Thanks Preston, I really appreciate your feedback.

I can see exactly what you mean by not wanting to make a poor first impression. The committee members saw some photos I took recently for a Somali breeder friend, were impressed and invited me to photograph the show. The dilemma for me is whether to go along in 2 months and give it my best shot or see if I can go along and photograph the 2011 show with some more experience behind me. It's a huge thing to be asked but I don't want to get out of my depth and mess up with the lighting.
It's a difficult one.