2009 Due to work commitements we will not be showing much this year but will do updates when we do.
We attended the South Eastern Hound Assoc Premier Open show on 6th September and Joker took Best of Breed - judge Simon PItts (breed specialist) This is only the 2nd time this year that Joker has been shown and I suddenly realised that he is all grown up.
We have a new Cairo's Champion - on 5th Aug 2009 Mitch (Cairo's Mystry to Nolmacdon ShCM owned by Claire Nolcini) gained his 3rd and Crowning CC & Best of Breed at Paignton Champ show - Judge Peter Jolley who gave Donut his 1st CC when he was just 10 months old at Bournemouth Champ Show 2006
We sadly lost our wonderful Gerty on 16th June. She has joined her brother Scrumpy and son Gryff at Rainbow Bridge - see a tribute to her on the Rainbow Bridge page.
Crufts - Joker win the Post Graduate class (handled by Karmen Lange) Donut 3rd in Open (handled by Nancy Lange) Munki 1st Limit Bitch and Gerty 2nd Veteran Bitch (she retired from showing today)
Leeds Champ show - Donut 2nd Open Dog & Res Best Dog
Munki is being shown in Ireland:- South Tip - Green Star, Combined Canine, Green Star, CACIB, Sligo Green Star & Best of Breed
2008
Not much showing this year however Donut managed to win:- 6 Green Stars, 5 CACIB, 1 CAC and was awarded the following Group placements.
Amsterdam Winners show Group 3
Cloughran Group 3
Fermoy International - Group 1 - 1st otterhound to win a group in Ireland
Young Joker began his showing in the UK and at his 1st champ show was awarded the Reserve CC at the National under breed specialist Pam Bonos. He also sired a wonderful litter to Wildans Jeannie.
2007
Donut also began his career in Ireland this year where he won 4 Green Stars, 4 Best of Breed, 3 CACIB,and 3 Group 4 - he finished the year as Annual Champion and was awarded his Irish Champions title - The 1st ever Irish Champion Otterhound. Munki went to Ireland for the IKC International show and was awarded her 1st Green Star & CACIB, the rest of the year Puff was out there with us.
Paignton - Donut wins 1st Open Dog, Best Dog and Res CC (single ticket show) - Judge Marion Spavin
South Wales - Donut wins Open Dog, Best Dog & BOB - Judge Dianna Spavin
Windsor - Donut wins Open Dog, Best Dog & BOB, Munki wins Post Grad Bitch - Judge Ove Germundsson (sweden)
South Of England CS - Donut wins Best Vunerable Native Breed (Hound) Best AVNSC Hound & Hound Group 1 - today he was retired from Open shows as he became the 1st otterhound to win a Show Certificate of Merit.
S Counties - Donut wins Open Dog, CC & Best of Breed - Munki wins Post Grad Bitch - Judge John Swinge
Chertsey & Dist CS - Donut wins Open Dog, Best of Breed and Hound Group 1& Res Best in Show
National Dog Show - Donut wins 2nd in Open and Res CC, Marz wins Post Grad Dog, Munki 2nd in Post Grad Bitch - Ferelith Summerfield
Crufts - Donut wins his 3rd and crowing CC and Best of Breed from Limit at only 17 months old Youngest Otterhound to take CC & BOB at Crufts - Munki won Post Graduate Bitch, Marz won Junior Dog and Puff won Good Citizen Bitch. - Judge Marianne Nixon
Kent County - Donut wins Best AVNSC Hound, Group 1 & Best in Show
2006
Driffield - Donut wins his 2nd CC and Best Of Breed from Special Yearling - Judge Pat Chadwick
B'mth Champ show - Donut wins his 1st CC at 10 months, Best of Breed and Best Puppy in Breed - Judge Peter Jolley