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To see previous years news, please visit the site map.31/12/03
AT THE END OF YET ANOTHER YEAR OF SPENDING EVERY WAKING HOUR (ALMOST) THINKING ABOUT, DREAMING ABOUT AND SCURRYING AROUND AFTER, OUR FOUR-LEGGED HAIRY FRIENDS, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE 2003 ANOTHER HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL YEAR AND LEAVE YOU WITH THIS QUOTE FROM LYDIA M. CHILD (1802-1880) "That man’s best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature’s infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this is the fact which Nature moans over, and deprecates beseechingly. Be spontaneous, be truthful, be free, and thus be individuals ! is the song she sings through warbling birds, and whispering pines, and roaring wave, and screeching winds." 30/12/03Mavis produced a beautiful litter of 6 bitch pups today, by Sylvia and Reg Buntings black and white dog Ir. and Sh. Ch. Mossdew Celtic Swing . They are all spoken for, SORRY !!
30/12/03At our last show of the year, North Western Counties Spaniel Club Open Show, our Charbonnel Silhouette delighted us by going Best Puppy in Show. She just loves showing off and couldn’t wait to grab that big rosette and strut round the ring with it !!! The results came back today for the Dutch Boys hip X –rays. Johnny, the as yet unshown black Charbonnel Dutch Touch, had a score of 3:3 (0: 0 on his Norberg angle !) and Harry, the gold dog Charbonnel Double Dutch had a score of 7:9. Now I really have to concentrate on these two little scally-wags, who like nothing more than running around getting muddy and defying me with my finger-cots and slicker brush !! Hopefully up-dated photos of these ‘partners-in-crime’ will find their way to this site in 2004 !! 01/11/03EYE-TESTING – 4 dogs , 4 bitches – Sh. Ch. Charbonnel Warlord, Charbonnel Roulette, Charbonnel Dutch Touch, Charbonnel Double Dutch, Charbonnel Fair Play, Charbonnel Pick’n’Mix, Charbonnel Minuette and Charbonnel Frankette. As is our policy we attended one of two or three eye clinics through the year to monitor our dogs eyes. All were clear of hereditary eye disease. Today the dogs were examined by Professor Peter Bedford of the Royal Veterinary College . Please see this link to view Prof. Bedford's qualifications and the excellent opthalmic work being done at the College on all breeds - www.rvc.ac.uk/Hospitals/QMH/Ophthalmology/Index.cfm )
18/10/03CHARBONNEL FRANKETTE JW., 1 C.C., 2 R.C.C.'S Flora had another successful weekend at the 2 back-to-back Open Club shows 18th/19th October by winning B.I.S at both !!!
11/09/03Charbonnel Shake'n'Stevens is the latest young blue from our kennel to win his Junior Warrant. Owned by Mike Wildman and Edith Fowles, Jamie won 4 classes at the Cocker Club Championship show and has Qualified for the PetPlan Junior Stakes final on the 11th September. Well done to all concerned !
20/07/03THE COCKER SPANIEL CLUB
We had a wonderful day at
the Cocker Club show again this year, when Warlord's two daughters
took the Bitch CC and the Reserve Bitch CC from an entry of 395
cockers - 164 dogs and 231 bitches. Click here for full results.
05/07/03On July 5th Charbonnel Girls ’n’ Pearls won her last point needed for her Junior Warrant under Honor Harrison at Goosnargh and Longridge Open show, winning 2 classes in good company. She will now be qualified for Crufts for life and be granted a K.C. Stud Book number.
This weekend saw another Charbonnel win her champion title – Charbonnel Hugs’n’Kisses, Lizzie at home, won her final points for her title in the USA for proud owner Laura Haverstick. (photo soon!!)
Another proud owner is Christina Daniels in Sweden, kennel Mistily’s, whose black puppy Charbonnel Ooh La La (Cilla) was Best Puppy in Breed and 3rd Best Puppy in Show on Saturday and then BPIS at a Cocker Breed Club show under breed specialist Tord Lundborg (Kennel Line Sam) on Sunday.
Back at home, at Windsor Championship Show, out of an entry of 176 cockers, Sh. Ch. Charbonnel Warlord JW won the Dog C.C. and BoB under breed specialist Mrs. Carol Wood, Marada, and 4th in the Gundog Group under Tammas Jakkel of Hungary. Many thanks to both judges. This was Frankie's 26th C.C., the 18th with BoB !!! I am REALLY proud of him, a dog in a million, not because of his wins, but because of his wonderful character and the feeling of pride he gives me when I handle him, so gentle yet so powerful. Click here for photos of the Gundog group winners. Frankie's black daughter Lujesa Soul to Soul owned by Sue and Annie Kettle, was showing at her last championship show as a puppy, and again won the very large puppy bitch class and awarded Best Puppy Bitch. A lovely day. 26/06/03PAIGNTON Championship show- Judge Wim Wellens, Holland Well done again to Sue and Annie Kettle who won Puppy bitch again with Lujesa Soul to Soul, and to Harvey and Kemp with Atkia Vyella at Richian, another Warlord daughter bred by Mrs. Ruth Widmaier, who was 2nd in the same class. The same day Tracey Herd attended Chasewakes open show in the Midlands and won Best Cocker Puppy and 1st in the Gundog puppy group with Quintavia Quintessence –Betty. (Charbonnel Roulette x Charbonnel Playtime at Quintavia ) Well done Trace !
21/06/03BLACKPOOL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW CONGRATULATIONS TO Mike, Edith and their blue dog Jamie – Charbonnel Shake’n’Stevens – for winning the heat and show final of the Petplan Junior stakes, male section. He is now qualified for the final to be held at Blenheim Castle in September !!! 17/06/03Saw me judging Clumber Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels and Field Spaniels at the Cheshire Agricultural Show. 14/06/03SWEDISH COCKER CLUB SHOW- JUDGES Alan Curry dogs, Sylvia Bunting bitches. CONGRATULATIONS to Christina Daniels, my friend in Sweden, who had a wonderful day today, winning Best Dog with her homebred orange dog Mistily’s Amber Gambler, in the excellent company of Top Cockers and Champions. Christina has quietly bred her cockers along with her beautiful top-winning springer's at Moheda and I am really pleased that she is being rewarded now for her efforts. Her black bitch puppy Charbonnel Ooh La La was again best baby bitch puppy in a class of 16, so well done for that too, and Gracie, Charbonnel Grace’n’Favour, was 2nd in her class. I am really proud of all of you……
The photo shows Christina with BILLY, the judges and the best bitch and BIS Ann Hallgrens Apelhojdens Rhapsody in Blue.
The same day I was showing at Border Union Championship show in Scotland , deerhounds this time, under Glenis Peach, and I was really proud to win 2nds with both C.Cappi and C.Daphne in strong classes. 10/06/03THREE COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW JUDGE - Silvia Bunting We had a lovely day under Sylvia, a massive entry of 230 meant she was very busy , we had placing's with all our dogs, with Frankette-Flora- winning Post Grad, and Wildman and Fowles blue dog, Charbonnel Shake’n’Stevens winning Junior. Flora also excelled herself by winning that days heat of the Petplan Junior Stakes. We returned 2 days later to win a creditable 3rd in the final. 8/06/03West of England C.S.C. Open Show - Judge Tim Harrison. ANOTHER BPIS for Lujesa Soul to Soul – aka Katie !!
30/05/03SOUTHERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW – Judge June Minns Katie did it again ! Another BPIB for this Warlord daughter – a chip off the old block ???? 25/05/03BATH CHAMP. SHOW - Judge Diane Sadler Sue and Annie Kettles Warlord daughter Lujesa Soul to Soul, ‘Katie’, won another BPIB. Well Done. I was judging in Scotland the same day, the Hound and Gundog groups at Carluke and DCS. 20/05/03Staffs County Show. Judge Phil Richardson Joss Duddell won a good class with C. Yvette. Well done ! 18/05/03SKOKLOSTER SPANIEL & RETRIEVER CLUB SWEDEN. A delighted Christina Daniels phoned to say that Charbonnel Ooh La La, her new black puppy bitch, has won her baby bitch puppy class, so we are really thrilled.
11/05/03Birmingham National Judge for the day was Lesley Spencer (Terriles). Frankie (Warlord) won the dog C.C., his 25 th, and BoB went to Paul Read’s Jardinisle Serenity, her 2nd C.C. Buffy and Flora also did well, winning their classes, so at least at the show it was a successful day. 4/05/03Cheshire Cocker Club Championship show. Congrats to the following for their wins : Jos Duddell and Barry Mansell with Charbonnel Yvette at Canerikie (Warlord x Amorette)- first Black novice bitch. Mike Wildman and Edith Fowles with Charbonnel Shake'n'Stevens - blue dog, (Terriles Toyoyama x Mikifil Kiss'n'Tell at Charbonnel) 3rd in Junior (so now qualified for Crufts for a 2nd year.....) and also a 1st and 2nd in later classes. Tracey Herd with her homebred youngster Quintavia Quantum Leap (Charbonnel Roulette x Charbonnel Playtime at Quintavia) who was 3rd in a strong puppy class and so qualified for Crufts 2004. Thanks to you all for showing your dogs in such beautiful condition and making me the proud ' granny' !! Not to be outdone, my own youngster Charbonnel Double Dutch (Harry) won Best Minor Puppy Dog , so I was very proud of him, and Warlord also won his class, but insisted on showing off and threw any further chances away !! He's such a star !! A special CONGRATULATIONS to my friends Vicky and George Luckman for their wins in 2 classes thus securing their first Junior Warrant ever and so good that it came with a home-bred dog, namely the blue Willowroan Bojangles. (Sh. Ch. Courtmaster Wardance x Oakmeadows under a Spell at Willowroan). 27/04/03WELKS general champ show. Due to the sudden and much-regretted death of Mrs. Joan Simpson, Duncan Craig took on her entry at the show. Numerically an entry that Joan could have been proud of, 191 cockers. I was thrilled to hear that Lujesa Soul to Soul, a Warlord daughter out of Lujesa Hazie Fantasie was awarded BEST PUPPY in breed and also short-listed in the last 8 in the puppy stakes in a class of 89 pups !! Congrats to Sue and Annie, Katie's owners and breeders. Hope to have a photo of her soon...... 26/04/0326th April found me whizzing over to Spain to judge a 'special' show for the Spaniel Club of Spain. Hospitality and company first-class as always, dogs much improved since the last time I judged over there. (See judging page for photo). 23/03/03North Wales C.S. Club Open Show. B.I.S. was Charbonnel Frankette, also gaining her last point required for her Junior Warrant award. Thanks to judge Mrs. Ann Richardson. (Fionnrua). Charbonnel Heart Throb also won his class, Charbonnel Goes Dutch was 2nd in Minor Puppy Bitch and Charbonnel Dutch Touch was 3rd in Minor Puppy Dog. 22/03/03On the 3rd weekend in March the Charbonnel show team was out in force in 3 different countries at least !! In France, Danielle Raquin's gold puppy dog Charbonnel Desert Gold was Best Puppy in breed and Best Puppy All breeds at the French Championship show, in the UK Charbonnel Girls'n'Pearls was BPIS at North of England Cocker Assoc. Open show for us, and then on Monday the 17th at the St. Patrick's Day Championship show in Dublin Laura McWhirter's black dog Charbonnel Chancellor won the Dog Green Star, BOB and the CACIB. Laura's golden puppy bitch Quintavia Quizzical (Charbonnel Roulette x Charbonnel Playtime avec Quintavia ) was also Best Puppy and won the reserve Green Star in bitches !! A wonderful weekend - thanks to all judges.!!
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