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We received a lovely photo of Milo enjoying his first outing in the snow!

Toby (P. Zodiac Prince) owned by Belinda and KT (P. Celtic Rose) owned by Di went to a heelwork to music workshop run by Richard Curtis at the weekend.  Both dogs enjoyed themselves tremendously and I'm sure their owners did too!

Milo	Belinda, Toby, Richard Curtis, Di & KT

I was judging today for Norfolk & Norwich Canine Society.  Thank you all for the lovely entry, it was great to hear you all applaud the winners and a pleasure to go over your super dogs.

Best of Breed was a very cockery chap called Tojamatt Achilles with Harbethol owned by Sharon and Louise Clarke, Reserve Best Of Breed was a super veteran bitch Reemif From Bramble Thorns (owned by the Reed's) who showed the youngsters that age is no barrier to good construction and movement and Best Puppy was a sweet gold bitch owned by the Smith's called Pontisbright Miss Happy.  Critiques.

Minty & Buttons had their hips X-rayed for the KC/BVA hip scoring scheme today.

We received these lovely flowers today!  It's so good to have friends that appreciate our efforts; you don't need to buy flowers but thank you anyway!

I came across this thought provoking quote:

"What is right for one soul may not be right for another.

It may mean having to stand on your own and do something strange in the eyes of others.

But do not be daunted.  Do whatever it is because you know within it is right for you."  Eileen Caddy

We are very fortunate to receive dozens and dozens of photos from owners of our dogs on a regular basis and each one gives us a great deal of pleasure.  There isn't always time or indeed space to include them all on the website, but each one is very much appreciated by us.

Milo watching Crufts	Milo digging to Australia!

Congratulations to our friends who were in the "cards" today at Crufts!  Thank you also to the many friends who joined us at Crufts and for the birthday cake and presents.

Muppet (P. Pandemonium) flew the Powerscourt flag today.  As ever Muppet was impeccably behaved and took all the fuss and attention she received in her usual friendly and placid manner.  We were very proud to see Muppet and Leisl in the P.A.T dog display.  Muppet is a regular P.A.T dog at Bath Hospital and brings much pleasure and joy to the children patients she visits.

We entered Crufts but went without the dogs! Crufts is much more enjoyable when you can sit and watch all the judging without the responsibility of caring for the dogs!

Happy 1st Birthday to my two precious babies.

We received these wonderful photos of Toby (P. Zodiac Prince - Riondel Venture x P. Paint Splash) enjoying a round of agility.  Toby is in the Advanced class and holds his own against the bigger breeds.  Well done Toby and of course his lovely owner Belinda for training him so well!

Ever keen to take advantage of the sunshine we took a photo of Dudley and Stan today!  Dudley has matured into a handsome dog with a beautiful head and a lovely soft melting expression like his Mother's.

Dudley - litter brother to Sophie	Stan

Welcome sunshine here today!  As ever there was a stiff breeze and it's quite cold, but how good to see some sun!  Here's a photo of Sophie taken this afternoon.  Sophie is a super girl, so compact, well angulated and more or less a clone of Lottie!

More pleasing news arrived last night in the shape of an email from Di to say that KT (P. Celtic Rose) has passed her Silver Kennel Club Good Citizen award.  Well done to you both!!!

KT's Silver Certificate	KT	KT's Bronze Certificate

Megan (P. Precious Simba) has had her eyes tested under the KC/BVA Eye Scheme today. We are pleased to say that she passed the GPRA/CPRA and Glaucoma tests.

Congratulations to Leisl & Muppet aka Powerscourt Pandemonium who has just passed her Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Gold award.

We are very proud of you both!

More gifts today!  Our friend Julie came to visit and brought the dogs a beautiful "doggy" hamper - how spoilt are they?!! Thank you so much Julie, a lovely gift and a lovely surprise.

Thank you for the beautiful flowers!

Wishing all our family, friends and Powerscourt owner's a Happy New Year!