Charlotte Gates

NAME

Charlotte Gates

HOME TOWN / AREA

Bracknell, Berkshire

WHAT DOG ACTIVITIES DO YOU TAKE PART IN?

Junior Handling & Breed Showing

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A YKC MEMBER?

One year

HOW MANY DOGS DO YOU OWN?

I own a black Labrador & I handle my Nan's Golden Retrievers

WHAT BREEDS HAVE YOU SHOWN/COMPETED WITH IN YOUR DISCIPLINE(S)?

Golden Retrievers, a Beagle, a Chihuahua, a Cocker Spaniel, an Italian Spinone, a Border Collie & a Shih Tzu

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT DOGS?

How cuddly & loving they are & how they always want to please you. Also, the way they behave as if they are your closest friends plus they can keep a secret!

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT IN THE YKC?

Attending Crufts for the first time & being welcomed into the YKC family

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT THE YKC?

Meeting so many new people & making lifelong friends, also the thrill of winning when you least expect it

DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS OF ADVICE FOR YKC MEMBERS NEW TO THE WORLD OF DOGS?

Enjoy every moment & don't take it too seriously. Have fun & have a laugh

CAN YOU SHARE A FAVOURITE / FUNNY MEMORY OF YOUR DOG!

In my first ever Handling class, we had just won a very large cuddly duck on a raffle, Cruz, my Goldie saw the duck after coming back from a perfectly executed 'T' & dragged me out of the ring! But nevertheless I went back in with my head held high & qualifed for Richmond

HOW HAS YOUR DOG MADE A DIFFERENCE TO YOU OR YOUR FAMILY LIFE?

Handling makes me so happy & I love the experience of handling new breeds & the excitement of being offered a dog to handle

WHERE IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE TO TAKE YOUR DOG?

Up to this field near where I live, we let the Goldies just run & it is so much fun

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?

Never be ungrateful for a placing because even when you get a VHC , it's great because you still got placed