Like many of her fellow celebrities she is blonde, slender and has bright eyes. With her good looks Bambi a two-year-old Whippet from East Acton charmed the judge and was selected as the Prettiest Crossbreed Bitch at Discover Dogs Show in Earls Court on November 11.
At the Disover Dogs Show she was one of the relatively few crossbred dogs who visited the show which exhibited about 190 pedigree dog breeds.
Bambi got her ticket to the dog show by winning a local competition thereby qualifying for Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year arranged by the Dog Kennel Club.
At the Disover Dogs Show she was one of the relatively few crossbred dogs who visited the show which exhibited about 190 pedigree dog breeds.
Bambi got her ticket to the dog show by winning a local competition thereby qualifying for Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year arranged by the Dog Kennel Club.
According to Bambi’s owner Mary-Joy Langdon it was Bambi’s “prettiness and eye-catching charm” that got her to the final.
It was the first time Bambi participated in a dog show but Ms Langdon does not rule out that there may be a next time.
“This competition is quite fun as it gives the non-pedigree dogs a change to be stars, so maybe if we qualify again,” she said.
It was the first time Bambi participated in a dog show but Ms Langdon does not rule out that there may be a next time.
“This competition is quite fun as it gives the non-pedigree dogs a change to be stars, so maybe if we qualify again,” she said.
The Discover Dogs Show lasted from Saturday to Sunday and was held for the 11th time this year. More information on how to participate in the Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year competition can be found on: http://www.scruffts.or.uk/.
Reflective report
When we were asked to write an animal story, I started looking for animal-hospitals and organisations in my area on the internet. In this process I found a link to Discover Dogs, a large dog show in Earls Court, and I decided to look further into it. When I realised that the dog show was a enormous event, I decided to focus on just one of the contestants to make the story more personal and less compound.
At the Discover Dogs web-page I found a reference to the Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year competition. After I contacted the press-centre for more information, I was convinced that this competition would catch the eyes of many dog owners and families, as it was for normal family dogs and not just pedigree show-dogs.
Because of the distinctive title of this competition, I decided to do a portrait of the wining dog of Crossbreed Bitch of the Year. At the dog show I found Mary-Joy Langdon and Bambi after they won and asked for an interview and permission to take pictures. The interview went quite well, but taking notes in a hectic and loud environment was very challenging. Mary-Joy did, however, refuse to give me her age. I would have preferred to have this in the article but as the focus was on Bambi and not Mary-Joy, I did not find that it would distort the article noticeably.
I chose the intro and the choice of words after visiting the dog show. When I was at the show, I really felt that the dogs were being treated as stars; hence I found it suitable to transfer this impression to the article.
The piece is intended for a local newspaper as a funny, warm and easy-read story and this caused me to focus on Bambi and keep it around 200 words.
At the Discover Dogs web-page I found a reference to the Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year competition. After I contacted the press-centre for more information, I was convinced that this competition would catch the eyes of many dog owners and families, as it was for normal family dogs and not just pedigree show-dogs.
Because of the distinctive title of this competition, I decided to do a portrait of the wining dog of Crossbreed Bitch of the Year. At the dog show I found Mary-Joy Langdon and Bambi after they won and asked for an interview and permission to take pictures. The interview went quite well, but taking notes in a hectic and loud environment was very challenging. Mary-Joy did, however, refuse to give me her age. I would have preferred to have this in the article but as the focus was on Bambi and not Mary-Joy, I did not find that it would distort the article noticeably.
I chose the intro and the choice of words after visiting the dog show. When I was at the show, I really felt that the dogs were being treated as stars; hence I found it suitable to transfer this impression to the article.
The piece is intended for a local newspaper as a funny, warm and easy-read story and this caused me to focus on Bambi and keep it around 200 words.
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Reflective report
When we were asked to write an animal story, I started looking for animal-hospitals and organisations in my area on the internet. In this process I found a link to Discover Dogs, a large dog show in Earls Court, and I decided to look further into it. When I realised that the dog show was a enormous event, I decided to focus on just one of the contestants to make the story more personal and less compound.
At the Discover Dogs web-page I found a reference to the Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year competition. After I contacted the press-centre for more information, I was convinced that this competition would catch the eyes of many dog owners and families, as it was for normal family dogs and not just pedigree show-dogs.
Because of the distinctive title of this competition, I decided to do a portrait of the wining dog of Crossbreed Bitch of the Year. At the dog show I found Mary-Joy Langdon and Bambi after they won and asked for an interview and permission to take pictures. The interview went quite well, but taking notes in a hectic and loud environment was very challenging. Mary-Joy did, however, refuse to give me her age. I would have preferred to have this in the article but as the focus was on Bambi and not Mary-Joy, I did not find that it would distort the article noticeably.
I chose the intro and the choice of words after visiting the dog show. When I was at the show, I really felt that the dogs were being treated as stars; hence I found it suitable to transfer this impression to the article.
The piece is intended for a local newspaper as a funny, warm and easy-read story and this caused me to focus on Bambi and keep it around 200 words.
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