A good start to 2013 !

Two good pieces of news to start 2013 with. Our very own Tuva (Harlistream Ellerstina) had her eyes tested by Ian Mason, at a testing day in West Sussex. Tuva received the all clear, including the gonioscopy. Another piece of good news, Jazz (Harlistream La Dolfina) Tuva's sister, passed her Bronze Good Citizen Award recently. We are very proud that Jazz is such a good citizen .. keep up the good work.

The end to the 2012 show season ....

We had a lovely day at LKA Championship Show today at the N.E.C in Birmingham. Jive and myself made the trip up, as it was the last show of the year, and more importantly the last chance to qualify for Crufts. I was kept busy showing some puppies bred by Lyn Irwin, Hawk was 4th in Minor Puppy Dog and Grace was 4th in Minor Puppy Bitch, well done puppies ! After a break to do some quick shopping and chatting, I was back in the ring in Limit Bitch. This time with my dog, the ever so lovely Miss Jive Bunny, it was a strong class of 14 with 2 absent. Jive showed her little socks off, and to my utter delight was awarded 2nd qualifying her for Crufts, and thus awarding her, her Stud Book Number and Crufts qualification for life! She is the third dog I have owned to be awarded a Stud Book Number, and it feels just as exciting as if it were the first. Thank you Team Pinebank for the support today, and thank you so much to all our well wishers, it means so much. On that note, I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you all in 2013 !

3 Champ shows, 3 Harlistream puppies Crufts Qualified !

Here at Harlistream we are immensely proud of our puppies and all their achievements. At South Wales Championship Show under Roz Bellamy (Woodfinch), Chance (H. Astrada) was 3rd in Minor Puppy Dog and then 1st in Puppy Dog .. both these wins qualified him for Crufts 2013. He showed beautifully and was handled to perfection by Lorraine.

Chance - Harlistream Astrada

Then at the Joint Flatcoat Championship show Percy (H. Pilara) went under Sandra Stevenson (Steelriver) in a couple of very large classes. Percy was VHC in Minor Puppy Bitch out of 17, and then 3rd in Puppy Bitch out of 14, thus Crufts qualified !! I must say a huge thank you to Anna-Victoria (Kennel Vom Wildförstersee) who showed Percy for me in both classes, she handled her so well, thank you, thank you, thank you !

Percy - Harlistream Pilara

So that is three Championship Shows with three Harlistream puppies Crufts qualified (Tuva - Driffield, Chance - South Wales, Percy Joint Flatcoat). We look forward to Crufts next year ! (Think the Oaksenriver's/Harlistream's/Pinebank's may take over quite a lot of benching !)

So the Showing starts .....

We've been very busy with shows recently, first off we attended Driffield Championship Show held at Wetherby Racecourse. What a day that was !! We had terrible weather, it was very wet and cold, a very water logged car park (we sat and watched a car with it's wheels spinning but going nowhere!), a very cramped tent with our benching, and the tiniest ring you have EVER seen, quite surprising for an Autumn show. Our microscopic ring also had a large wet/muddy patch which did see someone slip over, all of this combined meant that our judge Gordan Haran had a difficult if not impossible job of assessing movement. However Tuva (Harlistream Ellerstina) still managed to get a 3rd in Minor Puppy and a 4th in Puppy bitch, thus qualifying her for Crufts ! Today wasn't Jive's day and she went unplaced in Limit. We were really pleased with Tuva's first Championship show and the very difficult conditions she showed in, we were all very glad to get home that day !

Yesterday we attended Beckenham Open Show in Maidstone, Kent. Our judge was Manita Busser-Jager from Holland. Another wet day, but at least we had a decent wet weather ring this time ! Chance (Harlistream Astrada) won puppy, Tuva was 3rd, and then Jive (Clandrift Dirty Dancing at Harlistream) was 2nd in Open. Congratulations on the winners of the day, to Brian & Gill Broadbent with Blackshyne Super Trouper JW ShCM who went Best of Breed, Celia Taite with Gayplume Bowled Over who won Reserve Best of Breed and of course to Lorraine Connor and our own Harlistream Astrada who went Best Puppy In Breed.

 

Harlistream Astrada - Best Puppy In Breed at Beckenham Open

Harlistream puppies First Show

Today was the Harlistream puppies first ever show, they recently turned 6 months old, so attended Eastbourne Open Show held at the South of England Showground. The judge was Carla Hawes whom had an entry of 15 Flatcoats.

Tuva (Harlistream Ellerstina) won Puppy and Best Puppy In Breed, Chance (Harlistream Astrada) was 2nd in Puppy and Jive (Clandrift Dirty Dancing at Harlistream) won Open. I was very proud of everyone, they showed beautifully, and have matured into lovely, happy puppies.

Tuva and her BPIB Trophy and rosette

After the show we had a little photo session, we were joined by Georgie (Blue Boy), so both brothers, sister and mother got to have a play whilst the owners enjoyed some celebration cup cakes !

Celebration "Harlistream" cupcakes

Jive with three of her children

Jet goes Reserve Best In Show !

We were very proud and excited to hear from Jet - Harlistream La Martina who lives with her new family on the Isles of Scilly. Jet and her owners attended the Isles of Scilly Fun Dog Show,  where she won Prettiest Bitch & Reserve Best In Show. Huge congratulations to Jet from all of her Harlistream family xx

Southern Counties Championship Show

We had another nice day at Southern Counties show under Pamela Stanley (Hallbent). On the day I showed Mac, Madison and Ash.

Oaksenriver Rimac - 1st Yearling Dog
Withybed New Yorker at Harlistream - VHC Veteran Dog
Pinebank Eskimo Dream - 1st Veteran Bitch

All showed their socks off, I was really pleased with Ash on winning her Veteran class, Ash is owned and bred by Karen, Emma & Ruth Taylor of Pinebank fame, this win qualified her for Crufts 2013. The Taylor's also own Glenturret Gossip Girl whom was showed by her breeder Terri Durrant, Acer came 2nd in Junior Bitch also qualifying her for Crufts. So a fabulous day was had by the Pinebank Team ! This was our last show for the next couple of months, however we will be back showing again in the late summer.