and for judging several of the classes.
The winners of the classes were:
– Most handsome dog: Loki
– Junior handler (up to 8 years old): Morag
– Best puppy: Loki
– Young handler (8-16 years old): Ralph
– Prettiest bitch: Merlin
– Best veteran: Bobby
– Best trick: Brandy
– Best rescue dog: Tara
– Dog with the waggiest tail: TJ
A full list of winners is here:
Many thanks to everyone who came, and particularly to everyone who entered their dog in the Show. And especial thanks to all involved in running the Show – Leonie, Anna, Elaine, Yvonne, Chris, Debbie, Tove, Harriet, Liv, Simon and Toma.
Fun Dog Show 2023
Our Fun Dog Show on Sunday 17 September 2023 was a very enjoyable and well-attended event, despite rain. Around 300 people came, and 112 dogs were entered for the classes, with most competing in more than 1 of the 10 classes. There was a great array of dogs of all shapes and sizes including male and female, puppies, veterans, rescue dogs, those with waggy tails, and excellent fancy dress and best tricks. There were also classes for junior handlers to let them demonstrate their skills.
We were glad to be joined by representatives of Streatham Hill Vets, the Parks Police, Wandsworth Council Animal Welfare Team, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Strays of Greece, the Dogs of Tooting Common Facebook Group, and the Furzedown Community Network. We are grateful for their support and for their involvement in judging some of the classes. We were also very pleased to welcome the Mayor of Wandsworth, Juliana Annan, and grateful for her support.
Fun Dog Show 2022
Friends of Tooting Common were delighted to welcome a crowd of around 300 people on Sunday 12 June 2022 back to the first Fun Dog Show on the Common since the pre-COVID world of 2019.135 dogs were entered with most competing in more than 1 class. We were treated to some fantastic tricks performed by dogs, an amazing array of fancy dress and beautiful dogs of all shapes and sizes in a range of classes including male and female, puppies, veterans, rescue dogs and those with waggy tails.Our junior handlers had a chance to show off their skills too.
The day was beautiful and the event was relaxed and sociable for dogs and dog watchers alike.
We were joined by representatives of Streatham Hill Vets, RSPCA, LB Wandsworth Animal Welfare Team, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, and the Dogs of Tooting Common Facebook Group. Representatives of Enable were present throughout, as were the Parks Police who joined our other supporters in judging some of the classes. We are grateful to all for their support. The Mayor of Wandsworth, Jeremy Ambache, also joined us and spoke highly of the event.
It was an absolute treat to see this popular event back and lovely to see it so well supported by so many beautifully behaved dogs and their owners. The winners of the 10 classes were:
Most handsome dog: Bob, a Golden Doodle owned by Keith.Prettiest bitch: Ruby, a Dachshund cross owned by Janet LeatherlandJunior handler (up to 8 years old): Millie and Dolly, a cavapooYoung handler 8-16 years old: Pippa with Lottie, a cavapoo.Best puppy was Meru, a Rhodesian Ridgeback owned by Just MalgorzaBest fancy dress was Tara, a rescue dog owner by Shawn. The best veteran was Bonnie, a mongrel owned by ParkerThe best trick in a big and highly competitive class was performed by Nina, a spaniel and her owner Robyn.Best rescue dog was Roxy, who was rescued in Korea from the dog meat industry.And last but not least, the dog with the waggiest tail was Joey, a cavapoo owned by Tracy Ann
Many thanks to everyone who came, and particularly to a number of people who helped with the running of the Show
Fun Dog Show 2020
For 2020, it was necessary to run the Dog Show as a virtual (online) event in view of the pandemic. It went very well.
A report on the Show – which lists the winners in each of the classes (with photos) is here:
The Show itself is here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-esB9nb8cs
Many thanks to everyone involved, particularly our judges: Councillor Jane Cooper (Mayor of Wandsworth); Mark Callis (of the Wandsworth Council Animal Welfare Service); Jacqueline Said (of Dogs of Tooting Common Facebook Group); Tim and Sally (of Downtown Woof); Matthew Billson (of the Tooting Commons MAC); Nick Heath (broadcaster and sports commentator); and Constable Selina Hill of the Wandsworth Parks Police.
The Show fundraised for the St George’s Hospital Charity’s Coronavirus Appeal, and we raised £475. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this.