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Adopting or Fostering a Rescue Dog
It seems that everywhere these days you can see the slogan ‘Adopt Don’t Shop’. Rescues are full to the brim with unwanted dogs, especially it seems, around peak holiday time! There appears to be a vast number of people in this world who view their pets as disposable items that can be tossed away along with the old toaster and the broken hoover, with no thought given to the fact that they are discarding a living breathing animal which has feelings and emotions similar to our own. Well, when that sentient being, their dog, has no voice that they can ever understand, what is there to stop them … [Read More...]
Annual Awards 2017
Top Winning Papillon (The Ringlands Trophy) Ch Jorgealin Cast A Spell for Kingshaven (Mrs C Lee-Slater & Mr R Mrs J Banfield) Top Dog (The Shimna Trophy) Ch Gleniren Shootin Starmaker Sunsoo (Mr G & Mrs I Robb) Top Bitch (The Elendil Trophy) Ch Jorgealin Cast A Spell for Kingshaven (Mrs C Lee-Slater & Mr R Mrs J Banfield) Top Championship Show Winner (The Graycaz Trophy) Ch Jorgealin Cast A Spell for Kingshaven (Mrs C Lee-Slater & Mr R Mrs J Banfield) Top Puppy (The Kuruso Trophy) Ch Miss Martini Royal De Costalina Suniren (Mr G & Mrs I Robb & Mr J … [Read More...]
Papillon (Butterfly Dog) Club Championship Show 2018
21 April 2018 Judges: (Dogs) Mr Tom Mather (Barkalots) (Bitches) Mrs Carolyn Roe (Sunshoo) (Junior Handling) Mrs Caroline Lee-Slater (Graycaz) Total Entry: 171 dogs, making 203 entries, plus 5 NFC I was delighted to be invited to judge the dogs at this show. Papillons are a breed I have admired for a great many years. As a schoolboy I used to attend all of the Merseyside Toydog Shows and the breed always had a strong following in the area with exhibitors of the calibre of Laurence Rattigan, Mabel Jukes and of course, Ellis Hulme. Thank you to the officers and committee for their … [Read More...]