Belfast Championship Show 2010

There weren't many of us at Belfast the weekend of September 25 - 27, perhaps the thought of having to go 'overseas' (plus the cost!) puts most people off. Classes in general were down in number.

I think the only win to report is Sue's Elwood, who won his Puppy Dog class.

Elwood - 1st PD

Irish Collie Club

Linda had a back to back showing weekend recently. She travelled over to Ireland for the Irish Collie Club champ show on Saturday 25th September, followed by Belfast on the Sunday.

It was well worth the trip because at the Irish Collie Club's show Gino won the LD class and then took the RCC! Congratulations!

Thanks for sending in the photo Linda

Gino - 1st LD & RCC

Darlington Championship Show 2010

Darlington Champ show was held at Newby Hall, 17-19 September.

Just a few wins to report, there don't seem to have been that many club members there.

The Kumormai kennel had a very good day, Milo was 1st in JD, Joely 1st in PGB and litter sister Zeta won her OB class then took the CC, Best of Breed and was also short-listed in the group. The week before, Joely proved she could use her brains when she passed her Good Citizen Bronze test at the Mastiff Association's club show. Congratulations Elaine and gang!

Sue also had a day to remember, Kupah won his GD dog class and this gave him the last few points needed for his Junior Warrant. Not only that but her young pup (not sure of his name) was at his first show and he qualified for Crufts with a 2nd in MPD.

More good news from the gundogs, Elizabeth's Asher won his LD class and Bronni was 2nd in OB.

Well done everyone!

Juniors at Richmond

Caitlin and Glenn both qualified for the Junior Handling semi-finals, which are held at Richmond Champ show, Guildford. This was a first trip down there for both of them and it turned out to be a very successful one for Caitlin when she was placed 4th in her class. Well done to you both on qualifying and congratulations on your place Caitlin!

It was to be a busy weekend for the Forbes family, straight after Richmond they headed back north for the long drive up to Lochaber!

Caitlin with Solo and Glenn with Poppy
Richmond 2010

Nethybridge Companion Show

Strathspey Canine Club will be holding a companion show at Nethybridge Public Hall (Near Grantown on Spey) this Saturday (25th) in aid of Grantown Dog Rescue. There will be pedigree, novelty and obedience classes.

Entries will be taken from 12 noon, judging will start at 1pm. Maria Hall will be judging the pedigree and novelty classses, Evril Spencer the obedience.

Lochaber 2010

Lochaber and District Canine Society's Open show was held at Fort William on September 12th. The hospitality at this show is second to none and there are always generous prizes as well as prize money given out. Well done to the committee for organising such a lovely show.

There weren't that many club members at the show but there are a number of wins to report.

Erica and Doug's Twiglet won her class then BOB and G2.

Cathy's Sula took BOB and also G1, Karen's Poppy was BOB and G2 and Caitlin's Solo was also BOB and he took G4.

Linda and Ron's Hugo took BOB and G4.

Jenny's Sadie was BOB and G2, this gave her the last point needed to gain her Show Certificate of Merit, she also won a large AV Open Bitch class and £10 prize money to boot! Fran's Diva (handled by John) took Best Pastoral NSC after winning both of her classes.

Sue's Desmond won his class, Elwood also won his class and was Best Toy Puppy.

Well done to all the winners!

Thanks John and Erica for the photos of Twiglet and Diva.

Twiglet - BOB, G2

Sula - BOB, G1

Hugo - BOB, G4

Sadie - BOB, G2 & Sh Cm

Diva - Best Pastoral NSC

Elwood - Best Toy Puppy

Jasper finds the perfect place to rest his head

Another big day for Benson

At Lothian CA Open show last Saturday, June's Benson went all the way to the top once again with another Best In Show award. Well done!

Benson was also entered in the Scottish heat of the Kennel Gazette Junior Warrant Competition, which was being held at this show, and he was one of those chosen to go through to the semi-finals at Discover Dogs in November. Good luck for that June, let's hope that Benson will be one of the ten finalists who go on to compete at Crufts 2011.

Roseisle Companion Show

The sun was shining for our Companion show at Roseisle, which no doubt helped bring out all the doggy folk, and a good sum was raised in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

Thanks to the three judges for doing a great job, to all who worked hard to make the day a success and to everyone who came along and took part.

Lesley's Rommi was declared Best In Show and Ria's Jasper was Reserve Best In Show.

Well done to all the winners!

Thanks for the photos Nicky.

Rommi - BIS

Jasper - RBIS

Companion Show in Elgin

Don't forget the show being held in aid of Moray Friends of Archie this Sunday, 19th, in Moray College car park.

Entries will be taken from 11am with judging starting at 12 noon. Pedigree classes will be judged by Pat Dempster (Benreeda) and Novelty by Linda Younie. £2 first entry and £1 for further classes with the same dog.

There will also be a burger van, face painting and a raffle.

City of Birmingham Champ Show and a new Champion!

The City of Birmingham champ show was held from 3rd-5th September.

It turned out to be a very exciting show for Elizabeth (one which she almost didn't make due to her van breaking down just outside Perth!), Bronni won the Open Bitch class and then went on to take the CC. Since this was her third such award, she is now a Champion. Huge congratulations!

CH Pot of Gold on Kerrara

There are a few other wins to report.

June's Benson continues to be in the cards, he won his Limit Dog class and then took the RCC.

Sue's Kupah won both his Junior Dog and Graduate Dog classes. He has been chasing JW points and would have got 3 for his GD win but I'm not sure how many he has under his belt at the moment.

Liz's Bunty and Poppy did very well to get placed in their enormous whippet classes. Bunty was 3rd out of 17 Post Grad bitches and Poppy was 4th in a class of 22 Limit Bitches. (Hope I've got them the right way round!)

Well done to all!

Kilmarnock Obedience Show

Colin and Lisa went down to Kilmarnock on Saturday 4th September. Colin's Beauly did a good round but ended up just out of the places in a class of 36 Beginners. Lisa and Max did make it into the line up with their 8th place. Well done!

Lisa and Max

Colin and Beauly working hard

At this show there is a special charity C class which looks like it would have been great fun. The handlers had to do the round dressed in a clown's outfit, leave their dog in a stay whilst applying face paint and also bounce about on a space hopper! Quite a test for dog and handler.

Scottish Kennel Club Champ Show, Aug 10

The sun was shining at Ingliston on 28th and 29th August but, as is often the way at this venue, a very strong wind was blowing, which made things a little chilly. Just as well those marquees are pretty sturdy as they took quite a battering!

Spey Valley members did well, one coming home with a CC and three with RCCs!

Working - Elaine's Zeta was 1st in her Open Bitch class and added another CC to her collection, June's Benson was 1st in Limit and took the RCC.

Hound - Niamh's Mia was 1st Junior Bitch, Liz's Bunty was 4th in a large Post Grad Bitch class but sister Poppy went even better by taking 2nd in Limit Bitch and then the RCC.

Toy - Elizabeth and George took Best Bitch with one of the Bolognese (Lola?), Jill's Cracker won his Puppy Dog class, Sue's Elwood won his class and Best Puppy Dog, Pansy was 2nd in Open Bitch and also took the RCC.

Utility - The Eurasiers were out in force for the Imported Register classes, Morag's Gigha was 2nd in Post Grad Bitch and Logie won his Open Dog class and then went Best Import.

Pastoral - Linda and Vic's Gino was 3rd in Limit Dog and Candy won her Limit Bitch class. Carol's Chaos won her Puppy Bitch class and her brother was 3rd in Puppy Dog.

Gundog - Fran's Diesel was 1st in Limit Dog, Sue's Irish Setter pup (whose name I don't know!) was 1st in her Puppy Bitch class and Katie's Leia was 2nd in a good sized Limit Bitch class.

Terrier - Daveena's Inka took BOB.

Junior Handling - Caitlin got to grips with an Australian Shepherd Dog and won the YKC handling class.

Congratulations everyone!

Leia - 2nd LB

Logie doing his lap of honour in the group ring after taking Best Import Register

Elwood - 1st PD and BPD

Pansy - 2nd OB and RCC

Caitlin - 1st YKC handling

A top spot for Desmond

The Papillon Club of Scotland held an open show at Alva on Saturday, 28th August. Sue's Elwood won his Puppy Dog class and Desmond also won his class but then went one better by taking Reserve Best In Show!

Desmond - RBIS
(photo courtesy of Bill Duncan)

Jay gets his UDex

Steve's Jay competed at Lauder Working Trials last Saturday and put in a very good performance with 184.5 points out of 200, giving him 5th place in his class and the letters UDex after his name.

Congratulations!

Hearing Dogs Companion Show

This Sunday we will be holding our annual show in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Come along and have a great day out with your dog. There will be pies, rolls and baking available in the hall. Everyone is welcome, dogs do not need to be registered with the Kennel Club but they must be at least 6 months old to enter.

Details below, click on the entry form to see full size.

Ringcraft rota

26th October.................................Daveena and Helen

2nd November............................Sue and Morag

9th November..........................Joan and Joanne

16th November..........................Karen and Katie

23rd November...........................Jenny and Elizabeth

30th November.................................Mary and June (Last training night)

7th December...............................Christmas party

14th December...............................Good Citizen test night

25th January 2011...............................TBA

Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show

WKC was held last weekend, many miles away at Builth Wells. For Elaine, the long journey and lack of sleep was all forgotten when Zeta won her class, took the BCC and also Best of Breed. Not only that but Milo was Best Puppy.

Congratulations!

Lourin Fair

A companion show was held at a very windy Lourin Fair last Saturday. Once again a Carvaha beagle took the top spot, hot on the heels of her Keith win, Charlotte collected another Best In Show award.

Reserve Best In Show also went to a Spey Valley member - Niamh's Mia.

Congratulations Erica, Charlotte, Niamh and Mia!

More about Kennel Cough

Just to clarify the situation regarding Kennel Cough.

We have not had any coughing dogs at training classes but we would like everyone to be aware of the condition so that we can avoid the chance of spreading it amongst our dogs.

For those who may not know very much about it, Kennel Cough passes from dog to dog much like humans pass on colds and flu. Dogs don't have to have been in kennels to catch it, just having contact with an affected dog. Most healthy dogs that catch it will get over it very quickly and easily but it can be more of a problem in young pups and older dogs with problems.

If your dog does have a cough, get it checked by your vet, avoid other dogs and please don't bring it to classes until it is well again. If it has been in contact with affected dogs then you should also keep it away from classes until you know for sure that it hasn't contracted Kennel Cough.

An Irish Champion

Jill's Chico went away over to Ireland to take part in the run of Champ shows known as the Irish Circuit. Last week at Killarney he gained the last Green Star that he needed to become an Irish Champion.

Congratulations Jill and Chico!

A good placing for Fran and Diva

Govan Open Obedience Show was held on Saturday 14th, Fran was the only club member who went down to compete.

Tasha had a great time in the ring but missed out on a placing. Diva took it all a little more seriously and managed to get a very worthy 3rd place in Beginners. Competition is always fierce in these well filled classes and any place is well earned. Just 3/4 of a point separated 1st and 3rd place so it was a very close thing!

Well done Fran and fingers crossed for 1st next time.

Tayside, Lochee & District Canine Club Open Show

The venue for this show is Carnoustie Leisure Centre, situated right beside the beach, and with the sun shining all day long on Saturday (14th), you couldn't have asked for a better setting for a show. We won't think about previous shows where it rained and a howling gale was coming off the sea!

Four rings were held outside, quite some distance from the two held inside the hall, which meant for a bit of a split. It wasn't easy to keep track of what went on but I have some results, let me know of any I've missed. Sorry, no photos.

Linda and Ron's Esmee was Best AVNSC toy, Freda was BOB and Best Hound Special Minor Puppy.

Elizabeth's Belle beat all her kennel mates to take BOB.

Sue's Desmond won his Graduate class and Jana won her Post Grad class.

Well done all!

The Linconor Team

Thanks to Linda for sending in these photos of Denzil, Hugo, Esmee and Freda, taken after a run of successful shows.

Freda qualified for Crufts at the Hound Association Champ Show at Stoneleigh recently. See Highland, Turriff and Tayside, Lochee posts for the other results.

Denzil

Hugo

Esmee

Freda

Falkirk Open Show

The Central Hall, Ingliston was the venue for Falkirk & District Canine Club's open show on August 7th. It's a large hall with plenty of space but quite noisy and with the added attraction of dried cow dung dotted around the rings! Plenty of classes were scheduled and the groups were all of a good size.

Sue's Desmond won his class, BOB and then G4. Elwood won the AV toy minor puppy class and Puppy Group 3.

I don't think any other club members were down there but let me know if I'm wrong.

Another win for Benson

June's Benson was at the Joint Newfoundland Club's Champ show at Stoneleigh recently and had a very good day. He won his Limit class, the RCC and then Reserve Best In Show!

Congratulations!

Turriff, Clatt and Keith Companion Shows

Clatt companion show was held on the same day as Highland open show but didn't do so well with the weather as it poured down there! Lesley's Rommi took the rain in her stride and went BIS.

A companion show was held Monday, the second day of Turriff show. Erica and Doug's Twiglet did very well when she took RBIS.

Keith companion show was held in lovely sunshine and there was a great turn out for it. Morag's Gigha won the utility class, Sue's Pansy the toy class, Lesley's Merry the terrier class. Erica and Doug's Twiglet won the junior class and Charlotte won the hound class and BIS. Heather's Skye won the gundog class and RBIS.

Congratulations!

No photos from Clatt or Turriff I'm afraid.

Charlotte and Skye at Keith with judges Les and Rita Walker

Turriff Open Show

After a dry, and at times sunny, Highland show, it was all change the following day at Turriff with rain predominating later in the day. Some judging took place under cover but much of it took place outside with some of the toy and utility groups getting quite a soaking!'

It was difficult to keep track of all that was going on so please let me know of your wins if I've misssed any.

Hound - Erica and Doug's Charlotte won her class but was beaten to BOB by Twiglet who went on to take Group 3. Linda and Ron's Freda won her class and BOB.

Terrier - Caitlin's Solo was BOB and G2.

Utility - Logie was Best Import Register.

Working - Donna's River won his class and I think Joanne's Walter won his with River taking BOB. John's Harvey won his class and Best AVNSC.

Gundog - Sue's Kupah was 1st in his class and BOB.

Pastoral - Jenny's Sadie took BOB and G3. Katrina's Marty was 1st in his class as was Leo who went on to take BOB and G4.

Toy - Ria's Jasper was 1st in his class. Jill's Tiger won his class and G2 (?). Elizabeth's Malibu took Best AVNSC, not too sure if she took a group placing. Sue's Rosa, Desmond and Pansy each won their classes with Pansy taking BOB then winning the toy group for the second day running and topping it off with Best Opposite Sex in Show. Elwood took Puppy Group 2.

Well done everybody!

River and Harvey competing in the working group

Terrier group 1st - 4th

Twiglet - BOB & G3

Freda - BOB

Hound group being judged

Hound group 1st - 3rd

Pastoral group part 1

Pastoral group part 2

Pastoral group 1st and 2nd

Pastoral group 3rd and 4th

Rosa, Desmond, Pansy and Elwood after a weekend of very successful shows.
(Gypsy missing from photo due to being in season and Jana because she was too big to fit in!)

Kennel Cough

Please be aware that Kennel Cough seems to be on the go again. If your dog is coughing or has been in contact with affected dogs, please don't bring it to the training classes.

Committee meeting

There will be a committee meeting on Friday (20th) at 7.30pm in the Ugie.

Highland CA Open Show

Highland CA held their annual summer show at Dingwall Mart on Saturday 31st July. The rain threatened a few times but never really came to anything, which was a good thing seeing as the gundog, working and pastoral rings were all outdoors.

It was a good day for Spey Valley with lots of wins for members, including the top spot, which was won by June's Benson. I think this must be his 10th Best In Show!

Linda and Ron's Hugo was also up there at the top, he took Reserve Best Puppy In Show!

Plenty of others to report:

Terrier - Jock and daughter Ann's Rosie (I think) took BOB and G1, puppy Zac was Best terrier pup. Cathy's Sula was Best NSC and G2. Karen's Ceilidh was BOB, took G4 and Best terrier veteran.

Gundog - Heather's Skye was Best NSC and also took the group. Sue's Jana won her class then BOB and G3. Katie's Chewie was BOB. Sue's Kendal and Logan both won their classes and BOB.

Utility - Linda and Ron's Denzil won his class, BOB and G2, Hugo Best Utility puppy and RBPIS. Morag's Logie was Best Import.

Toy - Sue's Elwood, Rosa and Pansy each won their respective classes, Pansy took BOB and G1. Elwood was Best toy puppy and Gypsy was Best toy veteran. Jill's Tiger was BOB and G2. Ria's Jasper won his class, BOB and G3. Linda's Esmee was Best NSC and G4.

Pastoral - Linda's Gino won his class, BOB and G4 (I think). Katrina's Marty won his Graduate class.

Working - June's Benson BOB, G1 and BIS. Donna's River was also BOB.

Hound - Erica and Doug's Charlotte won her Post Grad class, Willow won her Open class but was beaten to BOB by Charlotte who went on to take G2.

Glenn won the 12-16 year Junior Handling class.

Well done to all the winners!

Thanks to Glenn and Karen for the BIS and JH photos and Ria for the toy group winner.

Skye - Best Gundog NSC & G1

Jana - BOB & G3

Chewie - BOB

Utility group being judged

Utility group 1st - 3rd


Pansy - BOB & G1

Jana, Kendal and Logan during the gundog group judging

Benson wins the working group

Skye takes the gundog group

Jana - G3

BIS and RBIS

Glenn - 1st 12-16 yrs JH