News 2017

Last news for 2017 !

Oh dear I don’t know where the time has gone to but this is the last news for 2017 with a few puppy photographs.
On November 19th Pebbles and I set of for the Southern English Setter Society’s 30th Championship Show where Sharon Littlechild was judging the bitches. Pebbles won the Open class and her 4th C.C. She was Res. B.I.S and Best Opposite Sex on the referee’s decision.

Here she is wondering whats in the cup !!!

The final show of the year was LKA where I was judging but heavy snow came and with great difficulty I managed to get to the show but sadly I only had 9 dogs to judge. I was very happy with my winners so that ended the show circuit for the year. Here are a few puppy photographs of Connie’s puppies.

First photoshoot at 5 weeks old

THE BOYS

THE GIRLS

Puppy news !!!

Sunday 1st October Connie produced a litter of 6 lovely chunky pups, all orange as they are an orange to orange mating. They are by Ravensett Fire ’N’ Ice ex Clever Cookie and we have 3 Dogs and 3 bitches. Here is a photo of them.
More photos when they become a little more photogenic !!

Darlington Show

Connie

To-day Sunday the 17th September Henrietta and I went to the Darlington Show where Linda Taylor was judging. We stayed the night just on the outskirts of Ripon so it was lovely to have a 10 minute drive to the show!! Leo was in a lovely Limit Dog class and got 4th and Pebbles was in her last Limit Bitch class which she won and then went on to win the Res. C.C. her 6th. Now we have a rest as CONNIE (CLEVER COOKIE) is in whelp and due on Oct. 5th

She did it !!!

On August 19th Henrietta and I set of for Wales where we went to a Red Kite Centre and we enjoyed watching them fly and taking photos of them! We then stayed the night near the show ground and went to WKC the next day. Gordon Haran was judging our breed for the first time at this level and gave Pebbles 2nd in Limit, Leo was 5th in Limit dog and Ann and Raffles were 3rd in Open. Then on the 3rd September Pebbles and I set of for City of Birmingham where Di Morgan judged. Connie’s sister Graham’s Tattersett Burnt Sugar won the Graduate bitch class and was 5th in Post Graduate and then Pebbles WON a good Limit class, THEN THAT ALL IMPORTANT 3RD C.C AND B.O.B.
David Howarth was judging the group and he shortlisted her down to the last 8.

Catch Up Time Again

On June 29th Pebbles and I went to Windsor Championship Show where she won her 7th and last Post Graduate class under Christine Bexon.

The following Sunday we went to the E.S.A Open Show near Market Harborough where the judge was Les Weller, Henrietta and Leo won Post Graduate Dog. I took Connie and Pebbles, Connie was 2nd in Graduate and Pebbles won the Limit class and went on to become Best Bitch and Best Opposite Sex in Show.

It was a very busy month as East of England was on the 7th July with Aiden McKiernan judging. Leo was 2nd in Mid Limit and Pebbles won Mid Limit bitch.

On the 15th July it was the N.E.S.S Championship and Open Shows combined as it their 50th Anniversary and what a wonderful day it was. Jane Tucker was judging the dogs where Leo won Mid Limit dog. Neil Kelly judged the bitches, Connie won Graduate and Pebbles won Mid Limit and the Res. C.C. Lee Cox judged the Open Show, Connie got a third and Pebbles a second.

Then for us the last show for a few weeks was Leeds where Patsy Hollings judged. Both Leo and Pebbles were in their first Limit classes, Leo got a 5th and Pebbles a 2nd.

Now we have our daughter and grandchildren with us for just over a week.

Pebbles did it again !!!

Last weekend Henrietta and I spent a lovely weekend in Scotland, we had a pretty gastly drive up there on the Friday but on the Saturday of we went to the Border Union show where Springwood park looked beautiful in the sun. It is a favourite show of mine and wow what a day we had. Rod Green was our judge . Henrietta and Leo won their 6th Post Graduate class, then Connie won Graduate and Pebbles also won her 6th Post Graduate class and then went on to WIN HER 2ND C.C IN A WEEK AND ALSO WON BEST OF BREED. Now we have a couple of weeks of!!!

Pebbles first CC !!!

On Sunday 3rd June was Southern Counties Championship Show where Chris Atkinson was our judge. Henrietta and Leo won his 4th Post Graduate class, Connie won a very good Yearling class and Pebbles was 2nd in her Post Graduate class. Then a week later we were of to the Three Counties Championship Show where Val Isherwood was our judge. Henrietta and Leo again won the Post Graduate class and I only took Pebbles where she also won her 5th Post Graduate class and then thrilled us by being awarded HER FIRST C.C. HAVING WON 4 RES. C.C.’S LAST YEAR. Next weekend we are of to Border Union with Leo, Pebbles and Connie!

Show results

In April after 2 minor ops we went to the ESA Championship Show where Ros Croft judged the dogs and Henrietta and Leo won Post Graduate Dog and was 2nd in the Open Stakes class under Dilys Watts. I took Connie and Pebbles, Connie was 3rd in Yearling under Steve Collier and 2nd in the Yearling Stakes under Dilys. Pebbles won Post Graduate Bitch. A week later we all went to Scotland for their breed Championship show. Chris Moorhouse judged the dogs and Leo again won Post Graduate and was 3rd in the Open Stakes class under Mel Sharples. Connie won the Yearling class under the bitch judge Keith Smith and also won the Graduate Stakes under Mel. Pebbles won Post Graduate Bitch. After the show we had a lovely weeks holiday with brilliant weather. We have not done any shows in May as other things have taken precedent but we will be busy in June again!.

Crufts 2017

On the 11th March it was Gundog day at CRUFTS where Ruth Martin was our judge. Henrietta and Leo were in Post Graduate and came 2nd. Connie was in a lovely Yearling class which she WON, I was very thrilled, she loves the big ring at Crufts and always seems to go well there. I felt I needed a class between, so I put Pebbles in Mid Limit and she came 2nd to the Reserve C.C winner so we had a very enjoyable day.

An update for this year !!!

Soon in to the New Year we went to Boston Champ. Show where we had no tickets. Leo with Henrietta won Post Graduate Dog and Pebbles and I won Post Graduate Bitch under Jill Peak.

Then on to Manchester Champ. Show where we did have tickets and Carol Guy was our judge. Leo was 2nd in Post Graduate dog, Ann and Raffles was 2nd in Limit Dog and Pebbles won Post Graduate Bitch.

Today the 5th Feb. Pebbles and I went to MESS Champ. Show where Maggie McCabe judged the bitch classes and she again won the Post Graduate class. Our next show is Crufts in March.