Showtime-online is a safe, secure and cost effective way to not only enter agility shows online, but also to have your own secure account where you can keep all your own and your dogs records up to date. Your account will also hold your personal results for shows using Showtime Digital or Ring Master our live scoring systems.
Having been involved in dog agility for many years and as agents for both CSJ Specialist Canine Feeds and Taryntimers in 2005 Ian formed Granary Canine.
Over the years we had been involved with various dog training clubs as trainers and in official capacities. It was while managing a Championship Agility Show that we realised the processing of paperwork for the show left a lot to be desired. Our experience meant that we knew exactly what a show secretary needed for the efficient running of a show and just how their headaches could be reduced on a busy show day.
Having studied the computerisation of agility show paperwork and how it could be improved we offered our new service for the first time to Wigton Dog Training Club and so Showtime was born. That was 2005, our association with Wigton DTC has continued to this day and we are proud that we have for over 15 years been their chosen show processors.
Our aim was simple in theory but complex in practice; we wanted to provide a cost effective and cost transparent processing service which would not only improve the quality of the end product but we also knew there was room for a great improvement in accuracy.
Over the years Showtime has kept up to date with the steady increase in the use of computer technology. We wanted to stay at the forefront in customer service by providing the online entry system many requested. To this end we employed the services of top website developers. Their remit was to develop from scratch a system that could not only accept show entries and payments but also complete all the necessary show processing in the background. This task involved many 1,000's of man hours and sleepless nights but has finally led to what you have in front of you Showtime-online from Granary Canine.
Apart from competing, Susan and I both enjoyed judging but my interest veered further in this direction. As a fan of Championship Agility since its inception and as regular competitor, I took steps to qualify as a Championship Judge and have had the pleasure of judging some superb dog/handler combinations.
In 2011 I had the once in a lifetime experience of Judging the Agility finals at Olympia as part of the Horse of the Year Show. An experience never to be forgotten and I thought never to be matched and yet in 2014 I had the huge honour of judging many of the world's best handlers at Crufts.
Susan on the other hand developed her interest in her beloved Collie and began to study the genetics and DNA of hereditary diseases. Her aim was to start her own breed line and concentrate on producing the best specimen she could for both the breed and for agility while making every effort to minimise the risk of hereditary disease and carry out every available health test.
2006 saw her finally ready to take her first step and she had a litter from Indi (Borderstorm Indi-go) a joyous but nerve wracking event that saw the launch of the Indistorm line. Indi went on to have 3 litters and we are very proud of each and every one.
Susan meanwhile continued her interest in breeding from the opposite side with her stud dog Bo (Borderstorm Bo-Nanza). Bo sired several litters some of whom have successfully competed at the highest international level.
2014 saw the start of the next step when one of Indi's pups Tayla (Indistorm Tayla Made) had her first litter with Bo and continued the Indistorm name. 2017 saw a further continuation when Inka (Incanto Inka Hoots) had a litter of 6 Indistorm pups from which we kept Flash (Indistorm Flash Drive). Flash has now taken over the reins from Bo and is becoming a very successful stud dog not least with our own Tori (Gaunyersel Terror Tori).
So if you are reading this having recently started in agility and maybe have one grade one dog in the family hatchback, lookout, like many others that's where we started. Now we have a long wheelbase high roof van caged and insulated for the safety and comfort of our dogs. We tow a large twin axle caravan and spend almost every weekend during the season travelling hundreds of miles to shows and of course then there's Granary Canine and Showtime. Won't happen to you? That's what we would have said. Beware Agility is addictive.