Hello all,
We are busy here on the Texas Gulf Coast getting ready for our Specialty show in July in conjunction with the Reliant Park series of Dog Shows. We anticipate that we will again have one of the largest entries of Bull Terriers in the country! We hope that you are planning to join us as “The Odyssey Continues” here in Space City! We are already having lots of fun with this year’s “space” theme and have a lot of surprises in store for our guests.
In addition, the show has increased to 5 days this year, so there are extra opportunities for points on your dogs. All entries are through Onofrio and entries close on July 7th. A rundown of judges for each day is as follows:
Wed. July 21, 2010 Houston All Terrier Club - Judge: Jane Roppola Group:
Mrs. Marjorie McRally Hanson
Thurs. July 22, 2010 Texas Gulf Coast Bull Terrier Club Specialty as part of the Houston Combined - Puppy Sweeps Judge: - Judge: Jane Roppola Group:
Mrs. Marjorie McRally Hanson
Fri., July 23, 2010 Houston Kennel Club - TGCBTC Supported - Judge:Gayle Denman–ROM POINTS Group: Lee Reasin
Sat., July 24, 2010 Beaumont Kennel Club - TGCBTC Supported - Judge: Bob Shreve–ROM POINTS Group: Robert Forsyth
Sun., July 25, 2010 Galveston County Kennel Club – TGCBTC Supported - Judge: Anita Bartell – ROM POINTS Group: Bob Shreve
The host hotel for our show is the Holiday Inn Reliant Park. Please contact them at (713) 790-1900 and ask for the Texas Gulf Coast Bull Terrier block. Rooms are limited and this hotel fills up fast, so make your reservations now.
As usual, our Hospitality suite at the Holiday Inn will be open beginning on Wednesday evening to welcome our guests. Our Banquet dinner will be on Friday night this year at Pappasito’s Cantina for Fajitas, Enchiladas and everything that goes with them! The cost of the buffet (excluding alcoholic drinks) is $27.00 per person. Please reserve your banquet spot by contacting Regina Drahem at RDRAHEM@comcast.net or sending your payment to her at 1734 Pecan Crossing, Richmond, TX 77469.
The TGCBTC will be providing dinner in our Hospitality suite on Saturday evening when we will also finalize our OUT OF THIS WORLD RAFFLE AND SILENT AUCTION (be sure to notice all the original artwork donated by one of our local art schools!) Please come by the Hospitality suite to pick up your welcome bag which includes an itinerary of events.
We will also have reserved grooming space this year at a cost of $10 per dog with a max. cost of $30 for the weekend. Again, email Regina Drahem to reserve your spot. Please contact us should you have any questions or need help planning your trip to Houston. We look forward to seeing our old friends again and welcome those of you who have not ventured to visit us before.
What is the Texas Gulf Coast Bull Terrier Club?
Our organization is made up of a group of very diversified people, all sizes, shapes and flavors, just like our dogs. We are country, we are city, we are red beans and rice, and we are chateaubriand. The glue that solidifies us is our tenacious and mutual love and respect for these amazing Bull Terriers.
Like life, Bull Terriers will make you happy and break your heart. They will drag you up from the depths and then eat your ostrich skin boots. They are spring loaded and can soar over the couch, until they are older and they need just that little lift up. They can be stone deaf to your commands, until you rattle the cookie jar, from 100 yards.
In our efforts to further the stature of the breed, and because of our own aggressive goals, we drive them hundreds of miles sometimes, to attend a dog show. We provide safe harbor for less fortunate Bully’s who need a good meal; a good night’s sleep and a worry free environment that lets them relax and return to their former glory. Sometimes, in a last gesture, we take them to heaven.
We are the Texas Gulf Coast Bull Terrier bunch- rowdy-soft hearted, and beautiful, just like Bull Terriers.
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