Many readers will be able to remember Karl Baron with affection, and will know of his illness over the past four years or so. Sadly I have to report that he died recently. His funeral was held on Friday Nov … Continue reading
The curse of falling entries continued to strike at the FSS’s open show. Not only was the entry much less than that of previous years, but the absentees severely reduced the number present for the judge. Some of the absences were … Continue reading
For the last major show of the summer we had an entry of 11 dogs at Richmond show for Cyril Gilbert. Cyril is better known than other non-specialist judges to some exhibitors in Finnish Spitz, although as far as I know … Continue reading
Just the one show since my last notes – City of Birmingham. After a fairly long wait to follow Salukis we had an entry of seven dogs for Ben Reynolds-Frost, of whom just four male dogs were present. The single … Continue reading
At Bournemouth, I had my first appointment to award CCs. The entry, for me, was disappointingly low, but probably around about the average for all shows except the main ones. Unfortunately only five of the entered nine dogs arrived and … Continue reading
At The Houndshow we had what must have been one of our largest entries this year. This was just 13 dogs for judge Dolores Montgomery. Fortunately the weather was kind and we were able to show outside. Both CC winners … Continue reading
After the washout that was Blackpool where our entry of just seven dogs could not be judged, we had Windsor where the entry was also seven dogs. Wendy Sharman last judged our breed at the FS Society open show in … Continue reading
As a result of various distractions over the past few weeks I have not been able to submit any breed notes for which I apologise. The weather has improved recently which means that I have had to cut, or attempt … Continue reading
The small entry of just four dogs at Bath was further depleted by one, leaving just three male dogs for our judge, Sue Finett. This is a show where we do not have CCs, and where there is no rotation … Continue reading
I have details of the entry and results from SKC partly from Ellen Baird and further from Fosse Data. The entry for judge Mark Cocozza was just ten dogs, of whom three were absent. Four of those present had travelled … Continue reading