Hi everyone, still very busy.
Deepha and I went to Bath Championship Show on 29 May, deepha won 3rd place in Open bitch. On the 11 June we went to Three Counties Championship Show at Malvern in Worcestershire, I won 2nd in Junior with the tervueren bitch I show for Chris my friend.
Deepha my Malinois won 2nd in Open bitch, and then went on to win 4th in Special Veteran Stakes out of a class of 11 dogs I was very pleased with the results.
On the 18 June we went to our Breed Championship Show which was quite local, I was going to have my trade stand there but the weather was very windy and started to blow it all over the place, so decided to pack it up.
I have also been doing a bit of stewarding.
Blackpool Championship Show is on the 24th 25th and 26th of June first 2 days I am stewarding and the 3rd day I am showing Deepha, on the 30th June I have been asked to judge a training class in Blackpool. June has been a very busy month, I have only got 2 Championship Shows in July so hopefully I will be able to have a rest till August.
This year 27th June is John and my 30th wedding anniversary so we are going out for a meal to celebrate.

Deepha and I went to Scottish Kennel Club Championship show with friends Tracy and Dave, it was a lovey day but very windy.
My friend Jan got her 3rd CC with Cruz ( Bonvivant tete a tete) making him a Champion, Tracy got reserve CC with her malinois Revloch Yabadabado.
It was Deephas 11th birthday the day before the show.
Deepha got 3rd in Open Bitch very pleased with deepha she thoughly enjoyed herself and looked great.
A great day had by all.

Well on Saturday I got up very early 4.30am did my flasks and finished loading the car and started our journey 5.10am, weather was foggy and cold but as soon as we got on the A6 it seemed to have cleared and the journey was a little better, we arrived at the show at 7.30 am.
It was a very long day the judging was very slow in both my rings. Deepha won her class AVNSCP Open Dog/Bitch then went on to win Best AVNSCP Bitch.
Was very proud of her couldn't have asked for more.
Next show is National Working and Pastoral Open.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! to everybody.
Its been a few months since I posted.
But now I'm back, the show season has started so watch this space.
My first show is Manchester on the 22 Jan no breed classes so we are in AVNSC Pastoral and Veteran Stakes.
If your going I will see you there.
Deepha is still looking good just needs to loose a little weight nothing much.

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.

Well my holidays are over now till next year.
The weather has got realy cold now had a little bit of snow a couple of days ago but had a heavy night of frost for it to rest on.
Went to Preston to do my shopping yesterday the roads were frosty so took it slowly, had a nice time on my own just daudling slowly round the shops with no dogs to worry about they stayed with John at home.
Don't like this time of year it's either wet or very cold, nights draw in to quickly and with the weather being bad most of the time you can't venture to far on foot or by road, and with my family doing its own thing around christmas puts a damper on it for me, but my granddaughter has decided she would like to come for chritmas dinner so I will try to make it a good time for her I am looking forward to it.
John and I have booked christmas dinner at one of the local pubs on christmas eve, so I will enjoy that as I won't be cooking or cleaning up.
Well back to work next week. (no rest for the wicked so they say.