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| Sophie & Dudley are six months old today! They went to their first show today at Leominster Canine Limited show and behaved beautifully and showed well. Sophie gained a very respectable 3rd in AV Gundog Puppy and Dudley 2nd in AV Gundog Junior - handled by Georgie! The judge for the day was Nick Grosvenor (Pastoral/Working judge) | |||||||||||
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A busy days Judging for me yesterday at
Lincoln Canine Society. Thank you for the good entry. I found my Best of Breed in Jackie Marris-Bray's Helenwood Innovation. Who subsequently won the Gundog Group and then topped his day off with Best In Show - congratulations! For critiques please click here!
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Congratulations to Karin at Kennel Backhill's in Sweden. Ch Backhill's Doris Day was 3rd top dog in Sweden, with Karin's Ch Travis Keep It Classy in 4th place and Felix's two children, Backhill's Marilyn Monroe and Backhill's Know It All were 14th & 17th place respectively (not bad for two youngsters!) Felix progeny groups have also won Best In Show six times during 2006.
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At last, the news we have been waiting for has arrived!
The FN (Familial Nephropathy)
test that we have been waiting for will be available through
OptiGen very soon. They have signed the licensing agreement
and they are now licensed to do the test in the US &
Canada. They are working on the details and will get the
information up on their website
www.optigen. So in about a week from
now, watch for more details on their website,
www.optigen. Jeanette Felix of OptiGen says " We'll be putting full information on our website within a week, but I can tell you briefly that OptiGen does have the right to FN test any samples from Europe THAT WE ALREADY tested for prcd-PRA. But we can't take in any new samples for the FN test from Europe, per the license agreement. We have frozen sample stored from all ECS PRA tests done previously, and we've decided to make that available for FN testing, even if the owner did not pay the fee for long-term storage. We hope that will help many obtain the new FN test more easily. Please ask folks to wait just a bit longer for full details." |
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Maggie (Powerscourt Will If I Want) left home today to live with our friends Janet & Roy in nearby Kingsthorne.  |
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Here is a photo of Bramble waiting for her tea!
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As the sun was shining I thought I'd take a photo of Sophie & Dudley. They are litter brother & sister and are full siblings to Lottie - Powerscourt Power Of Love JW. The pups are four months old now.
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Kennel Backhill's won Best In Show - 4 with Felix's progeny group at the Swedish Kennel Club International Show at Växjö. Judge: Magdalena Karlsson.
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More good news from Sweden! At the Swedish Spaniel & Retriever Club show at Mjölby on the 28th October, Backhill's Kennel won Best In Show with Felix's (Swedish Sh. Ch. Powerscourt Pied Piper) Progeny Group. Judge: Bertil Lundgren
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On the 1st September, after a busy summer we went off on a much needed holiday. We had a great time despite the high humidity and temperatures in the mid 40's C. The highlight was definitely the day at Discovery Cove. Dolphin's are such wonderful animals, so clever & intuitive. When we swam with CJ, he pulled Georgie along quite gently, it was as if he knew she was a child; when he took us for a swim he went at a rate of knots! It was such a special experience to share some time with a dolphin, none of us will forget the day.
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More good news from Sweden! On the 2nd September at the Swedish Kennel Club show in Öland Backhill's Kennel won Best In Show with Felix's (Swedish Sh. Ch. Powerscourt Pied Piper) Progeny Group.
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Lottie & Stan went showing today. This was Stan's first outing (at just over 6 months of age), he was 2nd in Junior. The class was won by Sandra Gregory with Speechouse San Andre, who also went on to take Puppy Group 3 - Well done! Lottie won her class, was Best Of Breed & made the final cut in the Gundog group. The breed & group judge was Peter Woolf (Colinwood).
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We received some lovely photos of a litter sired by Toby, shown below is a little blue boy with his frog for company.
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We have been eye testing today. We are pleased to say that Powerscourt Tiger Lily (Patsy), Powerscourt Perdita (Purdie) & Powerscourt Will If I Want (Maggie) have all tested clinically free of GPRA/CPRA & Glaucoma. |
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We said au revoir to Phoebe today. Phoebe has gone to live with Pip and our dearest friends Rosemary & David. Phoebe has been a joy to live with, she's the daughter we thought we'd never have from Rosie, she's the most loving & sweetest of girls and we know she will enjoy all the benefits of retirement. No doubt we will see Phoebe often!
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Felix and Kennel Backhill's were out
showing this weekend at the National Kennel Club Show in Svenstavik
(Judge Lillian Jonsson). Felix
won Champion class
with CQ and was Best Male and Best Opposite Sex to Asta (Ch. Backhill's
Farah Diba) who was Best Of Breed & won the Group. Well done!
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Basil has settled in well, he's still on crate rest but doesn't seem to put off by it!
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Today was the annual Powerscourt picnic. The weather was good, the food great and the dogs and their owners simply fantastic! Here's a photo of some of the dogs and their owners.
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Louis (all fluffy after a bath!) in our garden today. Our beloved Louis (my special boy) left Powerscourt today to go & live with our friend Barbara. They are both enjoying each others company & we wish them many happy days together.
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"We have been on our first PAT
assignment this afternoon. Chris, I was so proud of her she was
absolutely faultless. We went to a local residential home where a lot of
the residents have had CVA's. But seeing their faces light up when we
went in was priceless. There was a blind lady who started crying when
she stroked Muppet and then there was this really nice old guy called
who is desperate for us to return and could of stroked Mupp's all day,
she appeared to be up for this too. I obviously think Muppet is the best dog in the world and it was so nice to share her with someone else. All your hard work, love and devotion at Powerscourt in the beginning is priceless. She is just such a well adjusted dog, thank you so much for her."
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"Powerscourt" Basil Fawlty joined the
family today. Basil hasn't had the best of starts, a passer-by
found him in a river. Fortunately for Basil the good Samaritan
took him straight to the RSPCA. Basil has a fractured pelvis due
to being kicked, however after surgery he's now on the mend & we looking
forward to offering him a happy future.
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Our good friends, Katherine & Dave were
married yesterday. We wish them many happy years together.
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We were thrilled to hear that our beloved
Pip
(Powerscourt Parting Gift) passed her training and has now become a
registered P.A.T
dog! Well done Rosemary & Pip.
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Photos arrived today of Ben (P. Under The
Stars) enjoying a cooling swim, looks like he has his devoted owners doing
all the work!!
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On the 2nd July at the Värmlands Cocker
Clubs Open show Ola Eriksson (Geltman) was judging and awarded Felix 1st
in Champion Class with HP & BOS and NUCH SU(u)CH
SV-03 NordV-03 Backhill's Doris Day BoB. Well done Felix and Doris,
not bad to be Best Opposite Sex to the wonderful Doris!! Felix's critique says "A male champion of hi class and excellent quality. Beautiful lines and excellent proportions, A worthy champion in every way"
Felix's progeny Group was also Best In Show!!!
Photo Marie Aslund At SSRK Rottneros Cocker & Retriever Championship Show on 1st July Felix won the progeny group under David Todd.
P. Pied Piper, B. Know It All, B.Kind O Sweet, B. Marilyn Monroe & B.Led Zepelin - photo G Karlsson His daughter, Backhills Kind O Sweet won CAC and BOB and his son, Backhills Know It All won CAC and was 3rd Best Male! Their mother SU(u)CH NUCH Backhill's Farah Diba was 2nd Best Bitch - well done Karin, Felix, Asta & the "kids". |
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Good news arrived from Sweden today. Swedish Sh. Ch. Powerscourt Pied Piper won Best In Show
with his progeny group for Kennel Backhill's at the Swedish Spaniel And
Retriever Club Championship show! Judge: David Shields - Wilholme (UK). Well
done Felix & Karin!
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Today I went to visit Bramble, she gave me a very warm welcome! I'm pleased to say she's very happy & enjoying her retirement. Alison & Bramble love each other to bits and it's a pleasure to see them together.
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Our precious Bramble left home today to
live with our friend Alison in nearby Hereford. Bramble has been an
absolute joy to live with, she is the most gentle, affectionate and sweet
natured of girls. We will see Bramble regularly, however not having
her at home with us is going to be so hard. Every dog is special but some are even more special. Bramble has been a wonderful companion & friend. It's never easy parting with one of our dogs, however Bramble deserves a lovely retirement & we know she will have this with Alison. We will miss her lots - enjoy yourself sweetheart.
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Wonderful News The European FN Fund is thrilled to announce that Dr. Keith Murphy, Dr. George Lees & Miss Ashley Davidson of A & M University, have today revealed that they have found the Gene Mutation responsible for FAMILIAL NEPHROPATHY. This signals the start of a new era in the fight against this killer disease, and gives us, the dedicated Cocker Spaniel breeders of the world, an opportunity to clear affected lines. Our heartfelt thanks must go out to the dedicated people who have worked so hard for so long on our behalf. |
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It was Purdie's (P. Perdita) turn for a trim today!
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Maggie (P. Will If I Want) had her first proper trim today, underneath all the puppy coat we found a super young bitch!
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After a busy few weeks we went off to Center Parcs for a few days of peace, quiet & relaxation! We have been to Center Parcs many times & this visit was as quiet & relaxing as ever.
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We enjoyed a nice day at Crufts, Lottie
having returned to the ring for Crufts (following the fairly recent
birth of her pups) did me proud. She looked good and showed well
- thank you Lottie. It was lovely to have the company of so many friends for the day, thank you for my birthday presents and birthday cake! To see more Crufts pictures, please click here! You'll probably notice I have my ring card on upside down - just about sums up my day (don't ask)!!!
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Cooper has gone to live in Birmingham
with Daisy (Archie's daughter). He's settled really well (as if
he's been there all his life!) and is very much loved.
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Whilst sorting through some photos I came across an old photo that I thought you might like to see! So although this isn't news for 2006 I will share it with you anyway! On my last visit to see Karin & Felix in Sweden I met a fan of Felix (I believe he owns a Felix offspring) who'd rather interestingly had a photo of Felix tattooed onto his arm! (This is the only tattoo he had - quite interesting ...)
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During a pleasantly bright winters day we
took the opportunity to take a photo of Bramble! At the time she was
sitting in her "bird table observation post" - not to catch the birds - to
eat the bird food! Looking good for six years old, and still always
hungry!!
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We were thrilled to hear that Muppet
(Powerscourt Pandemonium) passed her training and has now become a
registered P.A.T
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Purdie made her show debut today at Worcester & Malvern. She showed well & was a happy girl. We were delighted when she won a good size quality class & Best Puppy (after a challenge) and also Reserve Best of Breed. Thank you to breed judge Heather Gibson for appreciating Purdie.
Congratulations also to Tracey (Quintavia) with Betty (Quintavia Quintessence) who was Best of Breed.
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Purdie has her first show on Sat 7th January. Here's a new photo of Purdie taken yesterday, she is six months old today!
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We
sadly had to say good bye to Bonnie our 17 year old cat today.
Bonnie was a diabetic who lived a long , full & enjoyable life.
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