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Apr
17

Group obedience and agility training for dogs, 2nd quarter, 2013

Margaret on April 17th, 2013

Group obedience and agility dog classes resume end April with The B’dos.  Dog Training Club. Obedience classes will be at basic level and also more advanced levels. It was nice having a break of a few weeks in between dog training.  On April 10th, there were dog obedience trials:  congratulations to the following who have […]

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Mar
30

Dogs having fun after obedience classes

Margaret on March 30th, 2013

Both of these dogs are at Novice B level in obedience training with The B’dos. Dog Training Club. Because the grounds used by The Barbados Dog Training Club are enclosed, I usually let the Tibetan Terrier enjoy herself playing with other dogs after her Novice level obedience classes The dog she loves to play with […]

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Mar
26

Peter Jolley judges first All Breeds Championship Dog Show 2013 in Barbados

Margaret on March 26th, 2013

Uk judge, Peter Jolley, has judged in Barbados before. He was first invited by the now defunct Japanese Akita Club of Barbados. In those days there were a lot of quality show Akitas on the island and there were enough keen Akita lovers to form a club. On this, his second judging assignment, he was […]

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Jan
17

Dogs to keep their tails in Barbados

Margaret on January 17th, 2013

As seen in today’s issue of The Nation newspaper: Surgeries performed on animals for purely cosmetic reasons will soon be deemed as unethical by vets in Barbados. A release from the Barbados Veterinary Association (BVA) has stated that vets will no longer be performing these surgeries as from February 1, 2013. Vice President, Dr. Michelle […]

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Dec
31

White House Greetings Card for 2012

Margaret on December 31st, 2012

Interesting  to see that the official White House card this year features Bo, the Portuguese Water Dog owned by the President of the USA and his family. The card features a reproduction of a painting by artist Laressa Kabel of Bo playing in the snow on the snow covered lawn of the White House. Bo […]

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Dec
23

Happy Xmas

Margaret on December 23rd, 2012

  Wishing my blog readers a Happy Xmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year. The dogs above are my Bouvier Des Flandres, Ch. Calliope Rhapsody C.D. and Tibetan Terrier, Ch. Araki Miss Conduct at Calliope    

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Dec
22

The B’dos. Kennel Club’s All Breeds Championship Dog Show in November, 2012

Margaret on December 22nd, 2012

The judge was Paul Harding from the UK and he was judging in Barbados for the first time.  He is approved by The Kennel Club, UK to award Challenge Certificates to the following breeds which we have in the show ring here: Akita, French Bulldog, Boxer, Dobermann, Rottweiler and the Bullmastiff. He is  also approved […]

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Dec
11

Tibetan Terrier achieves the first leg of the CD Novice obedience title.

Margaret on December 11th, 2012

On November 28th, my Tibetan Terrier, Ch. Araki Miss Conduct at Calliope passed the first leg, A, of the Novice CD Obedience title. She got a score of 177 out of 200 (170 is the passmark). Also passing CD Novice Obedience legs were a Golden Retriever owned by Jean Ray, a mixed breed owned by […]

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Nov
10

Bullmastiff Puppies for Sale

Margaret on November 10th, 2012

Bullmastiff puppies, born September 23, 2012, and registered with The Barbados Kennel Club.  They have had their first innoculation and have been wormed. I have removed the breeder’s contact information as my understanding is that all puppies from the above litter are in their new homes.    The above photo was taken when they were […]

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Aug
19

Long time Bouvier friends visit Barbados

Margaret on August 19th, 2012

Going on cruises is the “in” thing in today’s world. UK Bouvier friends, Farleycross kennel, visited Barbados for a day. I collected them from the Port and brought them to my home to see my Bouviers. I drove them around the island a bit and we had lunch on the East coast but they really […]

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