Chester & Lance, Welsh Corgi Pembrokes

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On our cover .....
Twinan Manchester Hot Sauce (Chester) (imp UK)
Balletcor Sir Lancelot (Lance) (imp Wales)
Nireno
Welsh Corgi Pembrokes
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2011 was
an exciting Cooper
year for the
Nireno team.
Highlights were:
Cooper (US Grand Champion, Canadian, Australian
Champion Anlen One for the Money) placed third in
the Champion class at the World Show in July. The first
two place getters were multi international BIS winners
so we were in great company! He then travelled to the
US to become the first ever US Grand Champion Welsh
Pembroke Corgi with conformation titles from three Twinan Manchester Hot Sauce (Chester) sired by
countries. He now has a wonderful new ‘forever’ home 2011 Cruft’s BOB winner, arrived at Nireno and was
with FCI judge Federico Fernandez and his family in soon joined by Balletcor Sir Lancelot (Lance) and
Santo Domingo and took BIS at his South American Balletcor Seren of Saturn (Seren), a promising pair of
debut. youngsters bred in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Cooper son, Bielkenhof Bright Jet made his European Brynlea Bada Bea at Nireno (Locket), jointly owned
debut at the German Europasieger show in May to great with Brenda Stiles and Martha Ihrman in the USA,
acclaim and followed up with a grand performance in should be finished her title there by the end of 2012.
the Ring D’Honneur in Paris. Jet is currently taking
stud bookings from quality bitches in Europe and the Paula Mitchener of New Zealand sent Zinny (Aidan
UK. Royal Rascal) to Australia. Zinny and Karen McAllister
of Cairns very quickly became a winning team, achieving
Cooper daughter, Nireno Pocket Money made her an Australian championship and RUBIS before he
European debut at the World Show, made the first cut came south to join us in Black Springs. Zinny’s first
in a large class and was graded Excellent. She placed pups look very promising and we are looking forward
Best Opposite Sex at the German National Specialty to showing them off soon.
Show in September.
Cooper offspring Topaz, Fly and Finn (Nireno
Goldfinger - now proudly owned by Bob and Joan
Hutton) all won multiple Classes in Group at NSW
shows in limited showing during the year.
Photos other than Cooper
are by Trish Stammers.
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management programme, no reliable access to our
Generally Speaking
publishing programmes, problems with creating and
working from Acrobat PDFs, huge problems with
emails disappearing before they could even be saved,
Firstly our sincere apologies for the long delay and then a few days ago our printer also decided it
in getting this issue out. Yes we all say “computer would no longer co-operate with the computer, so it
problems” and we have had them and had to apologise was necessary to lose more time and go off to buy a
for them before this, but never had we had so many new one.
delays and frustrations as this time.
However as you can see, we finally got this issue out.
It started with a mirror drive “that could not fail”
failing! We have used it for years and it had been up It is jam packed with quality photo coverage of many
until then indeed fail proof. Not this time, and with its events. We do apologise for some planned and mostly
failure went all of our 2011 work, including heaps of ready editorial material not appearing, but we have
finished pages for the December issue and of course all had to try to find everything lost by going through
the files, photos, logos, reference pages for every issue emails etc, and if we have lost something we promised
of Volume 14. to publish, please send it to us again.
Innumerable attempts at recovery all Thank you to everyone for your patience and now we
failed. Finally we opted for a new Operating hope you enjoy this issue.
System, and then the trouble really started, all of our
daily tools of the trade became unstable or disappeared, Our Westminster coverage will continue next month.
we had (still do not have) our font
WENDYE SLATYER, Editor
BIS WESTMINSTER 2012
Ch Palacegarden Malachy Pekingese Date of Birth: January 24, 2008
Breeder: Jim Smith & Jean Smith
Sire: Palacegarden McCafferty Dam: Palacegarden Tansy
Owner: Iris Love & S Middlebrooks & D Fitzpatrick
Judge Cindy Vogels who recently officiated in Victoria, Australia.
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WATERBOYS STORMY KNIGHT
Keep your eye on the
Storm in 2012…
RUBIG at 6 months & 5 days old

Short-listed for BIG out of 102 Gundogs
at Erskine Park at 6.5 months old
 Thanks to Storm’s breeder Penni Smith,
and to his award-winning relatives:
Brother: BIS Ch Waterboys Caught Red Handed
Mum:  Multi BIS Gr Ch Nechtan Miss Brown To U
Dad: Stanegate Storms Brewing (AI) (UK)
Aunt: RUBIG Crufts 2011 - Sh Ch Stanegate Sparks Will Fly (AI)
Grandad: Multi BIS Gr Ch Castlehills Journey Downunder (USA)
Grandma: BISS Gr Ch Catanka Hat Trick (FIN)
NEWS
FLASH:
21 January 2012,
BEST MINOR
IN SHOW under
Gundog specialist
Ms E Thomas,
after winning
BEST MINOR
IN GROUP under
Mr R Bridgford,
also a Gundog
specialist!
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GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG (LONG AND HARSH
ANKC Report –
OUTER COAT – LANGSTOCKHAIR)
November 2011 The Directors accepted the amendments to the
German Shepherd Dog breed standard as included in
During October the Directors of ANKC Ltd gathered the GSDCA submission in accordance with current
in Brisbane for their first Board meeting since the ANKC Ltd policy...
organisation became incorporated. A full summary
of their decisions will be published in Member Body AMENDMENTS TO BREED STANDARDS
Publications. This report will highlight some significant As the ANKC Ltd Judges List features an email listing
changes to the Regulations. it was agreed to provide a section on the website or use
email notification, when a Breed Standard is altered so
GRAND CHAMPION TITLE Judges of that particular Group are notified.
Commencing on 1st January 2012, Regulations Part
5 SHOW (Rule 7.9 (a) Grand Champion will revert back PRE 1987
to the pre January 2010 requirement of 1,000 points KENNEL CLUB (ENGLAND) STANDARDS
only , and the requirements of: 1 All Breeds Best in It was resolved that ANKC Ltd accepts the offer from
Show: or 4 Best in Group: or 4 Certificates of 25 points the Kennel Club of the Pre 1987 Standards. ANKC
will be removed. Ltd will only alter the standards in respect of the tail
All dogs that qualify for the Grand Champion title descriptions where necessary but no other alterations
under revised Rule 7.9(a) are eligible to apply for the will be entered into. Once the necessary alterations are
title after the implementation date of 1 January 2012. made they will be called Australian breed standards
This decision was based on the basis that of the and ANKC Ltd will retain the copyright.
224 titles available in Australia to only 3 are for
Conformation, including Neuters. Hopefully this ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD DOGS
change will encourage exhibitors to continue showing From 1 January 2012 ANKC Ltd will combine the
after gaining their Championship. registrations of Kangal Dogs and Anatolian Shepherd
Dogs under Anatolian Shepherd Dogs.
SUPREME CHAMPION TITLE
The Directors resolved to introduce a new NATIONAL REGULATIONS REVIEW WORKING
conformation title “Supreme Champion” PARTY.
The requirements to attain this new title will be A Working Party Chaired by Mr.Graham Doyle will
1,000 points, including 3 All Breeds Best in Shows; review all ANKC Ltd Regulations and update them
or 10 Best in Group/Specialty Best in Shows. Either 3 where necessary.
different Best in Show Judges or 10 different Best in
Group/Specialty judges must be submitted, there can JUNIOR HANDLERS MANUAL
be no repeated judges. The Directors adopted the amended Junior Handler
The rationale for this decision was that the Directors Manual and the new Open Book Junior Handler Judges
felt that the conformation world wanted a title which Exam.
would clearly define the elite of our sport. The degree
of difficulty required to gain this title is significantly Hugh Gent OAM
higher which will ensure the standard of our elite dogs President
is maintained.
To apply for the title a minimum of one Challenge
must be obtained subsequent to the implementation
date of the new title. The implementation date of the
new Supreme Champion title will be1st July 2012.
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
The requirement to gain 25 challenge points after 12
months of age was deemed to be unnecessary and will
be deleted from the Regulations. Implementation will
be from 1st January 2012
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Multiple Best in Specialty Show Winner
#1 Bull Terrier Miniature in USA 2010
*Breed Standings - Canine Chronicles
#1 Bull Terrier Miniature in Australia 2011
*Dogzonline as at 30/11/2011
Thankyou to the following judges that have recognised
Sutter since arriving in Australia:
Mr T Burke (Canada)
Mr D Kwee (Indonesia)
Mr F Fernandez (Dominican Rep.)
Mrs G Denman (USA)
Mrs T Brown (Canada)
Ms L Donohue (NSW)
Rev T Nesbit (Canada)
Giselle Simonds | BONSAI Kennels Blake Wistuba & Ashleigh Oldfield | FABELLO Kennels
Petaluma, CA | www.minibull.info Sydney, Australia | [email protected]
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GREAT NEWS - BRITAIN EASES QUARANTINE RULES
Ever since the 19th century, new domestic animals United States and Australia to enter with just a rabies
arrivals in the UK have had to be in quarantine to prove vaccination given 21 days beforehand.
that they did not have rabies.
Dogs coming in from unlisted countries such as India,
Normal quarantine period was six months, then Brazil and South Africa will also need to have been
over the past few years the Pet Passport scheme was vaccinated and take a blood test, but the subsequent
developed, but they had to have had their rabies test quarantine has been halved to three months.
taken and titre checked and remain in their country
of export for six months prior to travelling to the UK. The new measures will bring Britain in line with
other EU nations while at the same time ensuring the
As of January 1, Britain will allow animals from risk of rabies entering the country remains “extremely
the European Union and listed countries such as the low”, according to officials.
CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW JUDGES
NOW LISTED
ON UK KENNEL CLUB WEBSITE
The Kennel Club [in London] now lists all
FIRST GREYHOUNDS GO MUZZLE FREE approved Championship Show Judges on its
website.  You might find this search engine useful

when trying to source judges.
For the first time in 84 years in NSW, three pet greyhounds

are now able to walk in public without wearing a muzzle.
Included in these listings are not only CC judges

living in theUK but also overseas CC judges who
Following the launch of the Greenhounds program in
are approved to judge in the UK.  (Just like the
October NSW pet greyhound owners have applied to have
AKC website but unlike ANKC and others.)
their pets exempt from the 1927 Local Government law.

One thing to be mindful of if looking for a
To qualify for the exemption, the greyhounds must
Group judge is the fact that someone can be a
successfully complete an approved re-training program
Group judge in the UK and be approved to give
and pass a behavioural test conducted by an authorised
CCs to ‘only’ three breeds in that Group. However,
assessor.
if you click on an individual judge’s name, that
 Three pet greyhounds passed their behavioural tests
situation will be clarified as all their breeds will
last week and are now approved Greenhounds.
be listed.

Once approved, Greenhounds are required to wear a
 The search engine can be found at:
special green collar at all times when in public places. The
http://www.The-kennel-club.Org.Uk/services/
collar is affixed with a Greenhounds tag that will carry the
public/judge/
dog’s individual microchip number, allowing members of
the public and council officers to easily identify exempt
greyhounds.

The first three greyhounds will officially receive their
green collars today and can then wander the streets with
their owners, muzzle free.

It is expected more exempt greyhounds will be approved
early in the new year. Greyhound owners that wish to allow
their pets to be muzzle free are welcome to apply now for
a green collar at the Greenhounds website
www.greenhounds.com.au.
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I would like to let the friends of my   Whilst dog showing was a huge
late father, Wally Robbins, know that part of Wally’s life he contributed
he has passed away from his illness to the wider  community  as a  hard
with leukaemia. He was at home I was working Lions Club  International
sitting beside him holding his hand member and past LCI President. He
and my mother Robyn was on the other proudly managed the annual Labour
side. Aaron was with us at the bedside Day weekend Art Show, monthly
and Natalie, in Sydney, was  with us community  market in Woodend,
via speakerphone. and annual Christmas Carols with
  his good friends Gary and Terry.
Wally was instrumental in Wally was a long serving employee
developing my love of the Boxer dog of more than 25 years for the Coca
and for encouraging me to take up Cola Corporation in Sydney, later
dog  judging. He purchased our first in his career moving his family to
Boxer in the 1960s from Mary Jones Victoria  as he took  on operations
Wally’s first show dog
and Rena Gerardy. After purchasing manager for Torquay Mineral Water.
Ch Tarakani Desert Haze CDX  
a young bitch so my mother could be  
He won Groups at the Sydney
involved at shows, they together started Wally spent his last few weeks in
and Brisbane Royal with this
Tobana Kennels under which they his bed at home but he was devoted to
dog and was the first Boxer to
bred many lovely show dogs and loving his grandchildren and was determined
be dual titled in champ and
family companions. He was very proud to attend Aaron’s Year 6 School
obedience ring
of having bred Tobana August Queen, Graduation night at Braemar College
Gussie, as she was affectionately know on 7 December, that night, being
us. Wally’s legacy lives on in
to many Boxer enthusiasts. wheeled in his chair into Jackson Hall
his children and his beloved
  he watched with pride the presentation.
grandchildren Aaron and
Wally became a Boxer specialist It was the last time he left the house
Fleur.
judge in the 1970s and was also apart from attending hospital.

known for his handling expertise, in  
Janelle Robbins
particular a special bond he had with On 9 December last year Robyn
e: [email protected]
Gremlin Sunarise. He is sadly missed and Wally celebrated their 50th
by his last dog ‘Toby’. wedding anniversary at home with
Vales
Taken from Oz Show:
  We were recently advised by John Cowdroy that
On Behalf of Carol another valued member of the GSD fraternity,
Thompson (Abercarn Beagles), husband Peter and Mr Don Gottschalk had also passed away.
family.
It is with sad regret , that we say goodbye to a Then on Wednesday 25 January, to our enormous
lovely man and All Breeds Judge Mr Ian Stirton (ACT). personal distress, and that of his huge circle of
Ian lost his battle against his long illness yesterday 17 friends, after a truly valiant battle with pain and
January 2012. Ian was one of the first All Breeds judges depression John himself passed away.
in Canberra and his first breed was the beloved German Vale The Silver Fox.
Shepherd, which he loved dearly. Ian was a respected
judge by his peers and exhibitors and a mentor to many These three gentleman will all be greatly missed
other judges out there. Ian will now be with his and and very valued for their contribution to the GSDs
many other friends up there looking over us, hopefully and in various other fields over many years.
doing what he loved best.Condolences to Ann his wife,
Colin and William his brothers, Carol his daughter, A tribute for John will appear next issue and we
Peter his son in law and family. would welcome one for Don as well.
Love Paul and Kim Orman
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