World Beard & Moustache Championships 2007 Part 2

Remember earlier this year when I hosted the World Beard & Moustache Championships (WBMC) for dogs? Read about it here if you need a quick reminder. The winner, voted for by the dog blogging public, was Pappy with a rather splendid effort.

Anyway, on Saturday 1st September the Human WBMC took place in Brighton. I DID try and get a special invite but unfortunately dogs weren't allowed, even handsome old me.

However, J1 and some other moustache-less pals attended and had a fan-tache-tic time! She picked up an application form for me to become a Friend of the Handlebar Club, who organised the event. I wonder if they'll let me join?

For your delectation I've compiled some photos of the human contestants and intermingled them with the mutt entrants. Please turn on your speakers to hear Jimmy Edwards sing the fantastic "Bushy Mush" song.

Enjoy!

And the winner is...

The winner of the

World Beard & Moustache Championships

for Dogs

is

Pappy

Congratulations and may your moustache always be magnificent!

Thank you to every dog that took part and thank you to all the voters.

Voting time!

I was pleasantly surprised by the number of entries in the World Beard and Moustache Championships for Dogs. I know I said you could cheat a little but really, some of you are the absolute limit! All credit to Ranger the Airedale who decided to go for the au naturel wet look. There is one red herring amongst the contestants. Can you spot who it is?


William Tell


Teka


Sophie Brador


Snickers


Simon

Shelly

Scarlett

Ruby

Ranger

Precious

Peaches

Pappy

Molly

Lorenza

Joe & Tanner

Jake

Glynn

Butchy

Ayatollah Mugsy

Asta (NYC)

Amber-Mae

Agatha & Archie

The red herring is, of course, Sophie. She is not sporting a beard because she IS a beard for her pal Tricky who prefers male dogs. Normally, Tricky is happy with his life, but there are still rare occasions when he just isn't comfortable flaunting his sexuality. Sophie, being a beautiful girl is the perfect beard for him in these tricky situations. Did you guess right?

Please cast your votes:

Who is the winner of the World Beard & Moustache Championships for Dogs? William Tell Teka Jake Sophie Snickers Simon Shelly Scarlett Ranger Precious Molly Pappy Lorenza Joe & Tanner Butchy Glynn Ayatollah Mugsy Agatha & Archie Amber-Mae Asta NYC Ruby Peaches Current Results

The closing date for votes is Thursday 5th July. The winner will be announced on the following day. Good luck!

Last chance to enter the World Beard and Moustache Championships...

Today is your last chance to submit your moustache and/or beard photo entries to jacksonwft@yahoo.co.uk. You have until midnight (UK time). All entries will be posted on this blog tomorrow. Get waxing...

Competition time!

Hey pals, I've been inspired by the World Beard and Moustache Championship to host an equivalent competition for dogs. I'm looking for the best moustache or beard or combination of both. Now I know that us terriers have a slight advantage in the beard department, but that's no excuse for other breeds not to participate. Get waxing those moustaches!

Here are the rules:

Only one entry per dog

No cheating! (Ok, a little bit of cheating is allowed)
Closing date for entries is Sunday 1st July.

Please email your photo entries to me at: jacksonwft@yahoo.co.uk

I'll post all the entries here on the blog on Monday 2nd July and then you, dear reader, can vote for the winner. As the organiser of this competition I'm disqualified from entering myself but that's OK as I know that my moustache would win paws down!

Just to let you know what you're up against, here is the first entry from blogging newcomers, Agatha and Archie! Competition will be fierce!

I need a hobby

Convalescing is B-O-R-I-N-G. I'm not allowed to go out or play with my toys or do anything interesting just in case I rip open my stitches. Even with the two Astas mopping my fevered brow day and night there's only so much boredom a dog can take.

With this in mind I thought I'd try and find something to do that doesn't take much effort and that I can work on here from my very own bed. Then it came to me. What have I got that's the envy of men and dogs everywhere? Yes, you've guessed it, a luxurious beard and moustache!

Imagine my delight on discovering that The World Beard and Moustache Championships 2007 are being held here in the UK in September. The event is being organised by The Handlebar Club based in London so I contacted their Secretary to see if I could take part or perhaps become an honorary member. Sadly, he hasn't replied yet, but I'm going to start working on my moustache preparations just in case. I've only got 3 months to get myself in peak condition.

Firstly, I need to decide which category to enter in:



Of course there is also the "freestyle" category but there aren't any handy drawings to illustrate this. I suppose anything goes!

I'd better get cultivating...

What do you think?



When I told Molly about my plans she also wanted to participate. I didn't like to tell her that ladies don't usually have beards and moustaches.



Not bad for a girl...

Well pals, I feel a whole lot better now that I've got a hobby to work on. I'm just off to wax my moustache...