[tegamom1]

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>
> Heads up everyone - especially folks going to the Louisville,KY shows
>
> I was at the Franklin,TN shows this weekend - just got home a few hours ago
> - the points below were related to me either by the witness or the show
> chair
> - whom I know. So this is legit and all I know at this point
>
> 1. it was a good friend of mine who was set up with me and a few other
> Berner folks who saw the two people letting a golden out of his crate -
> fortunately the owner of the golden was coming back down the aisle - yelled
> - the dog hit the floor- the people vanished - Later it was attempted again
> in another part of the building but did not succeed. The sheriffs caught one
> of the people but not the other, - 2. Ground/chopped windshield safety glass
> was thrown around some of the rings and had to be cleaned up - it is a dirt
> floor so it got slightly imbedded but did not harm any dogs before it was
> removed.
> 3. Someone got into a large area of grooming on the floor of the building
> either early one morning or late at night and threw equipment and tools all
> over the place - making it a mess and difficult if not impossible to find
> your stuff.
> 4. A woman with a PETA t-shirt was twice escorted from the building -
> causing a ruckus as she did so - 5. They locked all but one door to the
> building 30 minutes after BIS on Saturday night and had sheriffs there =
>
> the KC's giving the shows were very concerned and careful and all of us in
> the grooming setups worked together to watch dogs and situations. It was
> kinda scary - these folks are crazy but determined There were sheriffs
> everywhere by the end of the show
>
> Be very careful -
> Best to all
> Murray Johnston
> Briarcliff Bernese
> Birmingham,AL