Breed Notes for May 2002

WELKS also held Breeders Take Classes, these classes drew much interest at Crufts, and again the Graycaz Papillons entered their team winning the Stakes class on the day the Breed was classified and returning the final day to win the Overall Stakes Competition. Many congratulations to Caroline and her team of exhibits and handlers.

At the Perthshire Canine Club Open Show Mrs. Ann McGregor's homebred Pyatshaw White Heat took BOB and went on to win the Toy Group. At the same show Mrs. Jeanette McKay's  Jaylanjay Amastunner won Best Toy Minor Puppy and went on to win Best Minor Special Puppy in Show.

News from Overseas, in Australia at the Gunnedah triple header shows Sharon Monk' Aus Ch Mondelise Silver Sails continued her impressive run of successes taking Best In Group on both days, RBIS All Breeds on the first day show and BIS All Breeds on the second day.

At the Papillon Club's recent Championship Show the new Welfare Fund was successful in raising much needed funds, the Raffe raised £54.50 and the Stall £128.60. Congratulations to all concerned. I have been asked to make a special mention of the lovely Papillon Cross Stitch cushion made and donated by Janet Chandler which drew a great deal of interest and admiring comments.

The Papillon Club of America Specialty was held on 24-28 April. It seems that there was a problem with the holding of the AGM, apparently the 'Roster' did not arrive until too late which it seems meant that the Meeting was unable to vote on anything. I must admit I do not quite understand their system, we of course have to have our Agenda up and published way before the AGM, but whatever it meant it did mean that the Meeting could not proceed. Apparently the Treasurer was the only Officer attending. Makes our AGM's look quite smooth????

BIS went to Ch. Caspian's Blue Print owned by Mrs. Robert E. Maytag, Annette Svennson and Judy Hearney and bred by Annette Svennson, she is by Caspian's Goldfinger out of Caspian's Sonya. BOS was the well known AmCh & JkcCh Queen Bless Success Story owned by Mrs. Dorothy Hageman and bred in Japan by Chie Ejima. Winners Bitch and BOW went to Medina's Strawberry Fields owned and bred by Sandra Haber and by Ch Mushroom Hill's Chili Pepper out of Ch Mysin's Luck O'The Irish. Winners Dog who came from the 6-9 month puppy class was Queen Bless JP Imperial Ruler owned by Jerrilyn Naylor and Angela Pickett and again bred in Japan by Chie. Awards of Merit went to Ch. Loteki Beach Party, Ch. Loteki Her Royal Highness,  Ch. Janais Hocus Pocus, Ch. Titian's Cammerri In Sable and Ch. Sparling's Colvard Andrew.

Good to see some English bloodlines to the fore, Success Story, a former BIS Winner here himself, whilst of course bred in Japan is all English breeding being sired by Jean Leveritt's Int & Jap Ch Glasafon Connor out of a daughter of Eng Ch Nouveau Lord of the Dance and Eng Ch Gonmyn Inspiration. Imperial Ruler too is all English Blood, albeit both parents having been bred by Chie in Japan. Like Success Story he too goes back on Connor as well as Jap Ch Nouveau Lord of Misrule and Eng Ch Blackpark's Gordon.

The same weekend another of our marvellous band of Juniors had a super day at the Spire Toydog Open Show, 12 year old Emma McLaughlin took BOB with Pinelan Alpine Snow going on to take BIS.

Yet more success for the breed on this weekend took place at the Buckinghamshire Canine Society Open Show with Jo Davidson -Poston's  Ibstock Bright Spark for Spinillons taking BOB and going on to end up RBIS. A super weekend for Papillons.

Malcolm Green has not been too well lately, he recently had to have a short spell in hospital although I am pleased to report he is now back home. Malcolm and Joanna earlier this year had problems with a flood at the house and all the worry over the repair work did not help.In the midst of all these worries Joanna had a local reporter come and do a feature in the local newspaper on the Papillons and although Joanna says the reporter was quite charming, as often is the case with non doggy people writing on dogs, the information printed was not perhaps as 'well written' as one would like. Nonetheless the paper reproduced some charming colour pictures of the dogs even though they managed to omit that one of them, Evina, was jointly owned by Joanna and Hazel Davis.  Shortly after Malcolm was released from Hospital he had a display of his lovely art work at a local art exhibition, with some help from family, and was delighted with the interest shown by the public. He managed to sell well over half of the 42 pictures he had on display 

Norma Staff and Pat Munn were delighted to hear from Genji Ozeki in Japan that Jap Ch RInglands Gambling Phillip continues his winning ways out there. At the Yachimtia Dog Fanciers Club Phillip BIS and the following day at the Yokohama Baybridge Dog Club he took BOB and a Group Placement. Shortly after at the  Chiba North  Kashiwa Oakhill KC Show he took Reserve King.

I was sorry to hear from Isobel Urquhart that she, Gordon and Cathy had lost another of their oldies following the recent loss of Buccaneer. This time it was their well known Ch Blackpark Camio at the age of 17. Camio as everyone will know had an outstanding career in the show ring, a very glamorous black and white bitch who had taken some 19 CC's and 11 RCC's, a Group 1 and Group 2, in the days when such wins were far less common for the breed. She was Top Papillon in 1987 and a BIS Winner at both the Scottish and Welsh Club Championship Shows as well as RBIS at the Papillon (Butterfly Dog) Club Championship Show. She will be remembered with much fondness by those of us who saw her in her heyday in the ring and I am sure is greatly missed by Isobel, Gordon and Cathy.

Reserves went to  Queenie Bruce and Amanda Bruce-Jackson's home bred Ch Tijuana Minstrel (Tijuana Music Maker x Marshlea Fleur de Mai of Tijuana) in dogs and Carolyne Allward Chebsey's home bred Lorah's Livin on the Run (Ch Diquest Fairy Glen x Alphastar One Vision of Lorahs) Best Puppy was Liz and Alan Bartam's Burghbridge Royal Tribute (Burghbridge Royal Falcon x Burghbridge Hilare), again home bred.
 

Roger Banfield tells me that his computer has not been at all well suffering from a very nasty virus, as a result of which he has now got a new e-mail address which is kingshaven@blueyonder.co.uk

At the Alfreton Canine Society Open Show Charmont Tommy Tucker owned by Mrs Stamp in Leicester took RBIS, another good win for the breed in light of my notes a week or so ago which reported a weekend of such successes. 

Queenie Bruce has asked me to mention that it is again time to send in your photographs for the Northern and Eastern Counties Papillon Club Calendar competition. Can it really be a year ago I wrote asking for entries??? Closing date for entries this year is 30 June, photos, which should not be larger than 8" by 6" otherwise regrettably they will have to be returned,  plus entry fee of  50 pence per photograph should be sent to Queenie. The price for the 2003 Calendar will be £5.50 plus postage if required and these should be order as early as possible to ensure you are not disappointed, order with a deposit again to Queenie. Queenie tells me the Club has held the price of the calendar constant for the past eight years but this year have had to accept that a slight increase is necessary. I know lots of people look forward to the calendar so as Queenie says make sure you order early. Last year at the Open Show where of course all the photos are displayed for voting there really were a lot of on entries showing how popular this competion has become over the years

May 2002

Our Treasure, Doug Colyer, has been under the weather lately having been confined to bed with a very nasty virus causing a Viral Vertigo attack of the inner ear not only causing nausea but also making it impossible for him to retain his balance. The Doctor says that the virus has to run its course so Doug will be confined to bed for about a week or so, we all hope you get well soon Doug.

At Bath Bitch CC and BOB went to Sue Victor and Emma McLauglin's Pinelan Amaryllis (Pinelan Alpine Treasure x Longcrags Aurelia of Pinelan) bred by Mrs Smith, a first I believe for her and possibly for owner??? Dog CC went to Caroline Lee Farnsworth's home bred Graycaz Green Is Envy (Ch Graycaz Othello x Ch Graycaz Blissful Thinking) a third for him thus giving him his title subject to KC confirmation. Green Is Envy is the third Champion this year for Caroline, the other two being Envy's dam, Ch Graycaz Blissful Thinking and of course Joanna Green's Ch Rimzim Kiera, who of course is handled by Caroline. Reserves went to Rosemary and David Ayris's  home bred Ibstock Marksman in dogs (Ch Ibstock Mark of Distinction x Tussalud Miss Terrie Belle) and in bitches to Rosemary and David's home bred Ibstock Adorable at Tussalud (Ch Ibstock Mark of Distinction x Tussalud Miss Terrie Belle) in bitches. A nice double for them.

Best puppy was Diane Merchant Giles & Jenny Casey's Burghbridge Royal Tribute, bred by Liz and Alan Bartram.At just 8 months this young man has only been shown twice taking BP both times, previously of course being BP at his first show Birmingham. Royal Tribute is handled by Jenny's daughter Melissa as Diane is still not able at the moment to do the dogs justice with handling them herself following her recent problems and is thrilled that Melissa does this so well as both she and her mother are relatively new to the breed. Diane had a double celebration at Bath as her Shamal Masquerade Alcala, owned by pearl Peacock, also took the Puppy Dog Class.

I was very sorry to hear from the USA that Pearl George's husband Monte had passed away. Apparently he was taken ill shortly after Pearl returned from the Specialty and died on 27 May. Pearl's Kvar Papillons are of course well known throughout the Papillon World and although tending to stay in the background Monte was a great support to Pearl. Mark and I first met Pearl and Monte many years ago during one of their visits to the UK and although neither have been back to this country for some years we kept in touch with them through the e-mail. Monte will be sadly missed not only of course by Pearl but also by many Papillon folk who appreciated his common sense and fair mindedness