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Saturday 27 February 2010

Bramatha babies

Today Gemma Knight and I have been down to Suffolk to see the new Bramatha (www.bramatha.com/) Sarah's son Robert and Phillip (Llantrussa) Price had a great time rolling around with the puppies and they were lovely strong confident babies. Many thanks to Sarah for the invite and gutted that we couldn't stay for the lunch it looked fantastic!!!

More photo's can be seen here of the day http://www.flickr.com/photos/47968736@N06/



Friday 26 February 2010

Crufts 2006


Oh my I keep finding things !!

This was the tribe that I took to Crufts in 2006 . Not a very good photo I know but it amused me to think I handled all those dogs, I'm sure Gemma Knight helped me somewhere along the way!!!

This must have been one of those rare occasions where everything fitted into place ...no season, no puppies, no out of coat .

I'm not sure who is who other than Seymour is on the left and in there somewhere are Berrie Brea Lyric Renn and Linnet!!! Linnet won Post Graduate bitch that year handled by her breeder Thor Jakobsen, his first time handling at Crufts !

Wednesday 24 February 2010

Breeze


I have been made to clear all my photos off the computer onto a hard drive (sigh) and among them was this photo of Steeplehouse Breeze.
Breeze was owned and loved by Paula Goulette and this was taken in the summer of 2007 whilst on a walk with my lot.

Breeze was half sister to Berrie as they were both sired by Riversflight Neath of Beanit. Breeze was also half sister to Berrie and Brea's mother Tori (Kentee Innes)as her mother was the sister of Riversflight Juba Tori's father ...still with me ?

Breeze spent time over in America with Paula and her husband Mike even getting her Junior Hunting Title whist there .

Sadly Paula has lost Breeze but now has a Grandaughter of Brea's out of Rainesgift Summer Thyme of Steeplehouse. Summer will be competing in the Obedience at Crufts this year proving that brains must run in the family !!!

Saturday 20 February 2010

Congratulations Lucy & Karen


Congratulations to Karen and Lucy today on their Best Puppy in Breed at Matlock show . Sweden's finest Jonna Vassbotn was the judge today and she found her Best of Breed in Chris Murray's Gayplume Ebon Flow. The Lovely Lacey came third in her puppy class and Rainesgift Summer Tyme for Stranfaer second in hers . Well done to all x

Friday 19 February 2010

Stranfaer Lucy Locket


Here is Karen Joyce's beautiful homebred girl Stranfaer Lucy Locket, sister to Stranfaer Miss Muffet. This little girl has lots of animation like her mother Tyme and moves like a dream . She too will make her Crufts debut in March. Wishing Karen Tyme and Lucy lots of luck x

Saturday 13 February 2010

Lizzlog Laceys Enigma


Not forgetting Darwin's sister the beautiful Lizzlog Laceys Enigma owned by her breeder Linda Walker and handled by Hayley Walker.

Lacey joined us on the Lilychip photo shoot and here is just one of the stunning images Sue captured of this very photogenic lady !

Lacey qualified for Crufts 2011 at her Manchester show under Sylvia Bunting, her first Championship show outing .

I think this little girl is going to be a lot of fun for Linda and Hayley x

Lizzlog Double Agent



Here's Darwin the German export Lizzlog Double Agent!!!


Darwin is owned and very much adored by Barbel Gammon but is on his holidays with Nadja Kluth who has taken and sent me these photos .


Darwin was bred in the UK by Linda Walker and is sired by Remus (Rainesgift Over the Moon) his mother is Calswish Rosebud to Lizzlog (sired by Rainesgift Seymour) bred by Catherine Larner.

Wishing all the best for this very promising little boy and Barbel who promises he will be shown on both shores x

Friday 12 February 2010

Stranfaer Miss Muffet


It's always nice to see puppies that are out of your breeding and this pretty lady is Stranfaer Miss Muffet, better known as Larkin . Bred by Karen Joyce, Larkin is out of Rainesgift The Dawn of Tyme for Stranfaer and is owned by Steve and Maureen Rose. This photo was sent to me by Kelly Holland the very proud owner of Denver, Larkins Swedish Import sire Calzeat Causa Commotion at Flatcharm bred by Anette Dyren .

Larkin , now aged 9 months is qualified for Crufts and along with her sister and brother will make her debut at the worlds biggest dog show in March.

Wishing all those concerned the best of luck x

Rainesgift photoshoot by Lilychip


The Rainesgift gang have had their first photo shoot of the year courtesy of Lilychip photographer Sue Phillips of www.lilychip-photography.co.uk. It was a beautiful but very cold day at the beautiful setting of Scarsdale Hall near Chesterfield.The dogs were on form and desperate just to run on the hill in the wind. Many thanks to Sue and my co handler Hayley Walker for their patience in getting the most amazing photographs of the gang !
A slide of the shoot can be found in the gallery on the Website