It's been some weeks since I wrote on my blog, but we haven't been doing very much, except gardening and get it ready for the winter.
On the 22 August Deepha and I went to Welsh Kennel Champ Show, my grandaughter came with us, I realy enjoyed her company and she seemed to enjoy it too.
I showed Chris Bennetts Tervueren puppy, she had 3rd in minor puppy bitch and 2nd in puppy bitch.
The Malinois was in the ring later in the afternoon, Deepha (Ch Bonvivant Coup De Foudre avec Zodantta CSAU ex. TAN. Sh CM) 2nd in Open bitch and Reserve bitch CC, Bitch CC and Best of Breed was Toyah (Multi Ch Revloch O'baoill) Dog CC was his 3rd Belsharose Nebraska, Reserve Dog CC was Raueri (Revloch Yabba Dabba Doo (ikc).
We had a good journey home.
On the 10th of September I went down to Jan's to get ready to go to Richmond on the 11th its quite a long journey and tireing there was a hold up on the M25 but managed to get to the show about 11.30, which was ok as we were not in till about 3pm, the judge wanted to judge us inside the tent but we talked him into doing it outside.
Jan's young pup Caper ( Bonvivant Zippydedoodah) won the dog CC and Best of Breed, Reserve Dog CC was Cruz (Bonvivant Tete A Tete), Deepha (Ch Bonvivant Coup De Foudre avec Zodantta CSAU ex. TAN. Sh.CM won Bitch CC, Reserve CC was Toyah (Multi Ch Revloch O'baoill).
Good day was had by all. On the Sunday Jan and I including the dogs went to a fun day and had a great day.
Getting ready now to go to Darlington Champ Show no tickets this time.

                                                         Deepha and Kobra playing

Hi everybody long time no write.
Went to East of England Champ show had a lovely day Deepha won reserve best bitch.
At National Working and Pastoral Champ show Jan was judgeing so I help steward in her ring it was great fun I thoughly enjoyed myself.
Cheltenham & District Open show Deepha won Best of Breed.
Now looking forward to Welsh Kennel.
Sorry for the short notes will do better next time.
If anybody would like any Forever Living Aloe Vera products just contact me at the shows I always have it in my car.
See you at Wales!

I have done my stint of stewarding at Blackpool for this year, today Sunday I showed Deepha, there was 7 malinois entered but there were 3 absentees.
Best Dog and Best of Breed went to Revloch Yabba Dabba Doo (Raueri), Reserve Dog was Goldmali Bohemian Rhapsody, Best Bitch and Best Opposite Sex was my own Ch Bonvivant Coup De Foudre avec Zodantta csau-ex. tan Sh CM (Deepha), Reserve Bitch was Sabrefield Zimply Zuper.
We had a lovely day it was realy hot in fact all three days were super.

Sorry i haven't updated for a while but have been rather busy I went to 3 Counties to judge the Groenendael I had quite a good entry and some very nice exhibits, I had a very nice enjoyable day.

Today Deepha, Kobra and I went to Cheshire County Show, I was showing Deepha and Kobra came along for the day, a good day was had by all.

There was only one class for the Malinois so the dogs and bitches were in together, Deepha won the class and got Best of Breed, it was about an hour later when they called the Pastoral Group, to my surprise Deepha was short listed to the last 7 and won Pastoral Group 2, as I am sure you can imagin we were delighted, so we flew home and got home about 4.10pm with no hold ups.

Going to Blackpool next weekend I am stewarding on the Friday and Saturday and showing Deepha on the Sunday. So if your going we will see you there.

Deepha and I have had a wonderful weekend.

On friday we went to jan's for the weekend Saturday we had a chill out day and Sunday at 6.30am Jan, Barbara, myself and 5 dogs went to Bath Championship Show, it was a great day Jan's young puppy Caper (Bonvivant Zippydedoodah )won the reserve dog CC and best puppy in breed, and my own bitch Bonvivant Coup De Foudre avec Zodantta CSAU Ex - Tan. Sh CM won her third CC making her a 'Champion' subject to the KC.

I have been in malinois for a long time and never thought the day would come that I would ever have a Champion, I am so proud of her.

Thank you Jan for such a lovely girl, also Zena Thorn Andrews, Jeff Luscott, and Dyllis Knight for thinking so highly of her. We got there in the end.

JRalph

deepha and I went to SKC on friday had a lovely drive up with Tracy and Dave and of cause there malinois Raueri, Deepha won her second CC at the age of 10years still looking as good as ever, we are slowly getting there considering the Malinois were given CC status in 2006.
Raueri got his first CC at just 12months and also BOB.
Deepha and I had a lovely day the weather was lovely and warm, and we had a good journey home. See you at Bath champ show if your going.

All Photo's by J Ralph

Had a good time at Birmingham National met friends I hadn't seen for a while after judging we went outside and jan took pictures of lots of dogs. Deepha and I are going to SKC on Friday with friends looking forward to it will make a nice change not to drive.

 

Deepha and I had a lovely weekend.
Firstly we went to Bootle, Crosby and Sth Liverpool Canine Society Open Show on Saturday there was no classes for the Malinois so we went in AVNSC Pastoral Deepha won her class and also won Best AVNSC Pastoral and then got Pastoral Group 3 I was over the moon.
Sunday was the BSDA of Gt Britian Open Show Deepha won Best Malinois Bitch.
Next weekend Easter, Deepha, Jan and I are going to the Contest of Champions in London I am realy looking forward to it as I have never been invited before.

I was ment to go to Cheltenham Open Show last Sunday, got up early to leave at 6am, started of to the show but on the way down the road the battery light came on I stopped to get the car book out to see what was wrong and it said the alternator was on its way out, needless to say I didn't get to the show. but well done to Angie with Yana and Lucy with Dana for getting best puppy and best of breed. Car is now mended thank goodness, but purse a lot lighter.
Well next show is Crufts, Deepha and I will be there Thursday and Friday,very tireing time, going down to Jan's on Wednesday till Sunday if Jan can put up with both of us for that long.

Had a lovely weekend again at Jan's she is a very good host.

Saturday Deepha and I went to Newark and District Open Show was a little cold, got in the ring about 12ish Trevor Wheeler was judgeing there was 7 Malinois entered which is a very good entry for an Open Show, Deepha won her class then went on to win Best of Breed, went back to Jan's after the show then went home on Sunday.

I don't know if I have mentioned this before but Deepha is Dog World's Top Malinois 2009 and has qualified to compete at the Prestgious Contest of Champion Show Dogs in April.

I am right chuffed!!!

Photo taken 02/2008

Hi been very busy of late, this weekend I thought I would have a bit of a break so went down to see Jan, Caper and for the Laekenois puppies.

It made a nice change. Jan and Gaston were waiting for Shiraz to have her puppies but she wasn't haveing any of it.

Deepha and I are going to our first show of the year on Saturday at Newark, it will help her get back into it ready for Crufts.

Snow is melting at the moment been able to get out at last.
started back at work yesterday.
Hopefully I can shed some of the pounds I seemed to put on while I was not working.
Is there anybody out there that has the magazine called Closer ending on the 15th January can't get one here anywhere theres a diet in it I would like to try please let me know if your throwing it away.

Weather still very bad it freezes at night, haven't been able to go to work again this week because of the icy roads.
I am getting very fed up and bored not being able to get out, tele says it will still be like this at least next week.

Snow is begining to thaw but very slowley, dogs love it they don't care if its icy or not they have a good sence of balance.

We were snowed in for 5 days christmas week so couldnt go to work, but managed to get to work this week even though the roads are still icy.

Johns still on holiday goe's back to work monday.

We sent a taxi to pick my grandaughter up for christmas, we all had a lovely day but unfortunatly she had to go to work on boxing day so got her a taxi to work.

This photo is awfull.