Lovely pics of Ilka, she does look pretty. Watch out she doesn't sneak home with me at Paignton Show.

Thank you Lins, we wouldn't consider travelling to France with the dogs until next year anyway. We're hoping to have one of Prima's pups so would have to wait until that had a passport too. I thought there was a 6 month wait for something, wasn't sure what, so thank you for making that clear.

Domino was naughty this morning, grumbling at an old collie we have never met before. Why does she do that, it seems to be dogs that stand still, so they can get a good glare at each other. If they keep walking or do the sniff bottoms thing, she is OK with them, how do I stop her making that glaring eye contact with a strange dog?