Breeds

Margaret on February 22nd, 2009

This breed weighs between 9 – 16 lbs. and is a long coated breed. It will compete in the Utility group against the Akita and the Miniature Schnauzer. Three of them (2 imported) were at Waterford grounds on Sunday, February 22nd where their owner was getting them ready for the show. These dogs were with […]

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Margaret on February 14th, 2009

    This evening I passed through to visit Lisa White and her basic obedience training class.  I took Rhapsody and Rita for a bit of socialising. At the time I took this pix, both Rhapsody and Rita had legs of the Novice (CD) title through The B’dos. Dog Training Club so they are at a […]

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Margaret on February 13th, 2009

Coming from the Working Group where the Bouvier Des Flandres competes with breeds such as the Dobermanns, Bull Mastiffs, Great Danes, Dogue De Bordeaux, Rottweilers, German Shepherds and Boxers, Ch. Calliope Rhapsody has always done well. At her first show, at 7 months, she won Best Puppy in Show and she has moved steadily forward. […]

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Margaret on February 13th, 2009

Congratulation to the owners Ricky and Jolene Anderson and, of course, the Miniature Schnauzer, Ch. Risepark Pretty Smart Guy at Jamrock for winning the BKC’s Dog of the Year Award for 2008. The Min. Sch. competes in the Utility Group and since this dog’s first appearance at shows as a puppy, it has only had […]

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Margaret on January 28th, 2009

I believe that this breed was first imported to Barbados by Wayne Welch who won several Best in Shows with Akitas. He concentrated mainly on the Redwitch lines coming from Dave Killilea and his wife in the UK. Wayne now appears to be concentrating on Rottweilers.  The current main active Akita owners and breeders that […]

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Margaret on January 27th, 2009

As these puppies have been sold, the contact information has been removed.

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Margaret on December 27th, 2008

This American Bulldog, imported from the United Kingdom, is 9 months old and his owner told me that he weighs 90 lbs. already. The American Bulldog would fall under the Mastiff group. It is considered a “rare” breed and is not yet recognised by The American Kennel Club for registration of its litters and for […]

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Margaret on December 26th, 2008

Next year should introduce The Kennel Club’s new breed standards. Breed clubs, councils in the UK, have been having meetings and should reply to the proposals for changes in their individual standards by the end of this year. The breeds which I know are in Barbados and could be affected by a change in standard […]

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Margaret on December 25th, 2008

Best of Breed Rottweiler BKC\’s show October 2008 A brief video of Cia Von der Hansestadt Bremen in the show ring. As most of our puppies still come in from the UK, certain breeds which would have been docked in the past, like Rotts, Dobes, Boxers,  are coming down with their tails.  This is because […]

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lg on December 23rd, 2008

Jeez, that pix is the perfect example of what that article about the GSDs is all about with the awful topline!!!  Was the judge partaking in the local rum punch for him to put up that dog as the Best In Show??

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