Congratulations Diversity you are all amazing –such timing talent and energy. The only thing that we thought was missing from your performance was a little black and white dog called Gin. She would really put the D in Diversity.

She was glued to your final performance on Saturday night and is certainly a huge fan. The night of the BGT Final we were at Butlin’s Skegness performing but managed to watch the final performances in our room but not the results show. I had to keep up to date with the final results on my phone in the dressing room backstage.

Well done also to Susan Boyle and all the other finalists who were also fantastic.

The 2009 BGT series has stirred so many amazing memories and emotions in me. I still can’t believe it is a year since we stood on the same stage waiting to hear the final results ourselves. Looking back it was like riding on the crest of a wave and I don’t think we have been washed up on the beach yet! Although if you had seen us playing on the beach at Minehead last week, you might dispute that. The National Tour was a major highlight and we are slightly envious that George Sampson is getting to participate in this year’s tour too. All the finalists last year were like a huge family and we had so much fun whilst travelling around the country. I have fond memories of George and Gin playing tuggy in the dressing rooms. So many tears were shed when we departed from our hotel on the last morning with the O2 arena as the back drop for life long memories.

I keep getting asked what I thought of this years dog act? I think Tippy Toes is very cute and the act was ok but lost some credibility with me because the handler used a tennis ball on stage to coax the dog to perform. If the dog had had more trust and a bond with her handler she would have performed better instead of just following the ball.

We have recently done an interview with DogCast Radio which is a twice monthly online radio show all about dogs. We feature in episode 88 and can be listened to at  www.dogcastradio.com The photos were taken in the beautiful Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton, Shropshire. Both Gin and Ice really looked stunning against the hillside and when you think about it that is not surprising as this is the natural working environment for Border Collies.

If you are coming to any of our Butlin’s or other shows this summer we would love to meet you all. Both Gin and Ice are performing and you might be quite surprised what a 10 month old pup can do. I do believe that she must have been on this earth before or Gin has been secretly training her whilst I’m not watching because she knows too much-it’s uncanny. We have managed to fit in another obedience show for Ice and this time she has qualified for Cruft’s 2010 by winning the YKC graduate class and in Pre Beginners Open class she came 2nd out of 33.