Continuing our commitment in producing the correct temperament and type we are pleased to announce we have our 8th European Import - this time Maxine and Sarah Turner (Abbotsbourne) have joined forces and imported the first ever Italian DD bred by the well respected top winning Zeffiro kennel.
Maxine and Sarah left immediately after Crufts [...]

Timo II V Bockenhagen at Kimmax had an outstanding day at the HZP in Fehmarn, Germany, becoming the first UK dog and handler to win 1st place at a German HZP test.

At the Hegewald, Timo had a great start with a superb score in the Form and Hair assessments (11 form / 10 coat) [...]

It was like a dream come true - to have one of our dogs rated ‘Most Beautiful Dog’ at the Hegewald. Tom II V Bockenhagen, owned by Manfred Wolff and handled by Mike Krauskopf was crowned ‘Most Beautiful Dog‘ and our own Timo II V Bockenhagen was only 1 point behind on coat.
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Well, it is amazing how quickly these things come around. Seems like Timo arrived only a few months ago and now I am off to my 3rd Hegewald.
For anyone, who is going to watch the details are;
The main Assembly point is : Dithmarschenhalle, Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein (North West Germany, almost Denmark!).
The nearest convenient airport is [...]

This weekend was the International HPR Gundog working test, held at Loton Park, nr Shrewsbury. Teams from England, Wales, Ireland, Holland and Germany competed in a series of UK and continental working tests, including deer blood tracking, in the first ever competition of its kind.
Maxine ran Joker and Peter ran Pauline in the Welsh [...]