Martin Bush Judges Profile – sounds like: Facebook: Faceplant: Hey all!!! Most of you will know me already, been around the traps for 20 odd years, playing silly buggers with Belgian Shepherds in all that time and judging since 2007. Like most of you I spend many, many weekends away trying to run a dog part time and then judging a bit more part time than running a dog part time 😊 Great to be involved with this year’s NZDAC and big thanks to the organising committee for having the balls to ask me along. Well...it’s sorta like what goes around comes around so to speak 😊 Its indeed an honour to again be asked to judge another NZDTA/NZDAC - that’s four zones covered in my short ten years judging and I’m sure we’re all going to have fun. These are huge events now and I applaud the 2017 committee for all the efforts to get everything right for the weekend. Please take time during the weekend to thank them in passing for the huge effort to make the whole weekend the success I’m sure it will be. In line with the organisation, please be patient with any changes etc that may happen. It’s hard to make an event this size go like clockwork, there will be clashes but hey, put yourself in these guys shoes and consider how you would feel if it was you. In saying that, I have every faith that Z1 will do a magnificent job. Everyone...have a great time with Z1 and their hospitality, share great times with friends and wags and just go out there and enjoy the moment. Lookin’ forward to an awesome weekend Cheers Martain Page 26 Photo: Caitlin Frater, Betelgeuse Photography