Lab Lines Yearbook of the Labrador Retriever Kennel Club, South Africa

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1 Lab Lines 2016 Yearbook of the Labrador Retriever Kennel Club, South Africa

2 Official Club Information... 2 LRKC MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS... 3 SUB-COMMITTEES AND CONTACTS FOR VARIOUS CLUB ACTIVITIES... 3 FIELD TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE:... 3 SHOW SUB-COMMITTEE:... 3 LRKC WEBSITE SUB-COMMITTEE:... 3 CLUB PUBLICATIONS:... 4 BREEDER SUPPORT GROUP:... 4 LABRADOR RESCUE SA:... 4 BEHAVIOUR ADVICE AND CANINE GOOD CITIZEN:... 4 TRAINING:... 4 REGIONAL CONTACTS OUTSIDE GAUTENG:... 5 Editorial... 6 Club Housekeeping... 7 WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE LRKC DURING 2016:... 7 MEMBERSHIP FEES 2017:... 7 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:... 8 PAYMENTS AND LRKC BANKING DETAILS:... 8 WEBSITE 8 ON THE LRKC CALENDAR FOR 2017:... 9 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017:... 9 Annual Awards and Trophies LRKC ANNUAL AWARDS FOR TOP SHOW WINNERS ANNUAL FIELD TRIAL AWARDS A Master Of The Game Labradors Making Their Mark NEW LABRADOR RETRIEVER CHAMPIONS OF In and Around the Show Ring FIRST LRKC OPEN SHOW 2016 RESULTS SECOND LRKC OPEN SHOW 2016 RESULTS th ANNUAL LRKC CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2016: FULL RESULTS JUDGE S CRITIQUE: Mr Christopher Mills COMPLETE SHOW RESULTS FOR LABRADOR RETRIEVERS FOR LABRADOR RETRIEVER KENNEL CLUB FIELD TRIAL RESULTS FIELD TRIAL CALENDAR Dog Drool And Stress Levels

3 We Finally Know How Dogs Sniff Out Diabetes Fun Days WODAC The 2016 KUSA National Retriever Field Trial Championship Stake Balrion Weathertop in South Africa Breeder Focus LRKC Health Project Ovulation Timing and Preventing Fading Puppies Exercise Induced Collapse in Retrievers A Cautionary Tale News from Member Kennels International Labrador Retriever News Labrador Rescue SA Advertisements and Classifieds MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION / ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM Sponsors for Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed in Lab Lines are not necessarily those of the LRKC or the Management Committee. Although great care has been taken to ensure that all information is correct, the LRKC accepts no responsibility for any harm done if incorrect information was published. Kindly notify us of such errors so that correction can be printed in a future publication of the LRKC. Cover Page Picture: Ch FT Ravenside Gimlet FTA WHR (Zack) 2016 LRKC Field Trials Open Stake winner and winner of the 2016 KUSA National Retriever Field Trial Championship Stake Owned and handled by Mr Henry Playne Photo by Renier Jansen van Vuuren PATRONS: Mrs Rose-Marie Cabion Mrs C Copestake Mr J Crook Ms D Fabian Mrs P Harrison Mrs D Holman Mrs E Howard Miss J Trautmann POSTAL ADDRESS: LRKC, P O Box 30639, Kyalami, 1684 WEBSITE: PRESIDENT: Mrs Jane Pott Cell: jane@tecfin.co.za 2

4 LRKC MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHAIRMAN: Renier Jansen van Vuuren Cell: Fax: VICE CHAIRMAN: (CLUB ASSETS & FT MANAGER) Kevin Pott Cell: HONORARY TREASURER: Dwayne Malcolm Cell: MEMBERSHIP, SHOWS AND SPONSORSHIP: Thania Rowan Cell: FIELD TRIALS and SPONSORSHIP: Dr Alan Kloeck Cell: HONORARY SECRETARY: Genevieve Alberts Cell: HONORARY FIELD TRIAL SECRETARY: Angelique van Rooyen Cell: SHOWS, TROPHIES AND FIELD TRIALS: Mercia van Tonder Cell: FIELD TRIAL LIAISON COUNCIL REP: Jane Pott Cell: FIELD TRIALS: Francois van Rooyen Cell: SUB-COMMITTEES AND CONTACTS FOR VARIOUS CLUB ACTIVITIES FIELD TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE: (for contact details kindly refer to LRKC Management Committee) Angelique van Rooyen (FT Secretary) Jane Pott (FTLC Representative) Kevin Pott (FT Manager) Francois van Rooyen Mercia van Tonder Dwayne Malcolm Renier Jansen van Vuuren SHOW SUB-COMMITTEE: (for contact details kindly refer to LRKC Management Committee) Renier Jansen van Vuuren Genevieve Alberts Thania Rowan Mercia van Tonder Jane Pott Kevin Pott LRKC WEBSITE SUB-COMMITTEE: (for contact details kindly refer to LRKC Management Committee) Renier Jansen van Vuuren (Webmaster: Publication, Uploads) Membership Advertising & Information: Genevieve Alberts 3

5 Field Trial Content: Angelique van Rooyen Show Content: Jane Pott Rescue Content: Sharon Stadler CLUB PUBLICATIONS: (for contact details kindly refer to LRKC Management Committee) LAB LINES The Lab Lines is the LRKC s Yearbook, issued at the end of the year to document Labrador Retriever activities for the year. LRKC BULLETIN The LRKC Bulletin is an electronic newsletter (circulated via ), published Quarterly, to share important information with LRKC members. If you are unable to receive the Bulletin electronically, please advise the Club Secretary. The full management committee forms the Editorial Staff for LRKC publications BREEDER SUPPORT GROUP: (for contact details kindly refer to LRKC Management Committee) Renier Jansen van Vuuren Jane Pott Thania Rowan Genevieve Alberts LABRADOR RESCUE SA: Sharon Stocks Stadler Fax: Cell: Ruth Bots Home: Office: sharonstocks@mweb.co.za merco@global.co.za Ruth Bots (see contact details under Labrador Rescue SA) BEHAVIOUR ADVICE AND CANINE GOOD CITIZEN: TRAINING: (for contact details kindly refer to LRKC Management Committee) Angelique van Rooyen (Field Trials) Francois van Rooyen (Field Trials) Jane Pott (Field Trials & Shows) Kevin Pott (Field Trials & Shows) Mercia van Tonder (Field Trials & Shows) Genevieve Alberts (Shows) Renier Jansen van Vuuren (Shows) Ruth Bots (Obedience) 4

6 REGIONAL CONTACTS OUTSIDE GAUTENG: Although the LRKC is a country-wide club with members all over South Africa, per KUSA rules a club should be based in particular region. The LRKC is based in Gauteng and members from all over the country are welcome to contact any of the Management Committee, all of whom live in Gauteng. Should any member want to talk to a regional representative, please contact the following Club members: Eastern Cape: Iain Judd (Obedience & Field Trials) Based in Port Elizabeth judd@live.co.za Tel: Alison Harris (Shows) Based in Port Elizabeth bradgatelabs@telkomsa.net Tel: (h) Free State: Margaret Bell Based in Kestell Tel: margaretbell@screamer.co.za Kwa-Zulu Natal: Mrs Gill Ainslie Based in Howick ainslie@telkomsa.net Tel: Limpopo: Alan Oosthuysen Based in Polokwane rommalakennels@gmail.com Tel: North-West: Lizette Smith Based in Leeudoringstad lambrada@telkomsa.net Tel: / Western Cape: Dale Fabian Based in Somerset West bardale@telkomsa.net Tel: (h) Elizabeth Howard Based in Rawsonville tapeatomlab@breede.co.za Tel: /

7 There is no doubt, as you turn these pages, that you too will be reminded that this has been a bitter sweet year for our Club. There has been much success on many fronts but also deep sadness with the loss of some dear friends. The highlight of the year is undoubtedly the joint hosting of the 2016 edition of the 2016 KUSA National Retriever Field Trial Championship Stake. This was a terrific event which saw the cream of our field trialling community compete for this coveted prize, the standard was very high, the sportsmanship nothing but gentlemanly and the course setting challenging, demanding and very picturesque. A huge congratulations to our member, Henry Playne and Zack (cover photo) for beating a class field and Zack becoming a Champion in the process. Congratulations and thank you to the event Committee for putting together a very successful Trial. Our three breed shows were well adjudicated and particularly well supported this year, with the two Open Shows enjoying entry numbers that we haven t seen for a while. A special thank you to our Show members for your support! In furthering our initiative to grow our Club and showcase our Breed, we hosted a successful Fun Day in February and also exhibited at WODAC in July. The year started off particularly sadly with the loss of Annette van Rensburg s husband, Berner, in January. Around the same time, we also lost one of our stalwart members and breeders, Sheila Bales at the age of 84. Sadly, the year did not get any better and our beloved Patron, June Trautmann, passed away at the age of 91 in September. Shortly after, Jane Hoar of Lab Rescue lost her Mother, Audrey Bryant. On behalf of the Committee, I extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Berner, Sheila, June and Audrey. You will be greatly missed and fondly remembered. Fortunately, I don t only have sad news! A special member of our Club, Patron Elizabeth Howard, celebrated a milestone Birthday in November this year. Happy 80 th Birthday Miss Betty and thank you for your support and for the incredible influence your kennel has had on the Breed in our Country! Long may it continue. (Photo right) We have a super edition of Lab Lines this year with lots of interesting content and hopefully there is something for everyone. We take a look into exactly how dogs detect diabetes in humans and also publish an interesting article on how stress levels in dogs can be determined by analysing their saliva. The article also contains useful tips for pet owners on how to manage stress triggers. Carmen Copestake has kindly submitted an article that her late husband, Rod Copestake, former Chairman of the Club, wrote some 20 years ago on the influence of the Balrion dogs in South Africa. We re-publish this article along with a synopsis of the Balrion influence since then, compiled by Jane Pott with input from Sharron Brown. Thank you to Kevin Pott and Marie Wynne for contributing to a fabulous account of the Championship Stake. We have a bumper Breeder Focus this year with an article on ovulation timing and fading puppies, a considered and informative article on Exercise Induced Collapse, written by Mike Holman and an update on the Club s hip- and elbow dysplasia project with a focus on the environmental factors at play. Once again, this magazine would not be possible without the contributions of our members far and wide. Thank you for keeping us all up to date with kennel news, your trials and tribulations and plans for the future. As always, we are 6

8 kept abreast of news and views from KZN and the Eastern Cape by our Regional Representatives at large Gill Ainslie and Iain Judd. A special highlight for me personally is the inclusion this year of the histories of two of our longest standing and most successful breeding kennels Ailsacraig and Bardale. Margaret Bell and Patron Dale Fabian are mentors to many, respected by all and have both had a huge influence on our Breed and its custodians. Thank you both! The International News segment is graced by an account of the Centenary Championship Show of the Labrador Retriever Club (UK), written by our Birthday Girl, Miss Betty. A special thank you to Sharon Stadler for bringing us up to speed on Labrador Rescue and the year that was. The Ladies at Lab Rescue do an incredible job and it does not seem to get any easier. Please consider a donation to Lab Rescue if you can, or alternatively, they are always in need of temporary, foster homes, particularly at this time of year. Now pour a drink, find a comfortable chair and enjoy Lab Lines! Best wishes over the Festive Season. Your Secretary and Editor, Genevieve Alberts WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE LRKC DURING 2016: Member Area of Residence Member Area of Residence Jessica Barclay Port Elizabeth Helena Maritz Trichardt Mary Ann Greathead Johannesburg Jeandré & Jennifer van Niekerk Bronkhorstspruit Elize Grobler Randfontein Jacques & Charlotte Visser Johannesburg Michael Howe Port Elizabeth Henry Walters Port Elizabeth MEMBERSHIP FEES 2017: LRKC Membership is due annually on 1 January and if annual renewal for 2017 is paid by 31 Dec 2016, the old fees still apply. From 1 January 2017 the increased membership fees will be payable: Membership Type Applicable Fee 2016 (Old) 2017 (New) Single Membership R 215,00 R 230,00 Joint Membership (2 per household) R 270,00 R 290,00 Single Senior (older than 65 years) R 100,00 R 105,00 Joint Senior (both older than 65 years) R 120,00 R 125,00 Junior Membership (still at school) R 65,00 R 70,00 Once-off Entrance Fee for New Members R 50,00 R 60,00 7

9 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: Each member has been requested to complete the LRKC Membership Application and Renewal Form to help us keep our database up to date. If you haven t done so yet, kindly complete and send to: Thania Rowan thania.rowan@gmail.com Fax: Or post it to the club address: LRKC, P O Box 30639, Kyalami, 1684 The LRKC Membership Application and Renewal Form is available for download from the LRKC Website also inserted as the last page of this Lab Lines. PAYMENTS AND LRKC BANKING DETAILS: Kindly ensure that you use clear reference of payments made into the LRKC Bank Account. It often is very difficult for our Treasurer to link payments to individuals and the purpose for the payments. Kindly enter at least your surname and then if space allows also, in abbreviated format, what it was for. Please then follow up with an to the Treasurer / Secretary. Labrador Retriever Kennel Club Bank: FNB Branch: Rosebank Code: Account Number: Reference eg.: "YOURSURNAME" BRL (for example for payment for Breeders Listing) WEBSITE Membership List The Name, Area of Residence, Kennelname and address (where available) of all members are published as part of the Membership List on the LRKC Website this is completely free of charge. If you do not want any or some of your details to be listed on the website, please advise the Membership Secretary immediately. Please also check your details and report changes or errors. Website advertising Please review the rules applicable for advertising on the website. Membership must be at least 1 year old before you may publish any advert on the LRKC Website. Specific rules also apply for the listing of Puppies for Sale and Stud Dog Services. Advertising Fees for 2016 Breeder s Listing: R220 per year Breeder s listing with live website link: R400 per year Stud Dogs: R500 per year Puppies for Sale: R500 for 6 weeks Website updates Like all services that committee members provide in this club, managing the website is also a voluntary service. For paid listing please allow at least 72 hours for updates to appear on the website. 8

10 ON THE LRKC CALENDAR FOR 2017: EVENT DATE VENUE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1st Open Show 4 February Goldfields Kennel Club Judge: Mr Roy Clark. Refer to Show Schedule for details Summer Fun Day 18 February Inanda Country Base LRKC get together and picnic LRKC AGM 4 March Edgecombe House Details to be circulated First Quarter Bulletin 31 March Due date for material 15 Mar 2017 LRKC Field Trials April Val, Standerton District Refer to Annual Field Trials Schedule 2 nd Open Show 24 June Goldfields Kennel Club Judge: Mrs Christine Sandford. Refer to Show Schedule for further details Second Quarter Bulletin 30 June Due date for material 15 June th Championship Show 16 September Goldfields Kennel Club Judge: Club Patron Mrs Rose-Marie Cabion. Refer to Show Schedule Breed Talk 17 September Goldfields Kennel Club Mrs Rose-Marie Cabion Third Quarter Bulletin 30 September Due date for material 15 Sep 2017 Lab Lines December Due date for material 12 Nov 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017: The next LRKC Annual General Meeting is planned for the 4 th of March The notice and agenda for this meeting will be posted in advance in accordance with the Constitution. 9

11 LRKC ANNUAL AWARDS FOR TOP SHOW WINNERS (Awards for top-performing Labrador Retrievers and Labrador Retriever Kennels made at the time of the LRKC Annual General Meeting 2016 for achievements in the previous year ) Victor Ludorum (Top winning male Labrador Retriever) Joint Winner: Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop (right) Owner: Mrs D Hacking Points: 112 Joint Winner: Ch Craignair Switch Blade Owner: Mr D Malcolm Points: 112 Victrix Ludorum (Top winning female Labrador Retriever) Winner: Ch Ablesing Kiara for Keeps of Mirain Owner: Mrs S Borralho Points: 34 Runner-Up: Ch & Int. Ch Craignair Destined To Be Owner: Mrs J Pott Points: 27 10

12 Supreme Champion (Points scored by Labrador Retrievers with the title of Champion) Winner: Ch Craignair Switch Blade Owner: Mr D Malcolm Points: 77 Runner-Up: Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop Owner: Mrs D Hacking Points: 65 Ch Marsta Secret Duke Award (Highest placed Labrador Retriever in Animaltalk top 100 ratings counting Group and BIS placings) Winner: Ch Craignair Switch Blade Owner: Mr D Malcolm Points: 109 (placed 157 on Animaltalk Top 100) Runner-Up: Ch Dolbia Louboutin of Bunnichem Owner: Mrs A Jansen van Vuuren Points: 105 (placed 159 on Animaltalk Top 100) Ch Balrion Lord of the Manor of Breckondale Trophy (Labrador Retriever Kennel with the highest number of points scored at the LRKC Open and Championship Shows) Winner: Craignair Owner: Mrs J Pott Points: 74 Runner Up: Rowania Owner: Mrs T Rowan Points: 20 11

13 Best Junior Dog (Awarded to the male Labrador that scored the most points from Minor Puppy, Puppy and Junior Classes) Winner: Ch Ailsacraig Final Fling Owner: Ms S Brown Points: 49 Runner Up: Longformacus Calls The Tune of Tushielaw Owner: Mrs Rho Hansen Points: 28 Best Junior Bitch (Awarded to the female Labrador that scored the most points from Minor Puppy, Puppy and Junior Classes) Winner: Toptail s Jin Xin Taibi of Berrakaw (Imp Taiwan) Owner: Mr & Mrs P Nicholson Points: 45 Runner Up: Potiphar Fancy Occasion Owner: Dr Jan Hovers Points: 40 Best Veteran Dog (Awarded to the male Labrador that scored the most points from the Veteran Class) Winner: Ch Kinndell Black Knight NHR FQ Owner: Mr & Mrs A Thuynsma Points: 38 Runner Up: Ch Chezenko Wingshooter Owner: Drs A & V Reid Points: 19 12

14 Best Veteran Bitch (Awarded to the female Labrador that scored the most points from the Veteran Class) Winner: Ch Tapeatom Drama Queen of Craignair Owner: Mrs J Pott Points: 58 Runner-Up: Ch Tapeatom Elegant Lady of Roseryal Owner: Mrs M Rose Points: 4 Craignair Labradors Show Breeders Trophy Winner: Mr & Mrs Kevin and Jane Pott s Craignair Labradors, 447 points Runner-up: Mrs E Howard s Tapeatom Labradors, 167 points ANNUAL FIELD TRIAL AWARDS The following trophies were awarded at the 46 th Annual Field Trials of the LRKC: The Vonniejo Field Trial Trophy for 2015 was once again awarded to Mr Chris Emins Ch FT Ravenside Blue Moon of Snowpine GMHR. Boss has won this award for three years running. Well done Chris and Boss! The Craignair Breeders Field Trial Trophy for 2015 was awarded to Ravenside Labradors with 235 points. Congratulations to Gary Emerton on this achievement! 13

15 Ch FT Ravenside Blue Moon of Snowpine GMHR Boss Bred by Garry Emerton; owned and handled by Chris Emin As the shadows grew long on the final day of the 2016 Championship Stake, a very special dog completed the final series of his career. He was battling a fresh foreleg injury and found the going tough, so as he returned the final bird to his handler, finishing in style, Chris murmured in his usual quiet, understated way, that was amazing Boss. Boss was born on 17 September 2007, out of Mizz Molly of Ravenside NHR, by Ch Chezenko DoubleOrNothing WHR FQ. He lived up to his excellent breeding and proved very talented in the field. He moved quickly through the Maiden and Novice stakes and his future seemed very bright. But sadly in 2010, disaster struck. Boss was diagnosed with cancer at just two and a half years of age and the vet recommended that he be put to sleep. Not ready to give up on him, the Emins sought a second opinion and took a dramatic and risky decision. Over the weekend of the LRKC Championship Field Trial in 2010, Boss s hind right leg was completely removed in the hopes of arresting the Cancer. Thank goodness they did! In August, just four months later, Boss won the National Retriever Championship Stake and also won a further two Open Stakes, making him a Field Trial Champion at under three years of age. The Emins have not looked back and Boss has had a phenomenal career. He has won twenty Open Stakes, been placed second fourteen times and third nine times. In the Open Stake, he has achieved 16 Gun s Choice awards. He will no doubt go down in the record books as one of the greatest field trialers this Country has ever seen. Boss loves his job but sadly, the strain of competing at the highest level on three legs is starting to show and the Emins have decided to retire him. It will take some getting used to, not seeing the familiar, dignified outline of Boss as he makes his way to the line. Chris and Boss, that was indeed amazing. (photos by Renier Jansen van Vuuren) 14

16 NEW LABRADOR RETRIEVER CHAMPIONS OF 2016 (As per KUSA website 11 December 2016) CONGRATULATIONS to both breeders and owners of the following dogs who gained their titles during What an achievement! BREED CHAMPIONS CH AILSACRAIG FINAL FLING OF CONKASHA (D) Owner: MISS. S.I. BROWN ( ) CH CASIMIRO SYKSTUS OF ROWANIA (D) Owner: MRS. T. ROWAN ( ) CH CRAIGNAIR PICTURE PERFECT (B) Owner: MRS J POTT ( ) CH LONGFORMACUS CALLS THE TUNE OF TUSHIELAW (D) Owner: MRS RE HANSEN ( ) CH BRUMOSO MILICA DIANTE OF AMADEUZE (B) Owner: MRS A VAN HEERDEN ( ) CH TOPTAIL'S JIN XIN TAIBI OF BERRAKAW (B) Owner: MRS MJ NICHOLSON ( ) CH TRENOW MISSOURI AT TAPEATOM (D) Owner: MRS E HOWARD ( ) CH SUMANY LF JUST A STAR OF TAPEATOM (D) Owner: MS G ALBERTS ( ) FIELD TRIAL CHAMPIONS CH FT RAVENSIDE GIMLET (D) Owner: MR HS PLAYNE ( ) CH FT OMANAM ARTEMIS (B) Owner: MR JG LE ROUX ( ) Ch FT Omanam Artemis FTA MHR (Artemis) 15

17 FIRST LRKC OPEN SHOW 2016 RESULTS Goldfields Kennel Club, 6 February 2016 Judge: Mrs Lynne Ruddle PLACING DOG'S NAME OWNER JUNIOR SECTION JUNIOR DOGS Baby Puppy Dog Ablesing Tornado Warning J Botha Minor Puppy Dog Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again at Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden Puppy Dog Rowania Hey Big Spender of Valhallen V Lodge Lowe Junior Dog Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche CE Smant Graduate Dog Ablesing Shakima Gold at Jesandow M Compton BEST JUNIOR DOG Best Junior Dog Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche CE Smant Reserve Best Junior Dog Ablesing Shakima Gold at Jesandow M Compton JUNIOR BITCHES Baby Puppy Bitch Ablesing Bring Die Storm J Botha Minor Puppy Bitch Rowania For Joy J van Niekerk Puppy Bitch Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott Junior Bitch Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden Graduate Bitch Kloofzicht Midnight Special M van Tonder BEST JUNIOR BITCH Best Junior Bitch Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden Reserve Best Junior Bitch Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott BEST JUNIOR IN SHOW BEST JUNIOR IN SHOW Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche CE Smant RESERVE JUNIOR IN SHOW Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden BEST PUPPY IN SHOW BEST PUPPY IN SHOW Rowania Hey Big Spender of Valhallen V Lodge Lowe RESERVE PUPPY IN SHOW Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott BEST BABY PUPPY BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW Ablesing Tornado Warning J Botha RES BABY PUPPY IN SHOW Ablesing Bring Die Storm J Botha SENIOR SECTION SENIOR DOGS SA Bred Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill Open Dog Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan Champion Dog Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm BEST SENIOR DOG Best Senior Dog Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan Reserve Senior Dog Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm 16

18 SENIOR BITCHES Novice Bitch Conkasha Maddison C E Smant SA Bred Bitch Ch Craignair Hot Gossip J Pott Veteran Bitch Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill Open Bitch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott Champion Bitch Ch Craignair Heart Breaker J Pott BEST SENIOR BITCH BEST SENIOR BITCH Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RESERVE SENIOR BITCH Ch Craignair Heart Breaker J Pott BEST SENIOR IN SHOW BEST SENIOR IN SHOW Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RESERVE SENIOR IN SHOW Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan BEST SA BRED IN SHOW BEST SA BRED IN SHOW Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill BEST VETERAN IN SHOW BEST VETERAN IN SHOW Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill BEST IN SHOW BEST IN SHOW Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RESERVE BEST IN SHOW Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan CHALLENGE CLASSES BEST HEAD Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan BEST COAT Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill BEST FEET Conkasha Maddison C E Smant BEST TAIL Night Fury at Kloofzicht M van Tonder Best in Show and Best Senior: Craignair Picture Perfect, owned and handled by Jane Pott 17

19 SECOND LRKC OPEN SHOW 2016 RESULTS Goldfields Kennel Club, 25 June 2016 Judge: Mrs Susan Faes sponsored by WUMA! Dog food PLACING DOG'S NAME OWNER JUNIOR SECTION JUNIOR DOGS Baby Puppy Dog Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P&M Nicholson Puppy Dog Rowania Perfect Storm J van Niekerk Junior Dog Seabirds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden Graduate Dog Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche CE Smant BEST JUNIOR DOG Best Junior Dog Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche CE Smant Reserve Best Junior Dog Seabirds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden JUNIOR BITCHES Baby Puppy Bitch Ailsacraig Zoe My Sunshine B Dumbrill Minor Puppy Bitch Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw P&M Nicholson Puppy Bitch Ablesing Miracle Sanuye of Jesandow M Compton Junior Bitch Seabirds Nobody's Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden Graduate Bitch Ablesing Moja Pani of Jesandow M Compton BEST JUNIOR BITCH Best Junior Bitch Seabirds Nobody's Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden Reserve Best Junior Bitch Adamasdor's Game Of Thrones R Jansen van Vuuren BEST JUNIOR IN SHOW BEST JUNIOR IN SHOW Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche CE Smant RESERVE JUNIOR IN SHOW Seabirds Nobody's Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden BEST PUPPY IN SHOW BEST PUPPY IN SHOW Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw P&M Nicholson RESERVE PUPPY IN SHOW Craignair Sweet Caroline of Lethanwood G Alberts BEST BABY PUPPY BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P&M Nicholson RES BABY PUPPY IN SHOW Ailsacraig Zoe My Sunshine B Dumbrill SENIOR SECTION SENIOR DOGS SA Bred Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill Veteran Dog Ch Tapeatom Flight Of Fancy at Craignair J Pott Open Dog Skibmanoch Zephyr of Bunnichem R Jansen van Vuuren Champion Dog Ch Craignair Special Vintage of Kloofzicht M van Tonder 18

20 BEST SENIOR DOG Best Senior Dog Ch Craignair Special Vintage of Kloofzicht M van Tonder Reserve Senior Dog Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm SENIOR BITCHES Novice Bitch Rowania Born A Lady T Rowan SA Bred Bitch Adamasdor Patrys R Jansen van Vuuren Veteran Bitch Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill Open Bitch Tapeatom Magic Moment of Kloofzicht M van Tonder Champion Bitch Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps of Mirain S Borralho BEST SENIOR BITCH BEST SENIOR BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps of Mirain S Borralho RESERVE SENIOR BITCH Adamasdor Patrys R Jansen van Vuuren BEST SENIOR IN SHOW BEST SENIOR IN SHOW Ch Craignair Special Vintage of Kloofzicht M van Tonder RESERVE SENIOR IN SHOW Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm BEST SA BRED IN SHOW BEST SA BRED IN SHOW Adamasdor Patrys R Jansen van Vuuren BEST VETERAN IN SHOW BEST VETERAN IN SHOW Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill BEST IN SHOW BEST IN SHOW Ch Craignair Special Vintage of Kloofzicht M van Tonder RESERVE BEST IN SHOW Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CHALLENGE CLASSES BEST HEAD Ch Craignair Special Vintage of Kloofzicht M van Tonder BEST COAT Ablesing Miracle Sanuye of Jesandow M Compton BEST FEET Conkasha Maddison of Dimeche CE Smant BEST TAIL Seabirds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden Best In Show and Best Senior: Ch Craignair Special Vintage of Kloofzicht Bred by Jane Pott; Owned by Mercia van Tonder (Photo by Anthony Alberts) 19

21 49 th ANNUAL LRKC CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2016: Goldfields Kennel Club Show Grounds 17 th SEPTEMBER 2016 Judge: MR CHRISTOPHER MILLS, LEMBAS LABRADORS (UK) sponsored by WUMA! Dog food FULL RESULTS PLACING DOGS NAME OWNER DOGS Minor Puppy Dog: 1 Elmsmere Burnt Sugar Of Conkasha (Imp: UK) S Brown 2 Berrakaw Golden Zhunan MJ Nicholson Puppy Dog: 1 Blinkwater Over The Moon To Ailsacraig M Bell Junior Dog: 1 Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again Of Amadeuze (Imp: Swe) A van Heerden 2 Jesandow Apache Warrior M Compton 3 Tapeatom Last Chance Of Dwarsberg A Stofberg Graduate Dog: 1 Chezenko Yesterday's Dream VE Reid (Nicholson) Members Dogs: 1 Ch Casimiro Sykstus Of Rowania T Rowan 2 Sumany LF Just A Star Of Tapeatom G Alberts 3 Tapeatom In Contention Of Craignair J Pott South African Bred Dogs: 1 Ablesing Shakima Gold Of Jesandow M Compton 2 Adamasdor Peter Blue Moon R Jansen van Vuuren 3 Bunnichem Jamandreu Of Conkasha S Brown Veteran Dogs: 1 Ch Tapeatom Flight Of Fancy At Craignair J Pott Open Dogs: 1 Skibmanoch Zephyr Of Bunnichem R Jansen van Vuuren 2 Balrion Weathertop The Pretender Of Conkasha (UK) S Brown 3 Sea-Birds Nothing Compares Of Mirain (Imp: Swe) SJ Borralho DOG CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE Dog CC Winner Skibmanoch Zephyr Of Bunnichem R Jansen van Vuuren Dog RCC Winner Elmsmere Burnt Sugar Of Conkasha (Imp: UK) S Brown Champion Dogs: 1 Ch Craignair Switch Blade DE van Niekerk 2 Ch Ailsacraig Final Fling Of Conkasha S Brown 3 Ch Oakglen African Lad Of Mirain (Imp: UK) SJ Borralho Neuter Dogs: 1 Mirain Dynamo SJ Borralho 2 Bridgemar Coco Of Rowania BITCHES Minor Puppy Bitch: 1 Dimeche Ciao Bella C Smant (T Rowan) 2 Dimeche Luca C Smant 3 Ailsacraig Shai M Bell 20

22 Puppy Bitch: 1 Craignair Simply Sadie J Pott (M Greathead) 2 Conkasha Dare To Dream S Brown 3 Chezenko Poursmsugaronme Of Berrakaw MJ Nicholson Junior Bitch: 1 Ablesing Bring Die Storm J Botha 2 Conkasha Zoe's Echo To Ailsacraig M Bell 3 Ablesing Miracle Sanuye Of Jesandow M Compton Graduate Bitch: 1 Adamasdor Queen's Gambit R Jansen van Vuuren 2 Adamasdor Game Of Thrones R Jansen van Vuuren Maiden Bitch: 1 Ablesing Bring Die Storm J Botha 2 Ailsacraig Oh So Cool M Bell Members Bitches: 1 Isipho Night Fury Of Kloofzicht M van Tonder 2 Ch Adamasdor Drop Of Jupiter CGC(Go) G Alberts SA Bred Bitches: 1 Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott 2 Conkasha Maddison C Smant 3 Kloofzicht Midnight Special M van Tonder Veteran Bitches: 1 Ch Craignair Heart Breaker J Pott 2 Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 3 Ch Tapeatom Drama Queen Of Craignair J Pott Open Bitches: 1 Sea-Birds Nobody's Business Of Amadeuze (Imp: Swe) A van Heerden 2 Tapeatom Magic Moment E Howard (van Tonder) 3 Ch Craignair Hot Gossip J Pott BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE Bitch CC Winner Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott Bitch RCC Winner Ablesing Bring Die Storm J Botha Champion Bitches: 1 Ch Ailsacraig Special Star Of Conkasha S Brown 2 Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps Of Mirain SJ Borralho 3 Ch Craignair Huntress Gold J Pott BEST PUPPY IN SHOW BEST PUPPY IN SHOW Elmsmere Burnt Sugar Of Conkasha (Imp: UK) S Brown RES. BEST PUPPY IN SHOW Dimeche Ciao Bella C Smant (T Rowan) BEST IN SHOW BEST IN SHOW Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RESERVE BEST IN SHOW Ch Ailsacraig Special Star Of Conkasha S Brown BEST JUNIOR BEST JUNIOR Ablesing Bring Die Storm J Botha RESERVE BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again Of Amadeuze (Swe) A van Heerden BEST SA BRED IN SHOW BEST SA BRED Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RESERVE BEST SA BRED Ablesing Shakima Gold Of Jesandow M Compton BEST VETERAN IN SHOW BEST VETERAN Ch Tapeatom Flight Of Fancy At Craignair J Pott RESERVE BEST VETERAN Ch Craignair Heart Breaker J Pott BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW Jesandow Barny M Compton 21

23 RES. BABY PUPPY IN SHOW Chezenko Changetheworld VE Reid (Nicholson) CHALLENGE CLASSES BEST YELLOW Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RES BEST YELLOW Ch Ailsacraig Special Star Of Conkasha S Brown BEST BLACK Ch Craignair Switch Blade DE van Niekerk RES BEST BLACK Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps Of Mirain SJ Borralho BEST CHOCOLATE Skibmanoch Zephyr Of Bunnichem R Jansen van Vuuren RES BEST CHOCOLATE Elmsmere Burnt Sugar Of Conkasha (Imp: UK) S Brown Photo left: Judge, Chris Mills and Ring Steward, Kevin Young JUDGE S CRITIQUE: Mr Christopher Mills (Note: Critique given for first 3 places in each class only) DOGS DOG ENTRIES: 31 ABSENT: No s 29, 69, 70 Minor Puppy Dogs (6 to 9 months) 1 st No 17 Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha (Imp: UK) 7,5 month old chocolate pup, well made throughout, nice head and expression, good eye colour, good front angulation, well ribbed, strong through the loin, moved well on good feet and in good overall condition. pigment, lost out to first place on movement which was not quite precise. 2 nd No 37 Berrakaw Golden Zhunan Yellow puppy, just 7 months, nicely balanced, well made. Good head and expression, very good Puppy Dogs (9 to 12 months) 1 st No 8 Blinkwater Over The Moon to Ailsacraig 9 month old yellow dog, very pleasing head. Slightly raw at the moment but I m sure will mature into a nice dog. Good through forehand, well ribbed back, strong through loin, with good strength through rear end. Moved well. 22

24 Junior Dogs (12 to 18 months) 1 st No 63 Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp: Sweden) 15 month old chocolate dog, good head and expression, nice eye colour, good front angulation, good depth of chest, strong, short coupling, good strength through hindquarters, moved well on good feet. 2 nd No 25 Jesandow Apache Warrior 13 month old black dog, good overall shape, kind head and expression. Good through forehand, good depth of chest, slightly longer through coupling, good coat and tail, did not move as precisely as first place. 3 rd No 61 Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg Black dog of 17 months, I like him in profile, would prefer more oval eye shape as a rounder eye shape gave a harder expression. Good depth of chest, short coupled, well-muscled and good turn of stifle. I found his coat to be long and wavy in places. My standard says free from curl or wave. Graduate Dogs (18 to 24 months) 1 st No 52 Chezenko Yesterday s Dream 19 month old black dog of good type, like his head and expression, good depth of body, short coupled, good coat, but observed slight lameness in left front leg. Members Dogs 1 st No 55 Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania 3 year old chocolate dog, very good type, lovely head and expression, strong neck into well placed shoulders, good depth of chest, well ribbed, short coupled, moved well enough but improvement could be made on rear action. 2 nd No 1 Sumany Just A Star of Tapeatom 3 year old yellow dog, nice type, super expression, good neck, would prefer more upper arm length, good depth of chest, strong through loin, well-muscled, moved okay. 3 rd No 51 Tapeatom In Contention of Craignair 5 year old yellow dog, nice with good type, really liked his head and expression, good angulation through forehand, good depth of chest, not in the best of coat, sadly not sound in the rear. SA Bred Dogs 1 st No 24 Ablesing Shakima Gold of Jesandow 2,5 year old yellow dog, nice head when he looks, good through forehand, good depth of chest, strong through couplings, well-muscled throughout, moved well. 2 nd No 35 Adamasdor Peter Blue Moon Very nice black dog, good type, liked his head and expression, good neck into well placed shoulders, good length of upper arm, good coat, super mover in profile, but when going away he flicked his left hock in a strange way which spoiled his away movement. 3 rd No 19 Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha Good black of nice type, nice expression, good neck into well placed shoulders, good depth of chest, slightly longer in loin, again moved well in profile, but demonstrated strange movement both going away and coming back. Veteran Dogs 1 st No 44 Ch Tapeatom Flight Of Fancy at Craignair 7 year old black dog, lovely head and expression, good depth of chest, nice strong through loin, well-muscled rear quarters, good coat and level topline. A well-deserved winner. 23

25 Open Dogs 1 st No 34 Skibmanoch Zephyr of Bunnichem 5 year old chocolate dog, super type, loved his expression, good neck into well-placed shoulders, good depth of chest, super short coupled with good strength and drive in the rear quarters. Moved and shown well. 2 nd No 20 Balrion Weathertop The Pretender of Conkasha (Imp: UK) 4 year old chocolate. Lovely type, good head, lovely eye colour, good through the shoulders, good, deep and short coupled body, super tail, moved well. 3 rd No 14 Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp: Sweden) 18 month old yellow dog, nice head, good neck, good depth of chest, longer through loin which made him lose his topline on the move, well-muscled through the quarters, good tight feet. Champion Dogs 1 st No 65 Ch Craignair Switchblade Nice 4 year old black dog of good type. Good head and expression, good neck into well laid shoulders, good deep, short body, well-muscled quarters holding his topline on the move. 2 nd No 22 Ch Ailsacraig Final Fling of Conkasha Nice yellow dog of super type, good head and expression and good eye colour. Good neck into well placed shoulders, slightly longer in loin, moved well. Just lost out to first place on coat. 3 rd No 11 Ch Oakglen African Lad of Mirain (Imp: UK) Nice black dog of good type, nice head and expression, good neck into well placed shoulders. Good depth of chest, slightly longer through loin. Lost his topline behind the shoulders when standing, moved okay on good legs and feet. BITCH ENTRIES: 44 ABSENT: No s 33, 66, 67, 68, 74 WITHDRAWN: No 45 Minor Puppy Bitches (6 to 9 months) 1 st No 57 Dimeche Ciao Bella Super puppy of 6 months. Lovely chocolate bitch of super type, lovely head and expression, lovely eye colour, good neck and shoulders, good depth of body, when settled moved very well indeed with reach and drive. 2 nd No 60 Dimeche Luca 6 month old chocolate, the sister of first placed. Very good quality, good head and expression, super neck and shoulders, moved well enough lost topline on the move. She has huge potential as she matures. 3 rd No 7 Ailsacraig Shai Nice yellow bitch, would prefer slightly more width of muzzle and forehead. Good neck, well laid shoulder, good depth of chest, moved okay and will improve with maturity. Puppy Bitches (9 to 12 months) 1 st No 41 Craignair Simply Sadie 6 month old yellow bitch, good potential if schooled correctly. Good head and neck, good depth of chest, good through the loin. Strong quarters and moved well when settled. 2 nd No 18 Conkasha Dare To Dream 24

26 Nicely shaped black bitch, nice head and expression, good neck and well placed shoulders, moved well enough, appeared slightly longer cast so tended to lose her topline. 3 rd No 38 Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw Nice head, would prefer a darker eye, good neck into well placed shoulders, good depth of chest, short coupled, wellmuscled through rear quarters, moved well. Would prefer slightly more bone throughout. Junior Bitches (12 to 18 months) 1 st No 16 Ablesing Bring Die Storm Lovely bitch and type, super head and expression, good neck into well placed shoulders, good depth of body, short coupled into well-muscled quarters, good legs and feet. Moved well. 2 nd No 6 Conkasha Zoe s Echo to Ailsacraig A very nice yellow bitch of super type, good head and expression, good pigment, good neck into well placed shoulders, good depth of chest, short coupled, well-muscled hindquarters. Lost to first place on movement and tail carriage. 3 rd No 23 Ablesing Miracle Sanuye of Jesandow Nice black bitch, in very good coat, nice head and expression, would prefer slightly more muzzle width, good neck into good shoulders, deep through body. Strong coupling with well-muscled rear quarters. Graduate Bitches (18 to 24 months) 1 st No 32 Adamasdor Queen s Gambit Super little bitch of 18 months, very nice head and expression, super pigment, good neck into well placed shoulders. Good front angulation, nice deep, short coupled body into well-muscled rear quarters. Moved well with reach and drive. 2 nd No 30 Adamasdor Game of Thrones Another nice bitch of good type, lovely head and expression, good pigment, good neck, well placed shoulders, with good depth and length of body into well-muscled rear quarters. Coat absent, slight lameness front right. Maiden Bitches 1 st No16 Ablesing Bring Die Storm See critique in Junior Bitches above. 2 nd No 5 Ailsacraig Oh So Cool Very nice yellow bitch who never showed herself to her best advantage. Two years old, super type, lovely head and expression, good depth throughout, short coupled into well-muscled quarters. Sadly, she did not move or show as sure as she can. Members Bitches 1 st No 71 Isipho Night Fury of Kloofzicht Nice bitch and good type, like her head and expression, good neck into well placed shoulders, good spring of rib, short coupled, well-muscled, moved very well but needs to lose weight. 2 nd No 3 Ch Adamasdor Drop Of Jupiter CGC(Go) Nice black bitch again, with lovely head and expression. To my eye it appears body depth to leg length is slightly unbalanced, longer cast, moved okay. SA Bred Bitch 1 st No 43 Ch Craignair Picture Perfect 3 year old yellow bitch, very nice type, nice head and expression. Good pigment, would prefer slightly darker eye. Good neck into well placed shoulders, good depth of body, well-muscled throughout and moved very well. 25

27 2 nd No 58 Conkasha Maddison Super chocolate bitch, excellent type, very attentive, good head and expression, good neck into well placed shoulders, super depth of body, short coupled into well-muscled rear quarters, not quite the drive and movement of first place. 3 rd No 72 Kloofzicht Midnight Special Very short coupled black bitch, super head and expression, would prefer more length of upper arm which would give better shoulder angulation and move legs further under body. Well-muscled, very good coat, front movement suspect. Veteran Bitches 1 st No 42 Ch Craignair Heart Breaker Super black bitch, lovely type, lovely head and expression, good through neck into well placed shoulders, good depth of body, short coupled into well-muscled body. Moved very well. 2 nd No 27 Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz Nice shaped yellow bitch of very good type. I liked her head and expression, good neck and shoulders, good depth through body. Well-muscled and moved well. 3 rd No 50 Ch Tapeatom Drama Queen of Craignair 9 year old yellow bitch of super type - loved her. Super head and expression, lovely neck into well placed shoulders, good length of upper arm giving excellent shoulder angulation. Good depth throughout and well-muscled rear quarters. I could forgive her matronly frill but sadly I could not forgive lameness. Open Bitches 1 st No 62 Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp: Sweden) Nicely balanced bitch of 18 months, lovely head and expression. Good through forehand, good depth through chest, well-muscled throughout, with good coat. Moved very well with reach and drive. 2 nd No 73 Tapeatom Magic Moment Nicely balanced yellow bitch, super head and expression. Good through neck and shoulders, deep, short coupled body. Would prefer an inch on leg, but moved and showed well. 3 rd No 47 Ch Craignair Hot Gossip 6 year old black bitch, good type, kind head and expression. Good neck into well laid shoulder, good depth through body, would prefer slightly more turn of stifle which would allow more drive on the moved but she showed well. Champion Bitches 1 st No 21 Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha 3 year old yellow bitch of super type, lovely head and expression, good neck into well placed shoulders, nice deep, short coupled body. Well-muscled quarters, in good coat, moved very well. 2 nd No 10 Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps of Mirain Nice black bitch with good type. Nice head and expression, good neck and shoulders, good depth through chest, slightly longer cast but well ribbed back. Moved well and in good coat. 3 rd No 48 Ch Craignair Huntress Gold Nice black bitch, good type, good neck and shoulders, good depth of body, short coupled, well-muscled rear quarters, moved well enough. 26

28 Photos clockwise: Best In Show - Ch Craignair Picture Perfect; Best Puppy - Elmsmere Burnt Sugar (Imp UK); Best Junior - Ablesing Bring Die Storm; Reserve Best In Show - Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha (Photos by Claire Mills and Anthony Alberts) 27

29 COMPLETE SHOW RESULTS FOR LABRADOR RETRIEVERS FOR 2016 Kindly collected and compiled by Mr Kevin Pott and Mrs Sandy Borralho and verified by Ms Genevieve Alberts. Although a lot of care was taken with the compilation of these results, errors may have slipped through for which we apologise and request that you kindly notify the Editor immediately. SA LADIES KENNEL ASSOCIATION 1 13 February 2015 JUDGE: Ms Edwina Thomas (AUS) BOB Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill RBOB Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts BEST PUPPY Rowania For Joy T Rowan 2 BEST JUNIOR Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden 3 CC DOG Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts RCC DOG Skibmanoch Zephyr of Bunnichem A J. Van Vuuren CH DOG Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill CC BITCH (2 Points) Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RCC BITCH Rowania For Joy T Rowan CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho SA LADIES KENNEL ASSOCIATION 2 14 February 2016 JUDGE: Mr G Cruse (AUS) BOB Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill RBOB Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott BEST PUPPY Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott 2 CC DOG Ablesing Shakima Gold of Jesandow M Compton RCC DOG Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan CH DOG Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill CC BITCH (2 Points) Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RCC BITCH Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho K A KENNEL CLUB C.T. 27 February 2016 JUDGE: Mrs E Raubenheimer BOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking RBOB Tapeatom Lalique E Howard BEST PUPPY Tapeatom Lalique E Howard 3 BEST JUNIOR Lindt Delta of Potiphar J Hovers CC DOG Tapeatom Lordoftherings E Howard RCC DOG Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Tapeatom Lalique E Howard RCC BITCH Lindt Delta of Potiphar J Hovers LIESBEEK KENNEL CLUB 28 February 2016 JUDGE: Mr K Hull BOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking RBOB Tapeatom Lalique E Howard BEST PUPPY Tapeatom Lalique E Howard 2 BEST JUNIOR Lindt Delta of Potiphar J Hovers CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Tapeatom Lordoftherings E Howard CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Tapeatom Lalique E Howard 28

30 RCC BITCH Shork s Woodlark of Inkwa J Bonthuys VEREENIGING AND DISTRICTS KENNEL CLUB 19 March 2016 JUDGE: Mrs V Haga (Brazil) BOB Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill RBOB Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill BEST PUPPY Rowania For Joy T Rowan 2 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 2 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 1 CC DOG Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan RCC DOG Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts CH DOG Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill CC BITCH Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill RCC BITCH Rowania For Joy T Rowan CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho GAUTENG JUNIOR KENNEL CLUB 20 March 2016 JUDGE: Mrs R Spencer (Australia) BOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho RBOB Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan BEST PUPPY Mirain Dynamo S Borralho 4 BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Magic Moment E Howard 4 BEST VETERAN No Entry CC DOG Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan RCC DOG Mirain Dynamo S Borralho CH DOG No Entry CC BITCH Tapeatom Magic Moment M van Tonder RCC BITCH Kloofzicht Midnight Special M van Tonder CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho TRANSVAAL MIDLANDS KENNEL CLUB 26 March 2016 JUDGE: Mr D Rubio (Brazil) BOB Kloofzicht Midnight Special M van Tonder RBOB Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan BEST PUPPY Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 3 BEST JUNIOR Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha S Brown 2 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 3 CC DOG (2point) Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan RCC DOG Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha S Brown CH DOG Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma B Dumbrill CC BITCH (2point) Kloofzicht Midnight Special M van Tonder RCC BITCH Conkasha Minstrel Whirl S Brown CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho WITWATERSRAND KENNEL CLUB 27 March 2016 JUDGE: Mr C Stoate (Australia) BOB Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm 3 RBOB Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha S Brown BEST PUPPY Conkasha Beyond Belief S Brown 4 BEST JUNIOR Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha S Brown 2 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 3 CC DOG Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha S Brown RCC DOG Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan CH DOG Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC BITCH Tapeatom Magic Moment E Howard 29

31 RCC BITCH Conkasha Beyond Belief S Brown CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho UITENHAGE KENNEL CLUB 01 April 2016 JUDGE: Mrs C Immelman BOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho RBOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking BEST PUPPY Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg 3 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One in a Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 2 BEST VETERAN No Entry CC DOG Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg U Stofberg RCC DOG Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RCC BITCH Sea-Birds One In a Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho PORT ELIZABETH KENNEL CLUB 02 April 2016 JUDGE: Mrs U Ralfe BOB Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott 3 rd BIS RBOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho BEST PUPPY Tapeatom Lalique E Howard 3 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 2 BEST VETERAN No Entry CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RCC BITCH Shork s Woodlark of Inkwa (Imp UK) J Bonthuys CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho WALMER & SUBURBAN KENNEL CLUB 03 April 2016 JUDGE: Mr G Bidder BOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking RBOB Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott BEST PUPPY Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott 2 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 2 BEST VETERAN No Entry CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RCC BITCH Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho WESTERN GAUTENG KENNEL CLUB 1 16 April 2016 JUDGE: Mrs D Lucas BOB Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan RBOB Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden BEST BABY PUPPY Conkasha Dare to Dream S Brown BEST PUPPY Conkasha Beyond Belief S Brown BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 2 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 3 CC DOG (2 Points) Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan RCC DOG Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha S Brown 30

32 CH DOG Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC BITCH (2 Points) Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC BITCH Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho WESTERN GAUTENG KENNEL CLUB 2 17 April 2016 JUDGE: Mrs C Sandford BOB Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott 2 RBOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho BEST BABY PUPPY Craignair Sweet Caroline of Lethanwood G Alberts 2 BEST PUPPY Conkasha Beyond Belief S Brown BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 4 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 3 CC DOG (2 Points) Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan RCC DOG Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha S Brown CH DOG Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC BITCH Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RCC BITCH Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho THE HIGHWAY KENNEL CLUB 30 April 2016 JUDGE: Mrs P Rabie BOB Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis 4 RBOB Klynroc Flyinghigh to Sandrof S Forder BEST PUPPY Sea-Birds One in a Million at Mirain S Borralho 1 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nothing Compares at Mirain S Borralho 2 BEST VETERAN Ch Tapeatom Dawn Chorus at Klynroc R Ainslie CC DOG Klynroc Flyinghigh to Sandrof S Forder RCC DOG Longformacus Calls the Tune of Tushielaw R Hansen CH DOG Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis CC BITCH Longformacus Chances are of Tushielaw R Hansen RCC BITCH Blinkwater Midnight Piper at Klynroc R Ainslie CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho NATAL COAST KENNEL CLUB 1 May 2016 JUDGE: Mrs Ricky Gouws BOB Longformacus Chances are of Tushielaw R Hansen RBOB Sea-Birds One in a Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho BEST PUPPY Sea-Birds One in a Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 2 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 3 CC DOG Longformacus Calls the Tune of Tushielaw R Hansen RCC DOG Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH DOG Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis CC BITCH Longformacus Chances are of Tushielaw R Hansen RCC BITCH Sea-Birds One in a Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho NORTHERN TSHWANE KENNEL CLUB - FCI 13 May 2016 JUDGE: Mr A Martinez Noguera (Spain) BOB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott 2 BEST OPP SEX Ch Oakglen African Lad at Mirain S Borralho CACIB DOG Ch Oakglen African Lad at Mirain S Borralho RCACIB DOG Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant CACIB BITCH Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RCACIB BITCH Conkasha Maddison C Smant 31

33 NORTHERN TSHWANE KENNEL CLUB 1 14 May 2016 JUDGE: Mr J Tarr BOB Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott 4 RBOB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott BEST PUPPY Rowania For Joy T Rowan 3 BEST JUNIOR Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott 2 BEST BABY PUPPY Craignair Sweet Caroline of Lethanwood G Alberts 1 CC DOG Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant RCC DOG Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts CH DOG Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC BITCH Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott RCC BITCH Rowania For Joy T Rowan CH BITCH Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott NORTHERN TSHWANE KENNEL CLUB 2 15 May 2016 JUDGE: Mr G Soares (Brazil) BOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho 4 RBOB Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts BEST PUPPY Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 3 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 2 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill BEST BABY PUPPY Craignair Sweet Caroline of Lethanwood G Alberts 1 CC DOG Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts RCC DOG Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant CH DOG Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan CC BITCH Conkasha Maddison C Smant RCC BITCH Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho KUSA - FCI 27 May 2016 JUDGE: Mr Karl P. Reisinger (Austria) BOB Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant BEST OPP SEX Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha S Brown BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One in a Million at Mirain S Borralho 2 CACIB DOG Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant RCACIB DOG Ch Ailsacraig Final Fling of Conkasha S Brown CACIB BITCH Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha S Brown RCACIB BITCH Conkasha Maddison C Smant KUSA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 28 May 2016 JUDGE: Mr L Pichard (Switzerland) BOB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott 4 RBOB Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden BEST PUPPY Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw M Nicholson 4 BEST JUNIOR Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott 3 BEST SA BRED Tapeatom Magic Moment E Howard 3 BEST VETERAN Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 2 BEST BABY PUPPY Craignair Sweet Caroline of Lethanwood G Alberts 2 CC DOG Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts RCC DOG Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant CH DOG Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC BITCH Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden RCC BITCH Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott CH BITCH Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott 32

34 KUSA NATIONALS 29 May 2016 JUDGE: Mr L Catalan (Portugal) BOB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott GEORGE KENNEL CLUB 13 June 2016 JUDGE: Mr L Kruger BOB Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg RBOB Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking BEST PUPPY Evallina Lab s Valley of Westwinter (Imp Slov) B Westerdale 1 BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg BEST VETERAN Ch Tapeatom Elegant Lady of Roseryal M Rose 1 CC DOG Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg RCC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Lindt Delta of Potiphar J Hovers RCC BITCH Evallina Lab s Valley of Westwinter (Imp Slov) B Westerdale OUTENIQUA KENNEL CLUB 14 June 2016 JUDGE: Mr A Sheasby BOB Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg RBOB Evallina Lab s Valley of Westwinter (Imp Slov) B Westerdale BEST PUPPY Evallina Lab s Valley of Westwinter (Imp Slov) B Westerdale 1 BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg BEST VETERAN Ch Tapeatom Elegant Lady of Roseryal M Rose 1 CC DOG Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg D Hacking RCC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Evallina Lab s Valley of Westwinter (Imp Slov) B Westerdale RCC BITCH Tapeatom Irresistible of Roseryal M Rose SWARTLAND KENNEL CLUB 18 June 2016 JUDGE: Mrs G Morison BOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking RBOB Bardale Parisienne Fabian / Brown BEST PUPPY Bardale Parisienne Fabian / Brown BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Lordoftherings Dr K Lehmann BEST VETERAN Ch Tapeatom Elegant Lady of Roseryal M Rose 1 CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Tapeatom Lordoftherings Dr K Lehmann CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Bardale Parisienne Fabian / Brown RCC BITCH Tapeatom Irresistible of Roseryal M Rose WEST COAST KENNEL CLUB 19 June 2016 JUDGE: Mrs J Musto BOB Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RBOB Bardale Parisienne Fabian / Brown BEST PUPPY Bardale Parisienne Fabian / Brown 1 BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Lordoftherings K Lehmann BEST VETERAN Ch Tapeatom Elegant Lady of Roseryal M Rose 1 CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Tapeatom Lordoftherings K Lehmann CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking 33

35 CC BITCH Bardale Parisienne Fabian / Brown RCC BITCH Lindt Delta of Potiphar J Hovers NATAL GUNDOG KENNEL CLUB 01 July 2016 JUDGE: Mr M Vorster BOB Ch Longformacus Calls the Tune of Tushielaw R Hansen 4 RBOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho BEST PUPPY Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson 2 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 1 BEST VETERAN Ch Tapeatom Dawn Chorus at Klynroc R Ainslie 1 BEST BABY PUPPY Berrakaw Golden Miaoli P & M Nicholson 3 CC DOG Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche C E Smant RCC DOG Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH DOG Ch Longformacus Calls the Tune of Tushielaw R Hansen CC BITCH Longformacus Chances are of Tushielaw R Hansen RCC BITCH Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho DURBAN & DISTRICTS KENNEL CLUB 02 July 2016 JUDGE: Mr A Szutkiewicz (Poland) BOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho 2 RBOB Conkasha Maddison C E Smant BEST PUPPY Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson 1 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho RBJS BEST BABY PUPPY Berrakaw Golden Miaoli P & M Nicholson 3 CC DOG Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche C E Smant RCC DOG Klynroc Flying High of Sandrof S Forder CH DOG Ch Longformacus Calls the Tune of Tushielaw R Hansen CC BITCH Conkasha Maddison C E Smant RCC BITCH Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho PIETERMARITZBURG KENNEL CLUB 03 July 2016 JUDGE: Ms N Robertson BOB Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis 3 RBOB Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche C E Smant BEST PUPPY Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson 1 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 1 BEST BABY PUPPY Berrakaw Golden Miaoli P & M Nicholson 3 CC DOG Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche C E Smant RCC DOG Wildspirit Conti K Kingsley CH DOG Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis CC BITCH Toptail s Jin Xin Taibi of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson RCC BITCH Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho EASTERN DISTRICTS KENNEL CLUB 09 July 2016 JUDGE: Mrs M Heneke BOB Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan RBOB Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden BEST PUPPY Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson 3 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 1 BEST SA BRED Trevena Mariner Minx D Holman BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill BEST BABY PUPPY Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha (Imp UK) S Brown 34

36 CC DOG Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC DOG Sumany LF Just A Star of Tapeatom G Alberts CH DOG Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan CC BITCH Isipho Night Fury of Kloofzicht M van Tonder RCC BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho NEUTER DOG Mirain Dynamo S Borralho 1 HOCHLAND DOG CLUB 25 July 2016 JUDGE: Mrs J McFarlane BOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking 2 RBOB Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking BEST JUNIOR Potiphar Happy Go Lucky of Subsidium A Fourie BJIS CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Zonshine Nivea Coolkick of Subsidium A Fourie CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Potiphar Happy Go Lucky of Subsidium A Fourie WINDHOEK DOG CLUB 26 July 2016 JUDGE: Mrs L Wilson BOB Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking BIS RBOB Potiphar Happy Go Lucky of Subsidium A Fourie BEST JUNIOR Potiphar Happy Go Lucky of Subsidium A Fourie 1 CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Zonshine Nivea Coolkick of Subsidium A Fourie CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Potiphar Happy Go Lucky of Subsidium A Fourie KZN JUNIOR KENNEL CLUB 29 July 2016 JUDGE: Mrs T Edwards BOB Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davies RBOB Ch Oakglen African Lad of Mirain (Imp UK) S Borralho BEST PUPPY Chezenko Poursmsugaronme of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson 3 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden BEST BABY PUPPY Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P & M Nicholson 2 CC DOG Sea-Birds Oops I Did Again of Amadeuze A van Heerden RCC DOG Sumany LF Just A Star of Tapeatom G Alberts CH DOG Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davies CC BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC BITCH Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH BITCH Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott ZULULAND KENNEL CLUB 30 July 2016 JUDGE: Mrs T Mol (Australia) BOB Sea-Birds Oops I Did Again of Amadeuze A van Heerden RBOB Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho BEST PUPPY Blinkwater Coffee Berry at Klynroc G Ainslie 3 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Oops I Did Again of Amadeuze A van Heerden 1 BEST BABY PUPPY Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P & M Nicholson BBPIS CC DOG Sea-Birds Oops I Did Again of Amadeuze A van Heerden RCC DOG Sumany LF Just A Star of Tapeatom G Alberts CH DOG Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davies CC BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC BITCH Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho 35

37 NORTHERN NATAL KENNEL CLUB 31 July 2016 JUDGE: Mrs E Ballington BOB Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davies RBOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho BEST PUPPY Craignair Sweet Caroline of Lethanwood G Alberts 4 BEST JUNIOR Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott 1 BEST BABY PUPPY Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P & M Nicholson 1 CC DOG Klynroc Flyinghigh to Sandrof S Forder RCC DOG Sea-Birds Oops I Did Again of Amadeuze A van Heerden CH DOG Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davies CC BITCH Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott RCC BITCH Longformacus Chances Are of Tushielaw R Hansen CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho SALKA FCI 19 August 2016 JUDGE: Dr E Ehrlich BOB Ch Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden 3 BEST OPP SEX Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One in a Million of Mirain S Borralho 2 CACIB DOG Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant RCACIB DOG Oakglen African Lad of Mirain S Borralho CACIB BITCH Ch Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden RCACIB BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze A van Heerden ROODEPOORT AND DISTRICTS KENNEL CLUB 20 August 2016 JUDGE: Mrs D Holman BOB Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 1 RBOB Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha S Brown BEST BABY PUPPY Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P & M Nicholson 4th BBPIS BEST PUPPY Conkasha Dare to Dream S Brown 4 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 1 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill BEST NEUTER DOG Mirain Dynamo S Borralho 1 CC DOG Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha S Brown RCC DOG Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH DOG Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC BITCH Toptail s Jin Xin Taibi of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson CH BITCH Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha S Brown GOLDFIELDS KENNEL CLUB 21 August 2016 JUDGE: Mrs C Buitendach BOB Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RBOB Ailsacraig Zoe My Sunshine B Dumbrill BEST BABY PUPPY Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P & M Nicholson 1 BEST PUPPY Ailsacraig Zoe My Sunshine B Dumbrill 1 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 1 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 2 BEST NEUTER DOG Mirain Dynamo S Borralho 1 CC DOG Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC DOG Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche S Smant CH DOG Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC BITCH Ailsacraig Zoe My Sunshine B Dumbrill CH BITCH Ch Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden 36

38 NORTHERN FREE STATE KENNEL CLUB 26 August 2016 JUDGE: Mrs B Daines (Australia) BOB Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking 3 rd BIS RBOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking BEST PUPPY Conkasha Dare To Dream S Brown BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 3 BEST BABY PUPPY Dimeche Luca C Smant 2 CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH (2 Points) Toptail s Jin Xin Taibi of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson RCC BITCH Isipho Night Fury of Kloofzicht M van Tonder CH BITCH Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott BLOEMFONTEIN KENNEL CLUB 27 August 2016 JUDGE: Mrs L Brand BOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking 2 RBOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho BEST PUPPY Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha (Imp UK) S Brown 3 BEST JUNIOR Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott 2 BEST BABY PUPPY Dimeche Luca C Smant 2 CC DOG Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha (Imp UK) S Brown RCC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH (2 Points) Tapeatom Magic Moment M van Tonder RCC BITCH Kloofzicht Midnight Special M van Tonder CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho KIMBERLEY KENNEL CLUB 28 August 2016 JUDGE: Mr M Anderson BOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking 4 RBOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho BEST PUPPY Conkasha Dare To Dream S Brown BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 1 BEST BABY PUPPY Dimeche Luca C Smant 2 CC DOG Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan RCC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH (2 Points) Kloofzicht Midnight Special M van Tonder RCC BITCH Tapeatom Magic Moment M van Tonder CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho QUEENSTOWN & DISTRICTS KENNEL CLUB 3 September 2016 JUDGE: Mrs J MacFarlane BOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking RBOB Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking BEST PUPPY Evallina Lab s Valley of Westwinter (Imp Slov) B Westerdale 1 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 2 CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P & M Nicholson CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho RCC BITCH Evallina Lab s Valley of Westwinter B Westerdale 37

39 CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho GRAHAMSTOWN & DISTRICTS KENNEL CLUB 4 September 2016 JUDGE: Mr S Baker BOB Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RBOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho BEST PUPPY Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P & M Nicholson 1 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 1 CC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking RCC DOG Berrakaw Golden Zhunan P & M Nicholson CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Toptail s Jin Xin Taibi of Berrakaw P & M Nicholson RCC BITCH Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho LABRADOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 17 September 2016 JUDGE: Mr C Mills (UK) AWARD DOG S NAME OWNER Best in Show Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott Reserve Best in Show Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha S Brown Best Puppy in Show Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha (Imp UK) S Brown Reserve Best Puppy in Show Dimeche Ciao Bella C Smant (Rowan) Best Junior in Show Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden Reserve Best Junior in Show Ablesing Bring Die Storm J Botha Best SA Bred in Show Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott Reserve Best SA Bred in Show Ablesing Shakima Gold of Jesandow M Crompton Best Veteran in Show Ch Tapeatom Flight of Fancy at Craignair J Pott Reserve Best Veteran in Show Ch Craignair Heart Breaker J Pott Best Baby Puppy in Show Jesandow Barny M Crompton Res. Best Baby Puppy in Show Chezenko Changetheworld Drs Reid CC Dog (2 Points) Skibmanoch Zephyr of Bunnichem R J. van Vuuren RCC Dog Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha (Imp UK) S Brown CH Dog Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC Bitch (2 Points) Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott RCC Bitch Ablesing Bring Die Storm J Botha CH Bitch Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha S Brown THE GUNDOG CLUB 18 September 2016 JUDGE: Mrs F Browning-Cristina BOB Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan 4 RBOB Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill BEST PUPPY Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha (Imp UK) S Brown 4 BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg 2 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 1 BEST NEUTER Mirain Dynamo S Borralho 1 CC DOG Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania T Rowan RCC DOG Balrion Weathertop The Pretender of Conkasha S Brown CH DOG Ch Craignair Switchblade D Malcolm CC BITCH Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill RCC BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business A van Heerden CH BITCH Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha S Brown MARGATE KENNEL CLUB 23 September 2016 JUDGE: Mr F Salud (Phil) BOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho 2 RBOB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott 38

40 BEST PUPPY Craignair Sweet Caroline of Lethanwood G Alberts 4 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 1 CC DOG Sumany LF Just A Star of Tapeatom G Alberts RCC DOG Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CC BITCH Blinkwater Summer Spice at Sandrof S Forder RCC BITCH Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho HIBISCUS KENNEL CLUB 24 September 2016 JUDGE: Mrs K McGhee (Aust) BOB Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 3 RBOB Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davies BEST PUPPY Blinkwater Coffee Berry at Klynroc R Ainslie 4 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 1 CC DOG Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho RCC DOG Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden CH DOG Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davies CC BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC BITCH Sea-Birds One In A Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH BITCH Ch Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden PIETERMARITZBURG KENNEL CLUB 26 September 2016 JUDGE: Mr P Green BOB Sumany LF Just A Star of Tapeatom G Alberts RBOB Sea-Birds Nothing Compares at Mirain S Borralho BEST PUPPY Craignair Sweet Caroline of Lethanwood G Alberts 4 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden 1 CC DOG Sumany LF Just A Star of Tapeatom G Alberts RCC DOG Sea-Birds Nothing Compares of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CH DOG Ch Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davies CC BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC BITCH Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott CH BITCH Ch Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden SASOLBURG KENNEL CLUB 1 October 2016 JUDGE: Mrs B Rorke-Tarr BOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho RBOB Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden BEST PUPPY Dimeche Luca C Smant BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RBJIS BEST BABY PUPPY Jesandow Barny M Compton 2 CC DOG Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant RCC DOG Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden CH DOG Ch Hubert De L Etang Balancet A van Heerden CC BITCH Sea-Birds Nobody s Business of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden RCC BITCH Conkasha Maddison C Smant CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho TKC - FCI 7 October 2016 JUDGE: Mrs Bailey (Ire) BOB Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant 2 BEST OPP SEX Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho BEST PUPPY Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha S Brown 1 BEST JUNIOR No entry CACIB DOG Conkasha V for Victory of Dimeche C Smant 39

41 R CACIB Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis CACIB BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho R CACIB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott TRANSVAAL KENNEL CLUB 1 8 October 2016 JUDGE: Mrs R Barney (UK) BOB Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis 2 RBOB Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott BEST PUPPY Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha S Brown 2 BEST JUNIOR Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott 2 BEST BABY PUPPY Jesandow Barny M Compton 2 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 3 CC DOG Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha S Brown RCC DOG Sea-Birds Oops I Did It Again of Amadeuze (Imp Swe) A van Heerden CH DOG Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis CC BITCH Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott RCC BITCH Sea-Birds One in a Million at Mirain S Borralho CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho TRANSVAAL KENNEL CLUB 2 9 October 2016 JUDGE: Mrs Sandra Patterson (Aus) BOB Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis 3 RBOB Ch Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden BEST PUPPY Elmsmere Burnt Sugar of Conkasha S Brown 2 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One in a Million of Mirain S Borralho 4 BEST BABY PUPPY Jesandow Barny M Compton 2 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 1 CC DOG Conkasha V for Victory C Smant RCC DOG Sumany LF Just a Star of Tapeatom G Alberts CH DOG Trevena Mariner Man D Hart-Davis CC BITCH (2 Points) Sea-Birds One in a Million at Mirain S Borralho RCC BITCH Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill CH BITCH Ch Brumoso Milica Diante of Amadeuze A van Heerden BREEDE RIVIER VALLEI KENNEL CLUB 15 October 2016 JUDGE: Mr JJ de A Marques BOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho RBOB Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking BEST BABY PUPPY Tapeatom Maid To Measure E Howard 3 rd BBPIS BEST PUPPY Bardale Parisienne Brown/Fabian BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Lalique E Howard 4 th BJIS CC DOG Tapeatom Lordoftherings K Lehmann RCC DOG Eraky Just the Ticket of Tapeatom (Imp Aus) E Howard CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Tapeatom Lalique E Howard RCC BITCH Bardale Parisienne Brown/Fabian CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho CAPE TOWN KENNEL CLUB 16 October 2016 JUDGE: Mr P Chatterjee (India) BOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho 4 RBOB Tapeatom Lordoftherings K Lehmann BEST BABY PUPPY Tapeatom Maid To Measure E Howard 3 rd BBPIS BEST PUPPY Eraky Just the Ticket of Tapeatom (Imp Aus) E Howard 4 BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg 40

42 CC DOG Tapeatom Lordoftherings K Lehmann RCC DOG Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg U Stofberg CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH Tapeatom Lalique E Howard RCC BITCH Shork s Woodlark of Inkwa J Bonthuys CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho LIESBEEK KENNEL CLUB FCI 17 October 2016 JUDGE: Mr N Vzhyshnevska (Hun) BOB Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking 4 BEST OPP SEX Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One in a Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CACIB DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking R CACIB DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CACIB BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho R CACIB BITCH Sea-Birds One in a Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho CAPE GUNDOG CLUB 21 October 2016 JUDGE: Mrs L Ruddle BOB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott 4 BIS RBOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho Mini Grand 1 BEST BABY PUPPY Tapeatom Maid to Measure E Howard RBBPIS BEST PUPPY Bardale Parisienne Brown/Fabian 3 BPIS BEST JUNIOR Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott BJIS BEST VETERAN Ch Craignair Heart Breaker J Pott RBVIS CC DOG Tapeatom Lordoftherings K Lehmann RCC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking CH DOG Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC BITCH (2 points) Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott RCC BITCH Bardale Parisienne Brown/Fabian CH BITCH Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott WESTERN PROVINCE KENNEL CLUB 22 October 2016 JUDGE: Mrs S Kealy (Ire) BOB Trenow Missouri at Tapeatom (Imp UK) E Howard 3 RBOB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott BEST BABY PUPPY Tapeatom Miss Perfect E Howard 1 BEST PUPPY Craignair Sweet Caroline of Lethanwood G Alberts 3 BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg 3 BEST VETERAN Ch Hotsouthwind Flying High to Tapeatom E Howard 3 CC DOG Trenow Missouri at Tapeatom (Imp UK) E Howard RCC DOG Tapeatom Last Chance of Dwarsberg A Stofberg CH DOG Ch Craignair Desert Flyer of Stagmanskop D Hacking CC BITCH (2 points) Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott RCC BITCH Craignair Dream Hawk D Malcolm CH BITCH Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND KENNEL CLUB 23 October 2016 JUDGE: Mrs G Cook (Australia) BOB Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho 3 RBOB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott BEST BABY PUPPY Tapeatom Miss Perfect E Howard 2 BEST PUPPY Bardale Parisienne Brown/Fabian 3 BEST JUNIOR Tapeatom Lalique E Howard 1 41

43 BEST VETERAN Ch Hotsouthwind Flying High to Tapeatom E Howard 2 CC DOG Tapeatom Lordoftherings K Lehmann RCC DOG Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop D Hacking CH DOG Ch Craignair Switch Blade D Malcolm CC BITCH (2 points) Craignair Beyond Th Limit J Pott RCC BITCH Tapeatom Lalique E Howard CH BITCH Ch Ablesing Kiara For Keeps at Mirain S Borralho PRETORIA KENNEL CLUB 20 November 2016 JUDGE: Mrs P Guild BOB Ch Ailsacraig Final Fling of Conkasha S Brown RBOB Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott BEST BABY PUPPY Craignair Bella Danté J Pott 3 BEST PUPPY Elmsmere Burnt Toffee of Conkasha S Brown 4 BEST JUNIOR Sea-Birds One in a Million of Mirain (Imp Swe) S Borralho 4 BEST VETERAN Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz B Dumbrill 2 CC DOG Conkasha V For Victory of Dimeche C Smant RCC DOG Sumany LF Just A Star of Tapeatom G Alberts CH DOG Ch Ailsacraig Final Fling of Conkasha S Brown CC BITCH (2 points) Tapeatom Magic Moment E Howard RCC BITCH Conkasha Maddison of Dimeche C Smant CH BITCH Ch Craignair Picture Perfect J Pott LABRADOR RETRIEVER KENNEL CLUB FIELD TRIAL RESULTS Results of the 46 th Annual LRKC Field Trials Stake Placing Name Handler SAHR Points Guns Choice Puppy 1 st Bardale DB Skylark of Conkasha (Skye) Sharron Brown Yes 2 nd Rudskog s Skyfall of Trevena (Purdey) Di Holman Junior 1 st Roodehek Orions Echo of Kinkora (Echo) Judith Buchanan 2.5 Yes 42

44 Stake Placing Name Handler SAHR Points Guns Choice 2 nd Wildspirit Air In Motion of Hallyholme (Dunroy) John Murdoch 2.5 Maiden 1 st Ravenside Shayde of Delescautlegend NHR (Shayde) Michael Kloeck 2.5 Yes 2 nd Wildwings Teal NHR (Teal) Peter Christie rd Bardale DB Strike Force of Conkasha (Ross) Gordon Loxton th Wildwings Sureshot Sadie (Sadie) Tony Wynne 2.5 COM Ch Trevena Bedtime Story (Freyja) Di Holman 2.5 COM Ravenside Duke of Delescautlegend NHR (Duke) Michael Kloeck 2.5 COM Eagertrieve ZA Kestrels Flight (KC) Angelique van Rooyen 2.5 Novice 1 st Walkabout Intrepid of Tashinga WHR (Major) David Padbury 5.0 Yes 2 nd Tinvane Lowly Flame NHR (Sparky) Sue Greenwood rd Hilost Golden Guinea of Trevena NHR (Guinea) Mike Holman th Siatham Poppadom of Chardale NHR (Flirt) Charles Trollope 5.0 COM Lymond Brechin WHR (Brechin) Terry Watson COM Ch Trevena Mannochmore (Manny) Di Holman Open 1 st Ravenside Gimlet FTA WHR (Zack) Henry Playne 20.0 Yes 2 nd Trevena Gentleman Jack WHR (Jack) Gareth Thomas 20.0 COM Tinvane Lowly Flare FTA MHR (Felix) Marian van Wyk 2017 FIELD TRIAL CALENDAR DATE MONTH CLUB 14,15,16,17 APRIL Transvaal Field Trial Association 27,28,29,30 APRIL Labrador Retriever Kennel Club 4,5,6,7 MAY Working Retriever Club 11,12,13,14 MAY Pietermaritzburg Kennel Club 43

45 DATE MONTH CLUB 9,10,11,12 JUNE The Gundog Club 15,16,17,18 JUNE Golden Retriever Club 15,16,17 JULY Tvl Hunt, Point & Retrieve Club 20,21,22,23 JULY Cape Gundog Club 9,10,11,12,13 AUGUST Working Gundog Conservation Club 2,3 SEPTEMBER Natal Gundog Club 23,24,25,28,29,30,1 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Cape Field Trial Club Winner of the Open Stake at the LRKC Field Trial - Ch FT Ravenside Gimlet FTA WHR (Zack), owned and handled by Henry Playne (Photo by Renier Jansen van Vuuren) 44

46 Extracted from Scientists Studied Dog Drool and You Won t Believe What They Found by Dr. Karen Becker of Healthy Pets (October 2016; Mercola.com) You ve probably never given much thought to your dog s saliva, except to say Yuk! as you quickly wipe up after your four-legged dribbler or drooler. But what you might not know is that the content of your dog s saliva can actually provide lots of information about your canine companion s stress level. Recently, a team of researchers from Penn State, USA and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, conducted a meta-analysis on salivary cortisol (cortisol is a stress hormone also called the fight-or-flight hormone) in dog drool. A meta-analysis is essentially a study of existing studies on a specific topic that combines the results of those studies to develop conclusions. The research team collected information from over 30 different scientific studies on canine salivary cortisol in groups of dogs, including: Dogs with thunderstorm phobia Dogs interacting at the park Dog play groups at an animal shelter Long-and short-term shelter residents Working dogs living in kennels Assistance dogs at work Healthy dogs at veterinary appointments Surprising Results What the researchers discovered was that canine cortisol levels are quite variable. In addition, high levels are not always bad, nor are lower levels always good. As lead researcher Mia Cobb of Monash University explained in an interview with Scientific American: Although the idea of an easy test for stress and welfare in dogs is incredibly appealing to researchers, working dog industries and pet owners alike, there is no perfect test that gives a magic score to determine good welfare or distress in dogs The researchers were able to pinpoint some interesting factors that influence a dog s salivary cortisol levels. For example: Dogs whose humans were present during testing had significantly lower levels than dogs whose owners weren t around Intact females had higher salivary cortisol levels than spayed females and both intact and neutered males A truly surprising finding was that dogs living long-term (over two weeks) in animal shelters had significantly lower levels of salivary cortisol than dogs living in family homes or at working dog facilities. Since the shelter experience is well known to be highly stressful for most pets, the researchers theorize the lower levels of cortisol point to dysregulation of the stress response meaning the dogs ability to respond to stress has become impaired. This could indicate a fatigued hormonal stress response (or adrenal fatigue ) similar to what humans experience during periods of chronic stress or inability to sleep. Is My Dog Stressed? If your dog briefly startles at loud sounds or hangs back when approached by a stranger, chances are he s exhibiting a normal, healthy stress response. A short-term reaction to a stressful or unfamiliar event allows your dog to prepare to fight or take flight if necessary. 45

47 In the wild, the fight-or-flight response keeps animals alive in the face of threats to their survival. But unfortunately, in today s world, maladaptive stress responses, which can be defined as chronic, long-term anxiety and phobias, are a growing problem for companion dogs. These fear-based conditions often take the form of separation anxiety, storm and/or noise phobia or aggression. A chronic, prolonged fear response can cause both physical and emotional disease processes that can potentially shorten a dog s life and negatively impact quality of life. Chronic stress can depress your dog s immune system, putting him at higher risk for opportunistic infections. It can also trigger the development of compulsive behaviours, and alter blood flow to vital organs. Since most of us don t have laboratories in our homes to analyze drool to see if our pets are stressed, it s helpful to know some of the signs of maladaptive doggy stress: Crying or whining Loss of appetite Drooling Pacing Ears held back Panting Hiding Shaking Inappropriate elimination Tucking tail Lip licking Vigilance Looking away (from a threat) Yawning 3 Options for Dealing with Maladaptive Stress in your Dog Avoidance. Helping your dog avoid the trigger(s) of his anxiety or phobia is very important. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to do. For example, most owners of storm-phobic dogs can t simply pick up and move to a location with temperate weather. Desensitization. Desensitization involves exposing a dog to an anxiety-producing trigger to a level at which the fear response extinguished. Counter conditioning/behaviour modification. Counter conditioning involves consistently and repeatedly pairing a negative trigger with a positive one, until your dog makes a positive association. For example, if your dog exhibits a fear response each time you turn on the vacuum cleaner, offer him a treat each time you turn it on. The goal is to condition him to associate a treat with noise of the vacuum cleaner. Additional Tips For dogs with separation anxiety: Leave your dog with an article of clothing or blanket with your scent on it Leave a treat-release toy for your dog to focus on in your absence; place small treats around the house for her to discover, along with her favourite toys Invest in an Adaptil collar or diffuser that emits a calming canine pheromone Make sure your dog gets plenty of exercise, playtime, mental stimulation and TLC For dogs with noise and/or storm phobias or dogs that experience temporary environmental stressors: 46

48 Play calm, soothing music before a possible stressor occurs. This may relax your dog, with the added bonus of drowning out distressing noises If your dog seems to respond well to pressure applied to her body, there are wraps available (for example, Thundershirt.com) that many pet owners and veterinarians find extremely helpful Touch is a specific massage technique that can help anxious pets Consult your holistic veterinarian about homeopathic, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Bach Flower Remedies that could be helpful in alleviating your dog s stress Place a few drops of the essential oil of lavender on your dog s collar or bedding before a stressor occurs Exercise! Going for a brisk walk before and after stress occurs can help combat the negative physiologic effects of stress-induced hormones Calming nutraceuticals and herbs that can be of benefit for stressed dogs include holy basil, I-theanine, rhodiola, ashwagandha, GABA, 5-HTP and chamomile. Armed with these tools, you can definitely alleviate many of the symptoms of stress in your dog. By George Dvorsky, Gizmodo For years, assistance dogs have been used to detect low blood sugar levels in their diabetic owners and warn of an impending hypoglycemia attack. Scientists have finally figured out how dogs are able to accomplish this feat an insight that could lead to new medical sensors. Dogs don t so much see the world as they do smell it. Our canine companions can detect the tiniest odour concentrations around one part per trillion. For us, that would be like detecting a teaspoon of sugar in two Olympic sized swimming pools. This allows them to work as medical detection dogs, where they sniff out various forms of cancer and diabetes. In the case of diabetes, specially trained dogs can tell when their owner s blood sugar level is low a sign of a possible hypoglycemia attack. For people with type 1 diabetes, low blood sugar can cause problems like shakiness, disorientation, and fatigue. Failure to receive a sugar boost can lead to a seizure and even unconsciousness. For some, these episodes occur suddenly and with little warning. When a diabetes detection dog senses that their owner is in trouble, they notify them by performing a predetermined task, such as barking, laying down, or putting their paw on their shoulder. But how do these dogs know? What is it, exactly, that they re sensing or smelling? This question has mystified scientists for years, but a new study by researchers from the Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and the University of Cambridge has finally provided the answer. It s isoprene. That s what these dogs are smelling a common natural chemical found in human breath. The study first appeared in the Diabetes Care Journal in July The scientists recruited eight women with type 1 diabetes and under controlled conditions, lowered their blood sugar levels. Using mass spectrometry, they looked for specific chemical signatures to detect the presence of certain molecules. Looking at the data, the researchers found that isoprene rose significantly during hypoglycemia (the medical term for critically low blood sugar levels). In some cases, the presence of isoprene nearly doubled. 47

49 Humans are oblivious to isoprene, but the researchers figure that dogs are particularly sensitive to the chemical, and can easily tell when their owner s breath contains too much of it. As to why the body produces more isoprene during hypoglycemia, the researchers think it s a by-product of cholesterol production. Still, they re not entirely sure why this chemical rises when blood sugar gets low. Using this knowledge, the researchers would like to develop a medical sensor that does the same thing as diabetes sniffing dogs. What s more, a handy breath device could replace the current finger prick test, which is inconvenient, painful, and relatively expensive. In the mean time, diabetes sufferers the world over will continue to rely on detection dogs to be their early warning systems! The implication for the training of assistance dogs is that trainers can now confidently train for the specific scent, hopefully resulting in more reliable detection. References: George Dvorsky, a contributing editor at Gizmodo.com The Management Committee hosted another successful Labrador Retriever Fun Day at Inanda Country Base, Kyalami on the 20 th of February. The event comprised a treasure hunt, a picnic and much romping in the dam! 48

50 The organisers of World of Dogs and Cats, a pet exhibition held annually in July at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, invited the LRKC to promote the Labrador Retriever breed at the Gundog stand. This proved a great educational opportunity with members of the public able to pet some of the dogs and ask as many questions as they wished about the Breed. The dogs were a huge hit with the public. Members of the public who expressed an interest in acquiring a Labrador in the future were referred to the Breeders section of our website and to Labrador Rescue. A special thank you to the Committee and members of the Club who took time out of their busy schedules to spend time at the stand and also to Thania Rowan for the beautiful posters she donated to decorate the stand. Jointly hosted by the Golden Retriever Club of the Transvaal and the Labrador Retriever Kennel Club 49

51 The Championship Stake takes place every two years and this year was hosted jointly by the Golden Retriever Club of the Transvaal and The Labrador Retriever Kennel Club. This was a historic event as it was the first time that two clubs jointly assumed this immense responsibility. The event took place near Magaliesburg on 20 th and 21 st August This is an invitational event restricted to dogs who have either won or placed second in an Open Stake. A Personal Perspective By Marie Wynne (Secretary of the Field Trial Liaison Council) I don t often record memories on paper but I think the time has come to share some thoughts and feeling about this wonderful event. Sue Hill I would like to thank the joint Championship Field Trial committee for a sterling job done in organising and running the 2016 Championship Stake. I would have dearly loved to have stayed for the prize giving lunch, to congratulate the winner and those who placed and to celebrate with my fellow competitors. However, the draw dinner was lots of fun and I thoroughly enjoyed running in the Trial. The venue was stunning and the retrieves challenging, interesting and fitting for a Championship Stake. Congratulations and many thanks to all those dedicated people who made the Trial such a success. Estene Trollope and Jane Pott should shoulder responsibility for all the hard work that they brought on us when they, at a FTLC meeting, put forward the idea that the GRC and LRKC should jointly host the event. The Committees of the two Clubs met and various issues were bounced around the philosophies of two breed Clubs; which Club s name would appear first on all correspondence and the reasons for this; raising funds for the event; the use of a bank account and finding a venue. Once this was all done it was left to Tony to design a letterhead and in January 2015 a formal proposal was submitted to FTLC for consideration. As usual Judges were one of the main concerns and after much deliberation various names were put forward. Please believe me when I say that finding 4 Judges to work together is no easy task, and having names approved by FTLC is scary. Then the hard work began. Put together 11 people from vastly different backgrounds and you have a very interesting Committee and robust debate ensued. Many thoughts were put forward, argued about and final conclusions arrived at. Once the Judges, Field Trial Managers and Guns were agreed upon and invited, we could move on to the actual events, i.e. the Draw Dinner and the actual field trial. It was at this stage that I realised how many very special people make up the field trial community. Stanley Louw asked me if he Jenny Smith could be a FTM at Champs and my response was Only if Adamson agrees. Five minutes later Stanley was back, I would like to congratulate you all for with Adamson in tow, to tell me that Adamson has no arranging such a wonderful Championship objection. Stanley, I salute you as this is one of my most Stake. The venue, the food, the weather, precious memories. the bar and the dogs were all great. I know Despite the criticism and objections, we had a great Draw what hard work goes into arranging a stake Dinner at the WGCC field trial in Machdodorp. It may be a of this nature so give yourselves a big pat great distance from Johannesburg but the turn out was good. A special word of thanks must go to the Emin family on the back as you all did a sterling for embracing the Out of Africa theme and giving us all job. Probably a glass of bubbly would be such a good laugh. better!! Well done!! 50

52 The hiccups were fortunately all minor, like Ronee Watson drawing a blank number, and our one test dog coming into season, but these were all sorted out with a large slug of water (or wine in my case). Course setting was horrid. The Judges and Field Trial Managers, plus a few Guns, spent almost an entire day setting up the various retrieves. And then the Championship Stake! With 13 competitors, 19 officials and all the spectators, it was run, run, run to ensure that everything was in place on time. A special word of thanks to Quintus Roets, who did our catering. He never batted an eyelid, even when the number for the prize giving lunch went from 40 to 65 the day before the event! The Judges set 21 pick ups for the dogs and it was wonderful to see 9 of the 13 dogs finish the course, and 8 of these obtained SAHR points. I must say a special thank you to all the people who stepped forward and offered to help with all this work. Unless you have been involved with a project of this size, you have no idea of what is required. The Committee, the sponsors, the competitors, the photographers and the spectators all made this event very special. Although not many names are mentioned, each memory is engraved in my heart. And the winners are: Placing Name Handler First Ravenside Gimlet FTA WHR (Zack) Henry Playne Second TTF African Tusker of Delescautlegend (Imp USA) WHR (Tusk) Dave Kloeck Third Ch.FT Tinvane Lowly Fleet of Whistlestop GMHR (Havock) Mike Hoy Fourth Om'anam Artemis FTA MHR (Artemis) Kobus le Roux COM Ch.FT Ravenside BlueMoon of Snowpine (Boss) Chris Emin COM Trevena Gentleman Jack WHR (Jack) Gareth Thomas COM Tinvane Lowly Flare FTA MHR (Felix) Marian van Wyk COM Cougar Boris Vossgatter Gun s Choice TTF African Tusker of Delescautlegend (Imp USA) WHR (Tusk) Dave Kloeck Photo: Zack 51

53 A Field Trial Manager s Reflections By Kevin Pott This is the first time in KUSA history that two local kennel clubs hosted this prestigious event, after a number of setbacks previously. The committee comprised of members from both Clubs who worked closely together (just showing that commitment to the sport is still strong). It was decided to host a numbers draw dinner in the Machadadorp area on Sunday 7th of August The theme for the draw dinner was Out of Africa to accommodate the various competitors and given that the venue was rather remote. There were a total of 18 dogs that had qualified over the previous two years and all qualifying dogs were presented with special labelled bottles of red wine. Some 13 dogs were entered for the event. The evening was a great success and a good time was had by all, ably lead by the Master of Ceremonies, Neil Tatham. The actual Stake was held over the weekend of 20 th and 21 st August 2016 on Derek James and Anton Hoeck s farms in the Hekpoort area. A special thank you to Mercia and Gehard von Tonder for organising the venue. Unfortunately, the dates did clash with two Championship Shows but please remember that KUSA view these as two different disciplines and trying to fit all KUSA events in the diaries is nigh on impossible. Roll call took place out in the field in close proximity to the first series which comprised of a triple pick up. All competitors and officials were supplied hot coffee/tea/rusks and a few shots of Old Brown Sherry to calm the nerves and warm the toes. With great relief all competitors completed the series. (Photo Left: Tusk) The second series comprised of a (5) pentagon pick up over varying terrain, consisting of kopjies (rocky outcrops) and dongas (gully s) with a nasty blind thrown in (a handler s nightmare). All competitors completed the series (again to the relief of the organising committee). The Field Trial Managers did experience a few challenges with spectators interfering on the line (but it was decided to carry on the stake without any bad feelings). It should be noted here that this is a sport and NOBODY is perfect and therefore spectators who interfere simply demonstrate poor manners. The third and final series for the Saturday comprised of a triple pick, again it was a pleasure to watch the standards and commitment of all the officials and competitors (NOT forgetting our four legged and the odd three legged heros) who entertained all for the day. Special mention must be made here of Tim Teale and his trusty Golden Retriever Marian van Wyk A huge thank you to all of you. Felix and I had a wonderful two days with retrieves to dream of, great cameraderie, a really positive trialling experience. We enjoyed every moment! My best wishes for a well deserved rest to all! 52

54 Flyte, registered name Tinvane Lowly Flyte of Roodehek FTA MHR who achieved a full score of 27 points, (well done and Tim did receive the Trophy for the best triple series over the weekend)! Congratulations to Tim and Flyte. With the three series out the way, it was time for the competitors and officials to imbibe a few liquid refreshments, firstly to rehydrate and to relax, and secondly to reflect on the day s performance and to plan for the following day events. The second and final day s series started smoothly, the filed assembled and roll call was once again carried out in the field to save on relocating time. Again the competitors and dogs were asked to complete five pick ups and all where astounded when Mike Hoy s Golden Retriever, Havock (Ch. Ft Tinvane Lowly Fleet of Whislestop GMHR) produced a flawless blind retrieve. Well done! (Photo of Havock above) The final series consisted of another five pick ups covering water and varied terrain. The atmosphere was intense with a full field of competitors still in the running which is very unusual. The venue was very picturesque. Despite them all being worthy competitors, the series was very challenging and saw a few competitors fall out of contention. Yet, incredibly, there were still 9 competitors that finished the stake! WELL DONE to you all. With the results already published, all I can say is a BIG thank you to all officials as follows:- JUDGES: Michael Kloeck - senior Judge (well-constructed and testing stake); Carina Hoy - supporting judge (called in at the last moment thank you again Carina); Jenny Smith - supporting judge (Miss Good and Faithful); Estene Trollope supporting judge (part of the organising committee) 53

55 GUNS: Shawn Kennard Senior Gun; Jarred Draper Supporting Gun; Chris Frankliskos Supporting Gun; Charles Trollope Supporting Gun and Committee Member; Francios van Rooyen- Supporting Gun and Committee Member; Tony Wynne Supporting Gun and Committee Member. FIELD TRIAL MANAGERS (without whom nothing will really happen): Stanley Louw (again beware all; Adamson Nyirenda (my brother from another mother - WELL DONE son) All competitors and members must always try and support our sponsors as much as possible, as without this sponsorship, these events are not possible and the sport will die. And finally, to the Organising Committee - a BIG thank you to you all for your support and hard work - Charles Trollope, Marie Wynne, Renier Jansen van Vuuren, Jane Pott, Estene Trollope, Mercia and Gerhard von Tonder, and Francois and Angelique van Rooyen. I salute you all! (All photos by Jill Kislig, Sharon Rodgers and Renier Jansen van Vuuren) 54

56 By Rod Copestake (posthumous) and Jane Pott About 20 years ago whilst still living in Johannesburg, Rod Copestake wrote an article for Lab Lines on the influence of the Balrion dogs in South Africa. Rod s widow, Carmen, came across the article in Rod s files and thought it would be interesting, particularly for some of our newer members, to know about John (a patron of the Club) and Glenda Crook and their amazing dogs, and how fortunate we can consider ourselves to be for having acquired their bloodlines. The article, published below, might also serve as a reminder to the old timers. After the death of Glenda, John Crook married Saudjie Cross, and together with her Weathertop line from California they have been breeding winning dogs in the UK ever since. Every so often you find in a dog-breeding community a dog or a line that has a major influence on that community. So we see that the influence of the Balrion dogs in South Africa has been so great, that not only has the standard of the breed improved, but that it is not unusual for Labradors to be Best-in-Show winners at All-Breed shows these days. We were introduced to John and Glenda Crook by the late Bridget Docking in 1979 when she had her Squire of Ballyduff mated to the Crooks Balrion Wicked Lady. We were promised the pick of the yellow male puppies or 2 nd best black, the Crooks keeping the best black. (In those days the Balrion kennel was an all black kennel) Bad luck for the Crooks the best puppy came to SA. And he was a stunner! Balrion Lord of the Manor was appropriately named. For the next 17 years his line crossed to Sandylands bitches, lorded over the breeding scene. To this day many generations later, Lord of the Manor s progeny, many times removed, still look like him. Balrion Lord of the Manor of Breckondale was powerfully built and very showy. Not only was he a major winner in the ring, but being prepotent, he sired 19 champions. He has become a legend. The next Balrion dog to join the Breckondale kennel was Balrion King of the Hill. Although he never became a champion, his progeny were very successful in the field, ironically as most field triallers pull their noses up at show dogs. Then the Crooks did themselves proud. They sent out another winner Balrion Bowled a Bouncer to Breckondale. Once again the Balrion line dominated the breeding and showing scene and the field triallers were keenly watching them working. To date, Bouncer has won over 40 Best of Breeds, 11 Gundog groups and an All-Breed Best-in-Show winner. He has sired many champions. The current top winning Labrador in SA, CH Marsta Secret Duke, is the grandson of Lord of the Manor, King of the Hill, and Bowled a Bouncer! In the small breeding community as ours, (120 Labradors being the largest entry at the Labrador Kennel Club Championship Show) you can appreciate the impact Balrion has had on the breed. All honours to John and Glenda Crook who generously send out their best and who generously share their knowledge. What have we learnt from this exercise? If you have a formula that works, stick to it. It should work for you again and again. Balrion dogs to Sandylands bitches kept giving us winners. In 1994 Rod judged in the States and was impressed by the standard of the Labradors. A very young Hawksmoor Welington was placed 4 th in Open Dog class and when his brother Webstor turned up in England, it seemed an ideal opportunity to bring his line to South Africa. Fortunately John and Glenda Crook knew and admired this Hawksmoor line and a Balrion mating fitted into their own breeding plans. In mid 1996 Balrion Black Arrogance by Hawksmoor Webster out of Llymelyn Loose Living at Balrion arrived in South Africa. We are keenly looking forward to seeing this beautiful young dog in the ring. Rod Copestake concluded his article with Arro arriving in South Africa and keenly awaiting his show performance. Balrion Black Arrogance of Breckondale was born on 8 May 1996 (the same year as my Heatherborne Crown Derby of Craignair), both of them arriving in South Africa at roughly the same time. At a Fun Day in 1996 at the Inanda Country Base, Rod and I speculated as to which of the two would vie for top honours. 55

57 Arro and Derby were, indeed, made up as Champions in a very short time, but unfortunately we lost our Derby at a very early age to a presumed snake bite. Arro s most accomplished wins were Best Junior in Show and CC at the LRKC Championship Show under judge, Mrs Elise Nolan (Veyatie) in 1997 and Best of Breed (now Best in Show) under judge, Mrs Pat Harrison (Stiebel) in On the breeding front, he made his mark in South Africa, siring, to my knowledge, eleven show champions. Kennels the likes of Adamasdor, Lombardy under the auspices of Ailsacraig, Chezenko, Craignair, Trevena and Watercrest all took the opportunity of using this fine dominant black dog successfully to breed further champions. His last surviving offspring was my Haifa Craignair Diamond Jubilee who is the dam to three of my current champions. She died earlier this year. Arro spent his final years with June Trautmann, enjoying a peaceful retirement. The closing of this chapter was the importing of Breckondale Lil Bear from USA, the brain child of John Crook and his new wife, Saudjie Cross. In the USA, one can register any name hence the reason Lil Bear was registered in the USA under the Copestake s Breckondale kennel name. Lil Bear was co-owned and campaigned by Dr Vicki Reid but was not used extensively, producing only one champion, Ch Chezenko Finders Keepers. Due to Rod s untimely death, the close tie between Balrion and Breckondale came to an end. John and Rod s close liaison and brilliant minds with uncanny abilities to breed and choose top winning dogs have left a distinct influence on the dogs of South Africa. Balrion does, however, live on with the importing of Balrion Weathertop The Pretender of Conkasha (UK) by Sharron Brown s kennel Conkasha in 2012, himself the holder of one CC and the sire of Conkasha Minstrel Whirl with four CC s and Conkasha Orinoco Kid, who was Best Puppy In Show at the 2015 LRKC Championship Show under Judge Siv Sando (Norway). What a legacy! Jane Pott 56

58 LRKC Health Project By Genevieve Alberts Background In the 2015 edition of Lab Lines, we announced the commencement of a project in collaboration with Professor Kirberger at Onderstepoort to analyse and statistically manipulate the elbow- and hip dysplasia scores of approximately 1,000 Labradors scored between 2008 and The purpose of the exercise is to confirm the extent of hip- and elbow dysplasia among our Labrador population, determine whether or not our scores are improving and get a sense of how our scores compare internationally. It is hoped that we can use the data and conclusions drawn to implement a breeding guideline or protocol to assist our members with future breeding decisions. The statistical evaluation is complete and Prof Kirberger is currently writing his paper. It is hoped that the paper will be published in the first quarter of Allied to this exercise, we hope to encourage KUSA to better utilize the data they have on our dogs by introducing Estimated Breeding Value ( EBV ) software, which could further assist us to assess hip and elbow health when making breeding decisions. EBV s are already used by many kennel clubs around the world. Basically, it is a mathematical method of predicting the breeding value of a dog relative to all the other dogs in a population when measuring a specific trait such as hip scores. The software takes into account the hip scores or elbow scores of ALL the dogs in a particular pedigree, including all ancestors, siblings and progeny, considers the relationships of the dogs in the pedigree with one another and then presents a conclusion of the dog in question s relative value as a breeding subject. Obviously, as more of his family are scored over time, the EBV for this dog becomes more and more accurate. Given we do not know the genetics of our dogs and whether or not poor hip scores are due to genetic or environmental factors, EBV s enable breeders to more accurately evaluate genetic risk by distinguishing between dogs with bad hips and dogs with the genes for bad hips, essentially separating the potential influence of the environment from the underlying genotype that the breeder is really interested in. This means that fewer animals will be removed from the gene pool, because dogs with a bad phenotype (visible expression of a trait) but good genotype (genetic code) for the trait of interest can be kept in the breeding stock for potential use. Here is an example of an EBV for a dog registered with the UK Kennel Club: One would always want to use a dog that has an EBV score for its hips and elbows that is better than the breed average. Therefore, in the example above, you may be satisfied with the EBV for his hips but you would probably exclude him from your breeding plans based on his elbow value. Remember these values are determined after considering the available hip- and elbow scores of his entire extended family and are a comparison relative to the rest of the population. If you want to further explore EBV s in practice, copy the following link into your browser. Note that you need the exact name of a dog you want to evaluate. 57

59 Prof Kirberger s paper will focus on the genetic aspect of hip- and elbow dysplasia, so the article that follows will consider the role that the environment plays in the development of dysplasia, what we as breeders can do to reduce the impact of environmental factors and furthermore, what recommendations we can offer to puppy buyers to further protect their puppies developing joints. What Does Environment Mean? In this context, environment refers to everything that could affect an animal that is NOT genetic, for example, the amount of food eaten by a puppy, how much exercise it gets etc. Before we consider the various environmental factors, let s first understand their relative impact on dysplasia. If you are going to change or improve a trait using selection, the trait must be genetic, and the degree to which genes play a role in the expression of the trait is called heritability. The incidence and extent of hip and elbow dysplasia is influenced by both genes and environment, and it would be very useful to know the relative roles of genetics and environment in determining phenotype. How much can you improve a phenotype like hip score by selective breeding? How much can you improve it by controlling the environment? When you are selecting potential dogs for breeding, it would be very handy to know if the "better" dogs have better genes or just got lucky and had a better environment. This is heritability. the variation in a trait, not the trait itself and heritability is an attribute of a population, not an individual, because you need to measure multiple individuals to determine variation. Heritability is a proportion which is expressed as a value between 0 and 1, or it can be expressed as a percentage (0% to 100%). Heritability tells you how much of the variation you see in a trait in a particular population of animals can be attributed to genetic differences in the animals. The Heritability of Hip Dysplasia If genetics accounts for most of the phenotypic variation, then selection of a particular dog based on phenotype will have a good chance of picking a dog with "good" genes for hips. On the other hand, if the heritability of a trait is low (e.g., 0.2, or 20%), that means that much of the variation you see in the trait among individuals (80%, in fact) is due to the environment (non-genetic factors) and not genetics. An analysis of some of the studies on heritability of hip dysplasia in Labradors indicates that heritability is relatively low somewhere between 30% and 40%, depending on the study and population of dogs studied (see references at end). The heritability of hip dysplasia is only modest at best and non-genetic ("environmental") factors are responsible for a considerable amount of the variation. Similar studies on heritability of elbow dysplasia also indicate an environmental component (although there is a distinct genetic link). Carol Beuchat 1 believes that, because non-genetic factors can account for such a large part of the variation in hip phenotype, you might be able to substantially improve the hips in your puppies if you understand what those factors are and how to reduce their negative impact. This has received much less attention than genetics for some reason, but it should be possible to dramatically reduce hip dysplasia if we can deal with some of the non-genetic factors that seem to matter. The list below summarizes some of the key factors identified in research. Remember all hips are perfect at birth! 1 Carol Beuchat, PhD The Institute of Canine Biology (the author has completed an online course on canine hip and elbow dysplasia conducted by Carol Beuchat through the ICB and would highly recommend the course to anyone wanting to learn more on the subject) 58

60 Food Consumption and Obesity Food consumption and (therefore) the body weight of the puppy has a profound effect on the risk of developing hip dysplasia. The Purina Study is a 14-year-long multi-institutional project funded by Nestlé Purina that followed the lives of 48 Labrador Retrievers. Labrador puppies from 7 litters with lines known to have a high prevalence of hip dysplasia were paired at 8 weeks of age by gender and weight and then randomly assigned to two different groups. One group were allowed to free feed and the other group were fed 75% of the quantity consumed by the free feed group. Allowing puppies to free-feed from 8 weeks resulted in an increased rate of growth and a higher adult body mass compared with dogs on a restricted diet, who weighed 25% less from 1 year through adulthood. When these dogs were screened for hip dysplasia and secondary osteoarthritis (i.e., arthritis that arises as a consequence of hip dysplasia), about 12% were diagnosed as dysplastic at 1 year old, while in the restricted food group only about 3% were dysplastic. From there, the proportion of dogs with normal hips dropped quickly in the free feeding group; about 50% had hip osteoarthritis by age 6, and 80% by 9 years. In the restricted food group, only about 20% of dogs had hip osteoarthritis by 8 years, and only 50% by 12 years! The dogs hips were all OFA scored at two years of age and there were distinct differences in their scores depending on which group they were in. This is a very interesting result because the feeding experiment didn't start until the puppies were 8 weeks old and everybody had the same diet until then. The data show that food consumption after 8 weeks old had no effect on joint laxity, but it made a huge difference in the OFA hip scores. According to Carol Beuchat there is an interplay of two factors, laxity and body weight, in the development of hip dysplasia. Greater laxity results in earlier development of dysplasia, and greater weight is associated with more severe damage. Body size & type Hip dysplasia is often characterized as a "large breed" disorder, but the data reveal a different picture. According to the OFA's online statistics for hip dysplasia (November 2015), there are many large breeds towards the top of the list - Dogue de Bordeaux, Otterhound, Neapolitan Mastiff, St. Bernard, etc - but sitting among them at #2 is the Pug, which is a toy breed (but 72% dysplastic!). There are also large breeds at the bottom of the list that have among the highest levels of excellent hips, including the Saluki, Borzoi, and Greyhound. These basic data do not support the generalization that hip dysplasia is a "large breed" disorder. In fact, instead of size, it is body type - robust vs slender - that correlates best with the rankings for hip score. Breeds that typically have poor hip ratings are substantially heavier for their height than breeds that tend to have excellent hips. It is this physiology that explains why Labradors have a worse than average risk of being pre-disposed to HD. Substrate There is evidence that the type of substrate puppies were on in the whelping box prior to weaning affects hip phenotype. In a study, Boxer puppies raised on a floor covered with a "slippery" material were 1.6 times more likely to develop clinical signs of hip dysplasia (van Hagen et al 2005). The definition of "slippery" in this study was a little loose, including both newspaper and tarpaulin, while "non-slippery" included carpet, rubber, blankets, sawdust, or straw. In addition, Krontveit et al 2012 found that puppies that were exercised from weaning to 3 months in a run with a soft surface (dirt or grass) had a lower risk of dysplasia than puppies exposed to hard substrates like wood, asphalt, or concrete. Carol Beuchat believes that most substrates people are using in their whelping boxes provide inadequate traction for puppies. We expect puppies to be crawling for the first few weeks, so seeing them crawl doesn't register as "too slippery to walk." It is potentially the single most important thing determining the ultimate hip status of a dog if slipping results in damage to the round ligament that attaches the head of the femur to the wall of the acetabulum. Joint laxity at two weeks of age is a significant early indicator of the development of HD later. The easiest way to tell if puppies are slipping is if you can see the pads on the underside of the paw. If the back feet are slipping, the leg will end up fully extended to the rear with the pad facing upwards. If the puppy is crawling, the front legs will be doing what looks like the breast stroke, with the legs stretched out to the side and moving to the rear but the pad is not on the ground. 59

61 Beuchat believes that substrates such as newspaper, wood floors, slippery tiles, blankets, sheets, towels and quilts are usually too slippery. The idea is to make sure the legs are under the body. Riser noted that if hip laxity develops in a young puppy (less than 3 or 4 months), it can be kept in a cage so it will spend more time sitting. Whilst not suggesting that a puppy should be crated all the time, encouraging a puppy to sit correctly as much as possible makes sense. If the legs are staying under the dog, the head of the femur stay where it belongs in the hip socket. Exercise The Krontveit study of large breeds found that the type of exercise the puppy was exposed to affected the risk of dysplasia. Puppies that lived on a farm from birth to weaning had a 30% lower risk of dysplasia than those from suburbia, presumably because of the sort of exercise they were exposed to. During the post-weaning period through 3 months, puppies that used stairs daily had an elevated risk of dysplasia, and those that got daily off-lead exercise in park-like terrain had a lower risk. Likewise, a study of adult Labradors in Sweden found that regular exercise chasing a ball or stick thrown by the owner more than doubled (2.2 to 2.6 times) the risk of hip dysplasia (Sallander et al 2006), and these activities have also been linked to development of osteochondrosis (Slater et al 1992). Why these particular activities increase the risk of developing hip dysplasia is unclear but perhaps it involves intensity or repetition. In addition, puppies do not need long walks or vigorous exercise. Playing in the garden is sufficient for pups under 5 months old. If you take a puppy out on a leash, a rule of thumb often mentioned is no more than five minutes walking per day, for each month of age. Endocrine & Spay/Neuter This is a controversial area in rescue circles but bears mention. Spay/neuter status can be associated with differences in the incidence of hip dysplasia, but there are differences by breed, sex, and age. Various studies have found a positive correlation between early neutering (before 12 months) and incidence of HD. It is not clear why. Beuchat muses that it could be endocrine, or differences in body mass, or the timing of growth plate closure. Hopefully there will be more studies that shed some light on the factors involved but in the meantime, the best advice would be to postpone neutering until the dog is older than 6 months, or even better, once the growth plates have closed. Nutrition There is no evidence that nutrient deficiencies of any sort can result in hip dysplasia (Nap et al 1991), but excesses of some vitamins and minerals can contribute to development of skeletal disease. Improper levels of some key minerals and "over-nutrition" (excess caloric intake) can have huge effects, especially in puppies. Calcium and phosphorus (among other minerals) are required in the diet in specific amounts and proportions for proper bone development. Getting the proper balance of calcium and phosphorus in the diet is especially critical in large dog breeds. Vitamin D is important for absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the gastrointestinal tract, so the control of calcium balance depends on the correct levels of vitamin D. Hopefully by applying what we are learning about the impact of environmental factors on the development of HD and ED, we can help our puppy buyers reduce the incidence thereof. 60

62 References Wayne H. Riser, W. Harker Rhodes, and Charles D. Newton Hip Dysplasia. Lewis TW, SC Blott, & JA Woolliams Genetic evaluation of hip score in UK Labrador retrievers. PLoS ONE 5(10): e Ohlerth S, A Busato, & C Gaillard Estimation of genetic population variables for six radiographic criteria of hip dysplasia in a colony of Labrador Retrievers. Am J Vet Res 62: Soo M, NW Sneddon, N Lopez-Villalobos, and AJ Worth Genetic evaluation of the total hip score of four populous breeds of dog, as recorded by the New Zealand Veterinary Association Hip Dysplasia Scheme ( ). New Zealand Vet J., DOI: / Sturaro E, L Menegazzo, P Piccinini, G Bittante, P Carnier, L Gallo Prevalence and genetic parameters for hip dysplasia in Italian population of purebred dogs. Ital J Anim Sci 5: Vostry L, Z Capkova, N Sebkova & J Pribyl Estimation of genetic parameters for hip dysplasia in Czech Labrador Retrievers. J Animl Breed Genet 129: By Jane Killion, The causes of Fading Puppy Syndrome, where puppies inexplicably begin to fail and die within a few days of birth, is still poorly understood. Breeders valiantly try heroic measures to save the puppies - a few puppies might make it, but many, if not most, may still slip through a breeder s fingers like so many grains of sand. But new research about dogs, combined with established knowledge about farm animal breeding, has led to new ideas that could stop some cases of Fading Puppy Syndrome before they start. Most mammals (animals that drink their mother s milk as babies) are born with incomplete immune systems. They are not capable of developing their own immunity and they would almost certainly die unless they got immunity from an external source. So they rely on passive immunity to survive. Passive immunity simply means immunity derived from another individual. Human babies acquire passive immunity while still in the womb. The maternal antibodies cross the placenta to the infant, and the baby is born with some protection from disease. Dogs have a different method of granting passive immunity to their offspring. Puppies (like calves, piglets, foals, and kittens) receive little or no maternal antibodies while in the womb little or no maternal antibodies cross the placenta to the puppies, and the puppies are born with very little or no immunity to disease. They rely on drinking their mother s colostrum after they are born to gain the antibodies they need to survive. Colostrum It s a Two Part Story Just to review, colostrum is the first milk the bitch produces in the first few hours after whelping. One of colostrum s principal functions is to pass on maternal antibodies to the puppies. Whatever the bitch has immunity to, her puppies will also have immunity to, if they drink her colostrum in a timely fashion. There s a big catch, however. The reality is that gut closure (the time when the puppies intestinal walls close and are no longer able to absorb colostrum) begins within just a couple of hours of birth. In a recent study, 22 Beagle puppies were given colostrum at 0, 4, 8, 12, or 24 hours after birth. The puppies immunoglobulins were measured, and the results are startling: There was a significant fall off in absorption of immunoglobulins after only four hours after birth. Absorption fell steadily with each hour. 61

63 By the time the puppies were 12 hours old, there was very little, if any, absorption of immunoglobulin. The takeaway? Your goal is to get every puppy nursing on colostrum within the first four hours of his life. But, it is also crucial that each puppy actually ingests the colostrum in the first 12 hours of life. How Crucial is Colostrum Ingestion? A 2014 study by Royal Canin looked at the correlation between how many antibodies a puppy had at two days old (serum immunoglobulin concentration) and the neonatal death rate. The results are dramatic and quite clear - low antibody levels at two days old have a very strong correlation with neonatal death rate. 195 puppies from 34 litters of 12 different breeds in a French breeding facility were included in the study. Blood was drawn on the puppies at two days old and antibodies measured. The correlation between neonatal survival and antibody levels at two days old is striking: 95% of the puppies with antibody levels above 230 mg/dl at two days old survived to three weeks old. Only 56% of puppies with antibody levels below 230 mg/dl at two days old survived to three weeks old. Why Should This Matter So Much? Fading Puppy Syndrome is a catch all phrase applied to any neonatal puppy that dies from unknown and uncontrollable causes. There are lots of reasons a puppy might fade including congenital abnormalities, constipation, chilling, hypoglycemia, inadequate maternal care and/or lack of competent breeder or veterinary intervention. But the Royal Canin study seems to indicate that the lion s share of fading puppies are fading because their low antibody levels made them unable to fight off routine viruses and bacteria to which all puppies are exposed at birth. The Big Four In the Royal Canin study, 91% of neonatal deaths occurred in the first week of life, which is a typical pattern for fading puppies. The most common culprits in early neonatal deaths in the study were the Big Four : E Coli Streptocuccus sp Staphylococcus sp Herpesvirus The truth is that most puppies are exposed to the Big Four, either in the birth canal or shortly thereafter in the environment. Things like E Coli, staph and strep naturally occur in the birth canal of a normal and healthy bitch. Puppies get banged up coming down the birth canal and their umbilical cords are lovely hosts for bacteria. There s all kinds of exposure and perfect conditions for opportunistic infection in the birth process. While it s certainly good practice to provide a clean whelping environment, it s laughable to think that you can provide a truly sterile environment for your puppies. The only real defense against these pathogens is the passive immunity the puppies derive from their mother. So it would appear that getting passive immunity into our puppies via colostrum is the single greatest factor within our control in reducing neonatal deaths. How Do You Know If Your Puppies Have Sufficient Antibody Levels? Interestingly (and unfortunately for us), the Royal Canin study found that you can t predict a puppy s antibody level by testing his mother s antibody level. There was no correlation found between the 34 dams antibody concentration levels and those of their offspring. However, the Royal Canin study found that simply weighing puppies in the first two days of life is a reliable predictor of antibody concentrations. Puppies who did not gain weight in the first two days of life also had low antibody levels. This is consistent with well-established research in the cattle and swine industries. However, 62

64 unlike the cattle and swine industries, we still don t have data on exactly how much weight gain is necessary to cross the magic 230 mg/dl threshold. The Royal Canin study did demonstrate that weight gain in the first 2 days has a direct correlation with a puppy s antibody concentration, but they did not draw a specific conclusion about what a safe weight gain would be. The practical take-away for breeders is, while it s normal for a puppy to lose some weight in the first day after birth, we would be well advised to consider that a puppy that does not gain weight by the end of 48 hours may have dangerously low serum immunoglobulin concentration. Your supplementation options are limited: In the first few hours of life, you can feed your puppies a few drops of plasma from a healthy adult dog, which isn t necessarily practical, plus, after gut closure has begun (approximately 4-12 hours), the plasma should be injected into the puppies abdominal cavity which would have to be done by an experienced vet. If the bitch has colostrum, but for some reason the puppy is not nursing in the first 4 hours, you can express colostrum and feed it to the puppy. This method will quickly convince you of the need for someone to invent a dog-milking machine! Where Does Ovulation Timing Come In? If there s one thing you might have noticed, once a puppy misses his golden window to take in colostrum naturally, you re playing catch up with some labour intensive, scary, and not 100% proven tools. So your first concern as a breeder should be to try to get the puppies on the ground and nursing in a timely fashion. Early colostrum intake leads to vigorous puppies. As it turns out, when an animal struggles for a long time in labour, or never goes into real labour, her offspring may be unable to benefit from colostrum after birth. It s thought that the stress and lack of oxygen (hypoxia) from prolonged labour may trigger premature gut closure, but the mechanisms for this are still not well known. However, it is a very well-known fact in livestock industries that dystocia (prolonged or difficult labour) is likely to reduce passive immunity transfer, and the Royal Canin study cited dystocia as one of the common causes of decreased passive immunity transfer in dogs. Timely veterinary intervention and/or breeder assistance has been shown to improve outcomes in livestock industries, and dog breeders would be well advised to adopt the same best practices. However, before you can know when to intervene, you have to know when your bitch is due. That is where ovulation timing comes in. Ovulation Timing It s vitally important for breeders to understand that breeding dates do not control due dates. Bitches have a gestation of 63 days from ovulation (or 65 days from LH surge). 90% of bitches will whelp in this time frame +/- two days. Breeding dates are irrelevant. It s very well accepted science that it is ovulation, not breeding dates, that determines the bitch s due date. If you have not done ovulation timing, you have no reliable way of predicting when your bitch is due. Your breeding date might have been very early and you might be thinking that your bitch is not due yet, when she actually could be 4 or 5 days overdue. The puppies could be suffering from hypoxia and stress without you realizing it. And if they suffer from hypoxia and stress, they may not be able to get passive immunity. Finally, without that passive immunity, they won t be able to fight off commonplace bacteria and viruses, and they can die. A lot of breeders feel that ovulation timing is a waste of time and money because those breeders have no problem getting their bitches pregnant without doing ovulation timing. But I d like to encourage you to look at ovulation timing in a new light, as a basic health protocol that could save the life of your dam and her puppies. While dystocia certainly can have a negative impact on passive immunity acquisition, intervening with a cesarian section presents its own set of problems. Some bitches are reported to have delayed milk production after cesarian sections, and some cesarian section puppies are noticeably more listless and slow to nurse, all of which wreck havoc with timely colostrum absorption. But are the C sections themselves always to blame? 63

65 Symptoms or Causes? Before you assume that the c-section is the culprit when a bitch and her puppies do not do well afterwards, ask yourself these questions: When was the cesarean performed? Breeders often have an emotional (or financial) aversion to c-sections and thus wait until their bitch is long overdue, and/or weak and exhausted before finally caving in and taking her to the vet. Poor milk production can hardly be blamed on the c-section in that case. How long were the puppies stuck? Were they hypoxic (deprived of oxygen)? Listless post-c section puppies are probably more often due to the stress of being stuck for too long, rather than the ill effects of anesthesia. Was the veterinarian a skilled surgeon? Don t just assume your regular vet is going to be able to do a good c- section for you - ask a lot of questions. You need a vet who regularly performs c-sections, who has trained staff to assist. What kind of anesthesia is the vet using? Years ago, anesthesia left mothers and puppies groggy, but newer anesthesia drugs are very different, offering almost an immediate recovery for both the bitch and her puppies. Don t assume your vet is using the latest and greatest anesthesia drugs - ask questions. I m not going to take a stand on doing c-sections, but I will take a stand on being prepared to, should it be necessary, with these three things, at minimum: 1. Form a relationship with a good repro vet/surgeon who uses the latest and best anesthesia. 2. Do ovulation timing so you know when your bitch is due. 3. Don t wait too long to intervene. A good vet who s experienced in canine reproduction will have a lot more tools to pinpoint due dates and monitor the health of the litter while they are still in the womb for instance, we can use x-rays and ultrasound to monitor fetal heart rates, position, maturity and often detect when a litter or puppy is stressed or needs help getting out. But at the very minimum, being prepared with the above three things forms a basic level of preparedness that every breeder should have. The Bottom Line I want breeders to re-evaluate ovulation timing as part of a compassionate pregnancy wellness protocol for the bitches that they care about, and the puppies of those bitches. Again, there are a lot of reasons for fading puppies and ovulation timing is not a cureall preventative. But in the midst of a lot of things we can t control, ovulation timing and forming a relationship with a good repro vet/surgeon are things we CAN control. We all have so much emotionally and financially invested in our litters, and our bitches are counting on us to look after their interests - why not take every measure possible to improve outcomes for our girls and their puppies? Copyright 2014 Puppyculture.com. All rights reserved. 64

66 By Mike Holman Disclaimer: The purpose of this article is to increase awareness of EIC in South Africa; it is not intended as a substitute for advice of veterinarians. Readers should consult their vet in matters relating to the health of their dogs and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or veterinary medical attention. A few years ago, if you asked Labrador breeders or your local Vet about Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC), many would probably have given a fairly blank look and apologised for not having any knowledge of the affliction. EIC was only identified during the 1990 s firstly in the US and more recently in UK and initially appeared to be restricted to working or field trial Labrador bloodlines. So it is no surprise that little was known in South Africa until quite recently because EIC was a new phenomenon and Vets in this country had other important challenges to consider. What is Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC)? EIC is a fairly common inherited disorder in retriever breeds, mostly in Labradors but it has been detected in Curly- Coated and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers in the United States while in Border Collies (another high-energy breed) it is known as Border Collie Collapse (BCC). EIC is characterised by a number of signs and symptoms that occur together to create a medical condition or syndrome. The first sign is usually a rocking or forced gait. The rear limbs then become progressively weaker and unable to support weight and due to the enthusiasm and drive common in working breeds, dogs may continue to run while dragging their back legs. The dog often appears to be uncoordinated, almost drunk and unstable on its feet with a loose stride especially in the rear legs. In some dogs, collapse of the rear legs progresses to weakness in the front legs and occasionally to a total inability to move, hence the term collapse where the dog s limbs cease to work and it simply drops to the ground. Collapsed dogs remain totally conscious and alert during an episode and there is no evidence of pain or discomfort, rather just confusion. American research has revealed that dogs most affected are fit, muscular and athletic, often excitable with high energy and drive. Signs of EIC in affected dogs may appear from a relatively young age of 6 months but more typically occur when the dog is older and engaged in more rigorous training or exercise up to around 3 years of age. What is so disconcerting is that dogs affected by EIC appear otherwise entirely normal. To confuse further, veterinary examination of dogs suffering a collapse have shown no unusual symptoms or abnormalities and clinical tests typically give results identical to a normal fit Labrador under intense exercise. EIC affects both sexes and all colours (black, chocolate and yellow) in Labradors. The symptoms can often worsen a few minutes after exercise has stopped and there have been some rare cases of death. However most dogs recover quickly after an EIC event although this recovery is gradual rather than instantaneous and may take 5-20 minutes. Likely Triggers of Collapse Weather (high temperatures) - Hot weather may not necessarily be the immediate cause of EIC-related collapse but if the temperature is very warm, collapse is more likely to happen. Affected dogs are less likely to collapse in cold weather or while swimming but cases are known where dogs exhibited EIC-related collapse while retrieving waterfowl in very cold temperatures and to even have drowned when experiencing collapse in water. Hot weather is particularly relevant in South Africa for people training dogs in summer months or going out shooting early in the season where temperatures may exceed 30 C. Excitement - Dogs that commonly exhibit the symptoms of EIC are most likely to have highly excitable temperaments and it is very apparent that a high excitement level may induce collapse. Very exciting or stressful activities such as prolonged intense training, extended energetic play or prolonged exposure to a stress therefore may induce EIC related collapse. 65

67 Types of Exercise - Normal exercise such as dog walks, jogging or the like are much less likely to bring on an EIC related collapse. Activities that involve continuous intense exercise such as multiple retrieving or repeated hard retrieves where the dog struggles to find the bird, chasing live game, long training drills and notably in the US, electric collar pressure or anticipation of correction are most common associated with collapse. EIC Detection: Most of the primary research on EIC has been carried out through the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Universities of California and Saskatchewan. It was only in 2008 that a genetic test was developed to demonstrate that EIC was an autosomal recessive syndrome. Up until that time, EIC was only presumed when all other disorders that could give rise to such signs and symptoms of collapse were eliminated by observing clinical features, laboratory test results and having insight into the history of affected dogs. Once the genetic marker for EIC was identified, researchers were able to find the genetic mutation that caused EIC. The chromosomal locus (site) of the mutation was found on chromosome 9, and the genetic mutation responsible for susceptibility to EIC was identified. This is a mutation in the gene for dynamin-1 (DNM1), a protein expressed only in the brain and spinal cord which plays a key role in forming synaptic vesicles containing neurotransmitters. DNM1 is not required during low-level neurological stimulation but when a heightened stimulus creates a heavy load on release of CNS neurotransmitters (such as intense exercise or a high excitement level) DNM1 is essential for sustained synaptic transmission in the brain and the spinal cord. EIC is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait which means that both the sire and the dam must be at least carriers (E/N) for one of their offspring to be affected. Now there is a standard Genetic test, Table 1 illustrates the likely possible outcomes to assist breeding strategies. Table 1: Expected results for offspring by parent genotype (from Optigen) Parent 2 Genotype Parent 1 Genotype EIC Clear EIC Carrier EIC Affected EIC Clear 100% Clear 50% Clear 100% Carrier 50% Carrier EIC Carrier 50% Clear 25% Clear 50% Carrier 50% Carrier 50% Carrier 50% Affected 25% Affected EIC Affected 100% Carrier 50% Carrier 100% Affected 50% Affected How common is EIC Given that the test for the DNM1 Mutation has only been available for the last 6-7 years, the harsh reality is that EIC is probably far more prevalent than most Labrador breeders and owners realise. In N America, data from the first 10,000 Labradors tested showed that 30% to 40% of all Labradors tested have been carriers and 3% to 14% of dogs have been affected and therefore susceptible to collapse. The variability in proportion of carriers and affected dogs reflects the different dog sample populations (e.g. dogs competing in shows and trials versus samples submitted by veterinarians from dogs being tested pre-breeding and collapsing dogs being tested searching for a diagnosis). 66

68 Probably the most alarming statistic is that the prevalence of carriers is no different between field trial/working dogs and show dogs from any of these sampling populations. What is the Prevalence of EIC in South Africa? We currently have little idea of the extent of EIC in SA because only a handful of reputable breeders undertake DNA testing. Available statistics have been kindly provided by the Kennel Union of South Africa (KUSA) based on the total of 319 results since the first EIC tests for a registered Labrador were submitted. To put in perspective, this is less than 2% of the total number of Labradors registered with KUSA over the same time period. If we exclude the dogs who are Inherited CLEAR through parentage (sire and dam are clear), ie 176 results, and only focus on the tested dogs, the results are: 86 dogs (60%) Tested as CLEAR 50 dogs (35%) Identified as CARRIERS 7 dogs (5%) identified as AFFECTED. If one considers only the actual test results above, then 60% Clear, 35% Carriers and 5% affected is similar to the American statistics and given our breeding lines and small gene pool this seems more likely. EIC has probably escaped notice in this country because the majority of Labradors are pets and rarely exposed to the intense exercise or stress that may induce a collapse. Even if EIC affected dogs did show symptoms in the past, it would more likely be diagnosed as heat exhaustion or perhaps related to an epileptic type seizure because there has been so little publicity about EIC. In the US and UK, Labradors are big business (>100,000 registered by AKC and >32,000 by UK KC) and are the most popular breed on both sides of the Atlantic. There are many professional dog handler/owners who make a living from training and competing with dogs and numerous Lab breeding kennels that focus on the competitive side, be it in shows and field trials or both. These countries also have a sizeable demand and market for good working dogs for the bird hunting fraternity as well as pets. With these numbers and growth of retriever competitions with associated training requirements, it stands to reason that EIC related collapse was more quickly recognised and awareness raised in these countries compared to other parts of the world. But the reality of DNA diagnostic tests only being available in the last 6-7 years means that we have already inadvertently brought EIC into SA and it has probably remained dormant for decades in older bloodlines. South African Examples: A small, long-established Labrador kennel in SA bred a litter every 1-2 years on average over many years, both show quality and for wingshooting and field trials. Fresh bloodlines were carefully selected and imported from UK on a regular basis. Back in the late 1990s some frozen semen was imported from a full UK Champion Lab (breed + working qualification) at the recommendation of the UK breeder of the kennel s foundation Lab bitch. Several straws were used on this bitch in 2000 and produced eight black puppies, two of whom were kept and ran in SA Field Trials up to Novice level, of which one was made up as a breed champion. In around 2009 the breeder received an from an Australian Labrador kennel owner who had imported very similar UK bloodlines who reported that following the rollout of the Optigen diagnostic genetic test for EIC, she had tested her dogs and found carriers. The SA kennel immediately started testing their own dogs and also identified an EIC carrier. Fast forward to 2013 and semen from the original dog (born in 1993) which had been stored for 14 years was put to one of their home bred bitches. The bitch had tested as an EIC carrier but with only four straws left, it was decided not to test the semen given costs and uncertain outcomes of insemination. Once old enough, all 10 puppies whelped were tested for EIC, six proved to be EIC affected and four were carriers. A puppy was kept and the others are in great homes with all owners fully informed of the condition and accepting that their puppies carry breeding restrictions or in the majority of cases have they been happy to sterilize. One male puppy dog (EIC affected) was shipped back to UK to be with the owner of the stud dog. Three puppies of this litter have run successfully in field trials with no reports of collapse to date. It can only be concluded that the UK sire was EIC affected but never showed signs or symptoms and of course the semen collection predates knowledge and diagnosis of EIC. 67

69 The second example occurred earlier this year at a Retriever field trial. The author is not a veterinarian and does not claim to be an expert in any way but witnessed what appeared to be an EIC related collapse by a dog while out working on a series of retrieves. Some of the factors described under EIC triggers above occurred on the day although the dog concerned could not be described as overly excitable or very high energy. It was mid-morning and the temperature was getting hot (in the mid-20s C); the dog had a long, protracted hunt while struggling to find the first bird down, followed by another long hunt on the second bird only to be sent out for a 3 rd time (which would be stressful for many dogs). As the dog went out for the 3 rd pick-up, after a few metres it staggered and then all 4 legs collapsed. It lay for a few moments before managing to get to its feet again but it was obviously disorientated and confused. The dog staggered off into longish grass cover and disappeared for a short time before its handler found and comforted it after which it appeared to recover. Having been involved in field trials for over 20 years and judging for over 10, this is the first incident observed that could be interpreted as an EIC episode. That said, there has recently been mention of dogs exhibiting signs of EIC related collapse while training but the author did not witness these so this is pure hearsay. EIC in South Africa What lies ahead? Inqaba Biotec based in Hatfield, Pretoria offers the DNA diagnostic test for EIC. Reputable and responsible breeders can now easily test their breeding stock at Inqaba as they would test routinely for PRA and other inherited eye disorders. The major risk in South Africa lies in complacency, lack of information and knowledge about the EIC condition because there have been so few cases of EIC-related collapse reported. The numbers of so called working Labradors are very small when compared to pet Labs in this country however the Labrador breed is very popular. US statistics have shown equal prevalence of EIC carriers between working and show stock and this is just as likely to be the case in South Africa. Unfortunately, as with many of the other breeds, the number of Labs registered with KUSA has dropped significantly in recent years (from over 2000 in 2009/10 to less than 1000 in 2014/15). This does not mean fewer Labrador litters are being bred, rather that less Labs are being registered with KUSA. This may in part be the consequence of introducing compulsory microchip identification for KUSA puppy registration with associated paperwork and costs. Regrettably this might lead to a reduction of genetic screening by breeders to reduce the price of unregistered puppies for prospective pet buyers. The consequences may be an increase in hereditory problems being spread, including EIC. Table 1 illustrates how easy it would be for EIC, as a recessive hereditary trait, to spread in South Africa if no testing is done on breeding stock. Conclusions Breeders: Test your breeding stock for EIC susceptibility so you know the risks and your options. Puppy buyers: If you are planning to work your dog or expose it to lots of exercise and outdoor activity, ask the breeder for EIC test results of sire and dam before committing to buy. References Susan M. Taylor, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM - Exercise Induced Collapse in Labrador Retrievers (January 2014 Update) University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Acknowledgments: Thanks to Dr Charmaine MacGregor, Chartwell Veterinary Hospital for reviewing this article. Editor s Note: Inqaba Biotec have kindly agreed to share anonymous, high level statistics of EIC and PRA_prcd incidence in Labrador Retrievers on an ongoing basis so that we can track the status quo. For the 10 months to October 2016, 30 Labradors were tested for both EIC and PRA and the results were: EIC Clear 71%; EIC Carrier 25% and EIC Affected 4%. PRA results were: PRA_prcd Clear 83%, PRA_prcd Carrier 14% and PRA_prcd Affected 3%. 68

70 AILSACRAIG LABRADORS Margaret Bell (Kestell) Ailsacraig is the name of my farm. My Grandfather named it after the island (little more than a rock really) called Ailsa Craig that juts out of the ocean off the coast of Ayrshire, Scotland. The Ailsacraig story has been quite a journey for me and I thought I would share some of the highlights with you. I have been involved with Labradors ever since I can remember and we tasted our first real success in 1990, when we made up our first two champions, Ch Cwmbach Moneta of Ailsacraig (Tasha) and Ch Rothsay Rosemary of Rodare (Kelly). Rodare was my daughter Debbie s kennel name before she adopted Ailsacraig alongside me. It was magic to show them and to experience their style and showmanship. They were both daughters by Ch Breckondale Gold Coin of Rothsay, bred by Rod and Carmen Copestake. Tasha's dam was from Brightwood lines and Tasha won the CC and RBIS at the LRKC Championship Show under Judge John Steven of Rossbank Kennel (Scotland) in Kelly s grand dam was Ch Breckondale True Love. Another early champion of mine was Ch Rothsay Silversun of Ailsacraig who was also a son of Breckondale Gold Coin of Rothsay. I then acquired Ch Lancastria Lord Winston of Ailsacraig, he was by Ch Warringah's Bathurst (Imp UK) and out of Pentire Pussy Willow. Combined with our lovely bitches we bred 5 champions: 4. Ch Rodare Magical Sparkle of Ailsacraig; 5. Her daughter, Ch Ailsacraig Starsparkle; 6. Ch Ailsacraig Enchanted Echo; 7. Her son, Ch Ailsacraig Topstar; and 8. Grandson, Ch Lombardy Black Shadow, sired by Balrion Black Arrogance of Breckondale. In 2007, I was lucky enough to acquire a lovely boy puppy from Betty Howard of Tapeatom Labradors Tapeatom Out Of The Blue to Ailsacraig (lovingly known as Dusty). Dusty introduced some strong Taleem and Tapeatom lines into my kennel which I knew would complement my girls beautifully. We made Dusty up easily enough - he is a stunning yellow dog and he is my pride and joy! He is also responsible for an enviable legacy, siring 5 champions 69

71 including: 1. Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha, Reserve Best In Show at the 2016 LRKC Championship Show; 2. Ch Ailsacraig Final Fling of Conkasha, Winner of the LRKC Junior Dog Trophy for 2015; 3. Ch Ailsacraig Crystal Topaz, winner of several Best Veteran in Breed and Best Veteran in Group places in 2016; 4. Ch Ailsacraig White Shuma; and 5. Ch Blinkwater Storm-Ladybelle. We salute their owners and we are proud of every one of them. Dusty (photo right) Other outstanding dogs bred at Ailsacraig who have made their mark include; Ch & Int. Ch Ailsacraig Christmas Star of Tsavo by Ch Ailsacraig Topstar out of Ch Ailsacraig Starsparkle. Owned by Anne Moore, he was a highly successful show dog winning BIS at the KUSA Classic and RBIS at the LRKC Championship Show; Ailsacraig Snowdrop of Lekkerwijn is the grand dam of Ch Adamasdor s Rolls Royce who was a top winning Adamasdor dog, including an all breeds Best In Show winner; Rodare Rocky Ranger of Lambrada was Lizette Smith s shining star. I also owned Marsta Sea Storm, Zennor Black Douglas and Lombardy Snowranger, all of whom sired lovely puppies. A strong kennel is all about planning! We have kept this same bloodline since 1988 with careful augmentation along the way and Ailsacraig progeny are easily recognised! Our new young black stud dog is Lambrada Right As Rain of Ailsacraig. To preserve Dusty's line we have kept four of his daughters. They are Bonnie, Honey, Pippa and Cherry. Justmyshadow Dreamgirl Lisa at Ailsacraig (Bouncy) is their grand dam. Our hope for the future is Conkasha Zoe s Echo To Ailsacraig (Kelly), photo below, sired by Ch Ailsacraig Final Fling of Conkasha out of Ch Ailsacraig Special Star of Conkasha. Shown just a few times, Kelly was Best Baby Puppy Bitch at the 2015 LRKC Championship Show and then Reserve Best Junior Bitch at the 2016 LRKC Championship Show and she has followed this up with a few strong class wins. We also have Blinkwater Over The Moon to Ailsacraig (Toby) who is bred by Caryn Crookes from KZN. His sire is Ch Adelberg Flying Start to Klynroc owned by Gill Ainslie and his dam is Ch Blinkwater Storm-Ladybelle. He is a year old and is a promising young dog. 70

72 We have a new baby, the lovely Lucky Chance at Ailsacraig (right). Sired by Dusty, her dam is a UK import "I'll take my Chance" out of Sh Ch Carpenny Made A Million and Devonlite Blonde Ambition. The help and support of my daughter, Debbie has meant a great deal to the Ailsacraig Labs and my grandaughters Michele and Adele's skills and assistence in showing them has been invaluable! My thanks to them! These Labradors have given me a tremendously happy life and I love them! BARDALE LABRADORS Dale Fabian (Cape Town) After 38 years in the breed it is quite difficult to write something spanning that time period. What were the highlights? It is easy to brag until one realizes that whatever you have achieved is all built on the shoulders of others. They have given you the solid foundation with their knowledge of breeding and research. A lot of luck goes into wins as well as a lot of hard work. However, even the bad times and mistakes go towards breeding, showing and trialling the good ones. Yes, one tries to breed a three generation line, which is a great achievement and sometimes one must also import especially in this Country as our gene pool of top Labradors is very small. Ch Bardale Storm Lantern FQ NHR (Melissa) KUSA National Labrador 1998 However some people decry those who buy in good ones. I am reminded of the words of Mary Roslin-Williams (Mansergh) when she wrote in Advanced Labrador Breeding I have found throughout the ages that buyers are usually rather despised by the breeder. They say with a sneer when their dog is beaten: But he is a buyer. He doesn t breed his own. I can tell them from experience that a buyer who can keep at the top has to have a very good eye for a dog and not only that but has to be a better judge than the breeder who only offers his second best to the buyer. If the breeder is right, then this is no use to the buyer who wants a top-class animal with which to win, therefore he has to be able to spot the good ones. I have had many beautiful champions over the years and some with FQ s and SAHR titles. Also, many of them received their CGC awards. Others would have achieved their field qualifying certificates but lack of time and money got in the way. My first dogs came from Rose-Marie Cabion of Sleepy Hollow Labradors. Without her constant encouragement I would not be where I am today. I remember showing my first dog from her: Ch Sleepy Hollow Stormer FQ (Sacha). When he was two years old he looked like a pavement special. If there were five dogs in a class he would stand 5 th. We were always last. I told her that I should give up as I was always last and wasting my time. She told me he would come into 71

73 his own and to keep trying and sure enough at 3 years old he started to beat all the rest. And that is now history. He had the most fantastic reach of neck and shoulders which enabled him to pick up a bird on the run without stopping. A swoop was all it took. Ch Sleepy Hollow Sweetalk of Bardale FQ (Charmer) was the most exquisite bitch winning under UK specialist Kay Holmes in the company of 7 other champions. She was not flashy but everything was just perfect when you looked at her properly. This was told to me by many judges. (photo right) Ch Bardale Little Storm FQ (Rachel) was also one of those exquisite bitches. Winning Best Puppy in Show and 2 nd Best In Show Puppy the next day at All-Breeds shows. She won under many UK breed specialists and also was BIS at the CGC Championship show. At the age of 10 she won the CC under UK All- Breeds judge Liz Cartledge, who said of her that she had the best movement she had ever seen in a Labrador. Praise indeed. Many other champions followed. Ch Bardale Rebecca Brown (Rebecca) was also one of my girls with the sweetest of natures. Another joy to own was Ch Inyoni Memories of Bardale (Lillah). 72

74 In the last few years doing everything alone and a lot more for field trials there has not been the time to put enough work into my dogs and to showing. I enjoy judging different groups at Show Championship level and also as a Best-In- Show judge. Added to this, being a Senior A Panel judge for Field Trials, a lot is drawn from one s energy. Now a little star has descended on the Bardale kennels and that is Bardale Parisienne (Paris) who has been doing so well this year. Winning the Gundog Group Puppy and 2 nd In Gundog Group over one weekend in June Championship shows was a nice surprise. Best Puppy in Show at KA Open show and three Best Labrador Puppy wins at the October shows with three RCC s in the company of many good dogs. Paris qualified for W.C. Top Dog puppy. Then we come to my field trial dogs. What a joy they are. How totally different to the show dog - Highly athletic and immensely biddable! If bred right there is not much you need to train as they just do it. What a moment of truth when you realize how much thought has gone into breeding them right. In the same way a show dog is bred to have beautiful feet and head, strong bone, correct otter tail and harsh outer coat, so has the working dog been meticulously bred to game-find, to deliver to hand, to be very easy to train and to jump over high obstacles with ease. What a privilege for me to have judged a working test in England with John Birkett and Sam Seale, to attend the UK Championships with Lynne Minchella as well as a Grouse Field Trial on the Yorkshire Moors and a Partridge Trial In Lancashire with the Halsteads of Drakeshead kennels. A real learning curve! Derek Brown approached me with regard to getting good dogs from overseas with strong working abilities. In came Ft Ch. Abbeystead Into Africa at Bardale GMHR (aka Trooper) A little dog with a big heart. All thanks to Lynne Minchella. His championship title was achieved by Derek, but his breeding is in all my field trial dogs. Ft. Ch Tasco Saxon (Sniper) and Pocklea Robb (Recce) (all UK bred from top kennels) have come together in my latest pups that have done so well for other people in trials culminating in the breeding of Jazz, Tess (Bardale DB s Triumph of Walkabout FTA MHR) and Cougar (FT Ch. Bardale DB s Best Friend GMHR). 73

75 Cougar now 8 years old, won the bi-annual Field Trial Championships twice - a great achievement by Boris Vosgatter in the company of strong competition. Another field trial highlight was Bardale Pillowtalk FQ FTA. (11 show CC s). Unable to travel much to shows Rhiannon never got an away CC hence not a show champion. However, she did win an Open Stake and qualified for the Championships, but life cast a shadow and she died two weeks before the Championships from pyometra. One of my great dogs was Hunter (Bardale Beat About The Bush WHR FTA) He was a fox-red imported from Balrion kennels of John and Glenda Crook. To keep the field trial side running I imported Delta (Abbeystead Frolic at Bardale). A real character, with lines going back to Ft Ch Willowyck Ruff (Winner of the UK Championships) she has great potential. Maybe before my time runs out I will be able to put some training into the young dogs I have now at home. Only by going on proper bird hunting days can you appreciate what is needed in a working dog. Working my dogs when I had the energy to walk and hunt all day in Velddrift and Greyton, with my dogs picking up for tourist hunts, changes your outlook entirely. I sometimes think my breeding plans are pure luck, but I am glad that many people have great joy from their Bardale puppies. Sometimes things go wrong, but that is just to keep one humble. I am extremely indebted to the foresight of Derek and Rose-Marie and their support. My future plans? - To train my dogs! CASTLEBURGH LABRADORS Sandra Farrell (Johannesburg) My boys did me proud at WODAC this year with Joshua achieving his CGC (Silver) award and Copper winning a 3rd place in the Silver Lead Breed competition. 74

76 Joshua at 8 yrs with CGC Silver certificate and rosette - Valhallen Black Joshua of Castleburgh (Joshua) Copper at 2 yrs with his 3rd place rosette in the Silver Lead - Castleburgh Constable (Copper) CH CRAIGNAIR PICTURE PERFECT (Phoebe) Kevin and Jane Pott, Craignair Labradors (Johannesburg) By Tapeatom In Contention of Craignair (Dickens), out of Ch Craignair Hot Gossip (Purdey) Born 16 August 2013 Phoebe a story worth sharing. There were seven born in the litter by Caesarian section. Kevin wanted to start field trialling after many years of officiating and promptly enrolled our keeper from the litter, Phoebe, on a TFTA puppy course. Kevin would come home after each training session with a huge smile on his face as his little Phoebe was showing great potential. Unfortunately, on the fourth session during play time, a hefty black male Labrador ran straight into her shoulder at full speed and she came home with a pronounced limp. We rested her up but the limping continued, so off to the Vet we went and she was x-rayed from head to foot with no apparent diagnosis. 75

77 We then resorted to visiting an old friend, Steven Geldenhuys, who had previously treated our Bailey after she was caught in the electric fence. Steven is an animal chiropractor as well as having an uncanny holistic touch. He felt her pain in the shoulder and assured us that she was indeed a champion and sent us home with exercises to manipulate her shoulder, thus strengthening the ligaments. A follow up visit after ten days was prescribed. At this visit Steven informed us that Phoebe was not enthralled with her name because it represented the dilly blonde in the Sitcom Friends. Kevin looked at me with the clear indication that he thought Steven was cuckoo. Phoebe would crawl up on the couch next to me each day for her massage and so we continued religiously. There were no shows and no field trialling for her for nearly two years and we had little hope that Phoebe would recover. Needless to say, Steven asked us to be patient and three weeks before the LRKC Championship show in 2015 we noticed that she was no longer limping. She was quickly entered in the Show. After observing her performance in the ring, Judge Richard Edwards told me that I would go a long way with her, but she was obviously not show trained and was a bit of a hooligan. The very next day at The Gundog Club Championship Show, Phoebe pulled everything out of the hat, winning the Bitch CC ticket and going Best of Breed. She followed that up at her very next two shows by winning back to back, two point CC s at the SA Ladies weekend in February this year. She continues her winning ways as a fabulous mover, winning Best In Show at the LRKC Championship Show in 2016 under Chris Mills (Lembas) and is the champion Steven told us she would be. She is now proud of her name - Phoebe! JESANDOW LABRADORS Michele Compton (Sasolburg) As another year draws to a close I look back on the year that was for me a roller coast ride. If there is one thing I have learnt it is that Dr de Cramer is right - breeding is a bitch. Things are going well and suddenly you are thrown a curve ball and however emotional it may be you have to learn to deal with it. When I started my journey a few years ago as a breeder I said I was not going to show my dogs as the mere thought of doing so scared me half to death which resulted in very frightening panic attacks. People who have never had a panic attack do not understand and tell you to get over your nervousness. A panic attack is a feeling of an overwhelming fear, shortness of breath, heart palpitations and disorientation with one thought only of getting out of the situation you are in at that moment. With the help, support and encouragement of an awesome friend and mentor Juanita Botha of Ablesing Labradors and the love of my dogs I am entering the show ring more and more. I am very proud of what my dogs and I have achieved so far as our number of rosettes, certificates and trophies continues to grow. 76

78 Ablesing Shakima gold of Jesandow did us proud this year attaining RCC, CC and Best of Breed in various shows as well as Best SA Bred dog at the LRKC Championship show in September. Our very own Jesandow Apache Warrior (Ryder) 16 months out of Amadeuze Eyota Eskyla of Jesandow by Lambrada IBN Top Ranger of Ablesing who did well in the show ring the few times that he was shown and we hope to show him more in My biggest pride and joy for the year was when Jesandow Barny (Sky x Shakima litter) was awarded the Tapeatom Award for Best Baby Puppy in Show at the LRKC Championship show in September. The award was presented by Mrs Betty Howard of Tapeatom whom I met for the first time. Amadeuze Eyota Eskyla of Jesandow (Sky) gave us another gorgeous litter this year sired by Ablesing Shakima Gold. Although Sky has not been in the show ring much she is a fantastic brood bitch. We are planning an all-black litter (Sky and Shakima) later in We also welcomed the new kid on the block Lambrada Cherokee Girl of Jesandow (Dakota) to our kennel and our home. Training has begun for the show ring. 77

79 We are planning a black and yellow litter from Jesandow Akira late in 2017 (below). We would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year KLYNROC LABRADORS Rob & Gill Ainslie (Howick) We have had a very quiet year and also we didn t attend very many shows as I have injured an ankle and this has been a real problem the entire year. We welcomed our new chocolate girl Wispa (Blinkwater Coffee Berry at Klynroc) on the 2 nd of January at 11 weeks of age, as we were overseas earlier. She has been a real joy but oh what a little hooligan! She attended 4 shows this year and twice was best Labrador puppy, and been placed in the puppy group.she has observed at numerous Pigeon shoots and I allowed her a few retrieves which she managed well! Piper (Blinkwater Midnight Piper at Klynroc), Wispa s half sister regularly picks up on Pigeon and duck shoots as does Chelsea (Ch Tapeatom Dawn Chorus at Klynroc APT EX). 78

80 Piper Sitting Pretty against the Autumn Foliage Wispa 7 months old Chelsea (Ch Tapeatom Dawn Chorus at Klynroc APT EX) 79

81 Flyer (Klynroc Flying High to Sandrof) Sire Ch Adelberg Flying Start to Klynroc APT Dam Ch Tapeatom Dawn Chorus at Klynroc APT EX Owned by Dave & Sue Forder LARKRISE LABRADORS JUNE TRAUTMANN in Memorium ( ) Obituary, June Trautmann Renier Jansen van Vuuren I got to know June in my early days as a new member of the LRKC when I took on the job of doing the LRKC Newsletter. In those days we tried to keep members informed with three to four Newsletters in printed format and whatever was printed first had to be scrutinised by June. The post office still played an important role in our lives, so did the fax and endless telephone conversations helped us to achieve what we needed to for the LRKC in those days only landlines and only after hours because June could work through the whole Newsletter in one go over the phone. We had only just started using word processors in those years, but June stuck to hand-written notes that were sometimes posted with photographs from her collection and endless complete references from dog books and the ever prominent UK Dog World Newspaper. When I got back those carefully prepared manuscripts of my proud efforts for the LRKC Newsletter, I felt like I was back at school. There were red pen marks with exclamations, question marks, brackets, arrows and 80

82 corrective text in that fine hand-writing covering nearly every page. Needless to say, for me as a Boertjie trying to fit into a very English Club this treatment did not boost my confidence! I soon realised how valuable this was for the club as well as to me personally and through the years my friendship with June grew and I was extremely humbled when one day she announced to me that she is leaving all her dog books and paraphernalia to me in her will. I knew how much June s book collection meant to her. She had contact with so many editors and had published columns in several international Labrador Retriever publications and in many ways kept us on the map. I was nevertheless surprised when earlier this year I got the call to tell me that I was indeed named in her will and I felt deeply honoured and privileged by this gesture. I see it as treasure not only for me personally, but for the LRKC members now and we hope, the many members of the future. June was an eccentric sometimes shockingly direct in what she shared, but always with a soft edge expressed in eloquent language and class. She made clear what she liked, and sometimes not very diplomatically let you know what she disliked. But June never talked down to anybody, and this is why I had so much respect for her. There was never any pretence about what she knew, who she knew or what she owned. She always did what she said she would do and we could know for sure that June would, even with her health failing in the latter years, still make the effort to send her apology for not being able to attend a club AGM, or a show, or she would surprise us all by arriving at Goldfields to enjoy time with her friends around the show ring. June preferred black Labradors, although she had on occasion expressed appreciation for the odd yellow. Never said anything about chocolates. This she made clear when the LRKC Committee wanted to name a new trophy in her honour for her invaluable work on the book! Just as long as it is for a BLACK Labrador, it will be acceptable, she said. Now we have the June Trautmann Trophy for the Best Black Labrador, awarded at the Annual Championship Show. I admired June for never getting involved in club politics and on more than one occasion she stepped in to try and pull it all together when the strong personalities in the club could not make that happen. She was everything a true Patron should be there was absolutely no personal agenda or benefit in mind when she talked about and acted for the LRKC it was all for the preservation and well-beiing of the club. Today I want to appeal to all club members to take note of this example let s really show our passion for the breed in a nonpersonal and sensitive manner to not say or write things that hurt or insult fellow club members. I have requested the Editor to, as part of this obituary, again publish the notes June wrote back in 2012 about her own life, aptly titled The Old Trout s Yarn. I was also very privileged to obtain from a colleague and friend of June s for many years, Mrs Marjorie Malan, a personal eulogy. These tell June s story and how deeply she was appreciated also by her friends outside of the dog world. We will miss June and I am glad that we have her example, her legacy of what a true LRKC member should be. Photo by Di Holman taken at June s 91st Birthday earlier this year with June s companion and helper Ntombi behind her. 81

83 June Trautmann s Story or The Old Trout s Yarn as it was published in the Lab Lines of 2012 I am a cockney. My parents matrimonial home was in Calcutta. My mother was born in an Indian Army family. My father, an engineer, was discharged in Calcutta at the end of WW1. When I came along he was determined that I should be born in England, so my mother retruned to London, where she had trained as a nurse, and I was born in St Bartholomew s Hospital, Smithfield, well within the sound of Bow Bells. In 1928, my father died, aged 36, of blood poisoning, when I was three. He had wanted to take leave in Britains so my mother gone ahead with me to find a house to rent. We did not return to India (although I was able to visit it and surviving cousins for seven weeks in India changes slowly). My mother bought a house in Sudbury, Middlesex (soon to be swallowed up by Greater London) and made a career for herself in physiotherapy. I went to boarding school. As my father had been a Freem Mason in good stanging I was able to go to the Royal Masonic School of Girls fro ten years. The most vivid memory of that decade was the Fall of France, the news of chich arrived amongst us at Ricky on a brillian evening which the setting sun was reflected in the dormitory mirrors. I never had any pets as a child. No doubt my mother, who had been married to a man whose household pets included a monkey as well as two fox terriers and several cats, had had enough of animals. During WWll My mother used to send me to friends in Shropshire for most of my school holidays. The village, Wistandstow, was near the Welsh border and I became friendly with Tom Jones Evans, breeder of Welsh Mountain ponies. He had several dogs, all capable of herding sheep and drive cattle. I fell for one fo these, a black and white bitch named Peg and, when he offered her to me for the sum of two sovereigns, I bought her. I duly turned up at home with Peg, my mother took one look at her and said Get that bitch out of this house. The next day I took her to a friend who had a riding school on Horsenden Hill. Peg and, later, her son Peter lived long and happy lives guarding the stables and making friends with the people who came to ride the horses. When I left school, realising that suburban London was not for me, I took a job on a Dorsetshire dairy farm, raising Friesian calves and young stock, and remained working with cattle in Dorset for seven years. As a result of the long sojourn I was free to have a dog and bought a Pembroke Welsh Corgi bitch, Fingbourne Fay, from the Misses Talmondt. Although Fay was a london-bred dog, she grew up in the country and knew instinctively how to behave amongst cattle. I worked as a research technician in the laboratories of the General Electric Company but, again, I found that post war life apart from my friends at the riding school, was boring and, in the 1950s, food and money were in short supply. One good thing: Mother liked the Corgis. I had brought a second botch, Teekay Vivid, bred by Anne Biddlecombe, with me from Dorset. Later I gave Mother a son of Fay, Mr Newman (named for Southampton vet!). Mr Newman was to console her when I left for South Africa. South Africa was in the sticks politically; the country sparked my interest and I began to think about emigrating. Through South African friends in London I answered an advertisement for a livestock assistant with Jersey cattle in Hankey, Eastern Cape, placed in the (South Africa) Farmers Weekly by Neil Boss, the boot and shoe manufacturer. He was keen on encouraging immigrants and I got the job. My Mother was philosophical; she said, My Mother had six children and they all left her so why should I hold you back? Taking Fay, my number one dog, then aged about five, I left London from Tilbury Docks on 30 April 1953 on the MV Bloemfontein Castle. There were several people with dogs on board. The dogs had kennels on a special dog deck where we used to sit with them by day. In the afternoon the ship s cook came up with left-overs from the dining room which the dogs ate with relish. When the Bloemfontein Castle docked by night at Lonito we took it in turns to sit with the dogs all the time that the ship was in port. At Walvis Bay the South African customs and passport officials came aboard to clear us for landing in South Africa. (The dogs were cleared individually by Government vets at the ports where they were landed.) Fay was going to Port Elizabeth. The vet there gave her a very perfunctory examination and said, You can take him ashore now. 82

84 The Bloemfontein Castle entered Table Bay before dawn on 30 May 1953 with all her passengers lining the decks in silence. The light increased, the Mountain looked nearer and larger and the ship, obedient to her tugs, berthed almost noiselessly. After six months in the Eastern Cape I left for the Transvaal, arriving at Johannesburg station with Fay, a suitcase and a box of books. I took a job in the Research Department of AECI Limited (then African Explosives & Chemical Industries Limited) and remained with the Company for 33 years. After a long and happy life (but childless south of the Equator) Fay died and was succeeeded by Piccolo of Hillhead, bred by Christopher Bowring of Kloof. When she died I determined never to have another dog. This resolution held good until, driving up from holiday in the Cape, I stopped off for a couple of days with friends in Bloemfontein, cousins of my South African friends in London. They had a black Loughdergbred Labrador Retriever, Bosun, a dog noble both in looks and temperament. I fell for him and drove to Johannesburg determined to have a Labrador Retriever like him, but a bitch. That bitch was Wester Ross Woodlark, bred by Stella Crawford-Backer, by Ch Mallardhurn Black Earl of Wester Ross ex Ch Wester Ross Honours Bright. Lark had considerable ability in the field for which I trained her, greatly helped by Roger Kearney and Michael Richards. (They trained me; I trained Lark.) Sadly Lark died of a liver complaint before her tenth birthday. Sapphro, my second Labrador, Wester Ross Frost, by Bill Tait s Ch FT Ballyhue s Black Popit of Donside, followed. I gave a home in their retirement to three of the Breckondale dogs. This came about because Rod brought Sandy, Ch Sandylands Master Piece of Breckondale, FQ, a son of Mark, to a Club show with stiches in his head and shoulder. Knowing that the Copestakes rehome their bitches at the end of their breeding careers, I tentatively offered Sandy a home. The next day Rod called me: Come and get him. Sandy lived happily with me and Sapphro for the last three years of his life. During this time he added an RCC at Goldfields to his winnings at the age of 11 years and 4 months. Sandy s Son, Ch Wester Rodd Beckett virtually succeeded him when Stella Crawford-Becker went to live with her sister, Audrey in Garden Village. Ch Balrion Bowled a Bouncer to Breckondale, son of Sh Ch (Eng) Sandylands Royal Escort, followed Beckett. The Copestakes had retired with three dogs to a part of Knysna where two dogs only were permitted by household. Just before they left I met Rod at a show and said, I think you should leave Bouncer with me. Rod laughed but, a couple of months later my phone rang. It was Rod wanting to know if I was still willing to take Bouncer I was. Rod was very attached to Bouncer and came to see hom whenever he was in Johannesburg. Bouncer outlived Rod by a few months. Earlier I had acquired Breckondale Pennyroyal of Larkrise from Rod and Carmen. Royal, by Ch Balrion King of the Hill of Breckondale, had a few wins in the show ring and, further, an impeccable HD-free certificate; when mated with John Steyn s dog, Ch Watercrext Rawhide Reagan, she produced, in her second litter, Larkrise Ballade Royal, Bala. Bala was the companion in her later years of Arro, Ch Balrion Black Arrogance of Breckondale, son of Hawksmoor s Webster, who came to me because Carmen was having a problem with canine accommodation. Arro was younger than his two Breckondal predecessors and he lived with me for five years he is still very much missed. I have the fourth and last of Pekes, Blackie, inherited from Lenchen Allan. Members of the LRKC will know that I have soft spot for Pekes! Of course, all these Labradors, except for Sandy and his son, Beckett, were black! Editor in 2012: Bala was put to sleep earlier this year at fifteen years and June offered a home in September to Taffy, a lovely Pembroke Corgi bitch from Mrs Roos. A TRIBUTE TO JUNE by Marjorie Malan (friend and colleague) I have known June for 54 years, and am honoured to pay tribute to her as both colleague at AECI s Research Department and for the last 42 years as good friend. My first impression of her was a tall imposing figure, white lab coat flapping behind her, striding down past AECI s Research library on her way to the car park. At that time I worked in the Library and she in the greenhouse of the Research Laboratory, working with pesticides. When the Agricultural Division closed 83

85 down, and with it the Greenhouse, she was given the responsibility of cataloguing, indexing and abstracting all the Company reports, knowledge of which until that time had been in the head of her predecessor. She was given a corner of the library as her office and it was then that I first got to know her. If not for the war June would have gone to University instead of ending up as a land-girl. After the war she decided to come to South Africa to work on a farm which I thought was a very adventurous thing to do. It was not a happy experience and her employer obviously exploited her, so she left and came to work in AECI as a laboratory assistant in Research Department. The transfer several years later to The Information Department inspired her to study through UNISA and obtain a BA degree in library and information science. She became, and remained friends with her lecturers in history, English and librarianship. She really enjoyed the intellectual world of Academia. In those days she was a very heavy smoker and rolled her own cigarettes, much to the fascination of my son. A disturbing cough rather than my nagging eventually gave her the incentive to give it up completely. June had many interests: Wild-life was her great passion and I greatly admired her courage to drive herself as often as possible to the Kruger Park, always on her own! She was a talented photographer and would proudly show off her magnificent photographs of animals and scenery on her return. On one occasion she invited me to come with her to the Kruger Park. I was rather apprehensive as I thought I would reveal my ignorance and not see anything, but when I spotted and identified a Nyala, my reputation was made and after that we went on many game reserve trips together. I learnt so much about identifying both animals and birds through her. Much later she invited my partner to join us (and to drive). She adored Peter, but I think she always enjoyed men s company. (Peter had a 4x4 and had infinite patience in positioning it into exactly the right position for her photograph). One of our trips was with her cousin Gwynneth who had come out on holiday. One of her rather unusual adventures was going with Dr John Skinner from the University of Pretoria and a group of his students on a camping trip to Namibi. She thoroughly enjoyed interacting with the young students and remained a good friend of John s for the rest of his life. She was a Friend of the Zoo and we also went to several of their activities together. Although she was passionate about wild life, June s dogs were her great love. I am sure that exercising them kept her fit in spite of her deteriorating back. Although June was not a hunter she was an enthusiastic Gundog owner, breeder and trainer and enjoyed trials and dog shows. She was an active member of the LRKC and later became a Patron of the Club. She had a close circle of dog friends. Although I have always had a love for dogs I don t think I quite made the grade with June as mine were all mongrels! At one stage June became a vegetarian, but gave that up as she felt it was rather stupid not to eat meat when she cooked it for her Labradors. June was a very talented writer. I was first aware of this when she was writing abstracts for the Company reports. She once wrote to me from India and I could almost see the sights and people she observed with her photographer s eye. I am sure that her diary which she kept all her life must also reveal her writing ability. She abhorred slang and once one of our friends was severely reprimanded for referring to women as birds. When she was about to retire, I suggested that she should turn her writing and photography talent to profit and produce a book of her experiences, but she felt that that market was saturated. If only she had acquired a computer! She was equally a skilful editor. The recently published The Labrador Retriever in South Africa, her magnum opus, is a testament to that talent. However her own high standards sometimes made it difficult for her to accept that other people could not always match them and she suffered fools rather badly. She was also a great reader and book collector and her tastes were very wide-ranging. Much of my own reading was on her recommendation or on rare occasions, she would lend me one of her precious books. Underneath her tough exterior she had a kind heart and felt very responsible for those who worked for her. At one time she had 4 boarders Lina our friend Phyllis s mother s retired maid, her care-giver, Lot her gardener, and a homeless security guard. This must have been quite difficult for someone who had lived independently and alone. It was particularly pleasing to see her growing dependence on, and affection for Thombi, her care-giver. 84

86 When she was younger she enjoyed entertaining and being the gracious hostess. I was privileged to be at many of her parties with the interesting people she had met and befriended. The common thread running through all the facets of her life was friendship. She corresponded regularly with family and friends (even keeping copies). I think I got to know many of her family through their letters which she shared with me. I think we all know that June could be difficult and stubborn (can you imagine trying to persuade her to acquire and learn to use a cell phone) but much more important she was a loyal and unique friend and will be remembered as such. LEKKERWIJN LABRADORS SHEILA BALES in Memorium ( ) We lost another great lady this year in Sheila Bales, who passed away on her 84 th Birthday on the 18 th of January. Sheila suffered a bad fall in December which she did not recover from. Sheila was a passionate Labrador enthusiast, who always managed her dogs in the show ring and at home in a soft and gentle manner. Sheila established herself as one of the most prominent breeders of chocolate Labradors in South Africa under the affix Lekkerwijn. Older members will remember the great success she had in the show ring with her chocolate dog, Ch Lekkerwijn Toreador. Besides this she has won many awards over the years in the show ring and Sheila s line of breeding can be seen in many pedigrees today. Sheila s dogs were all placed with family, friends and fellow breeders. We will miss one of the big names in Labradors in South Africa, a fellow breeder and a friend. 85

87 MIRAIN LABRADORS Sandy Borralho (Johannesburg) 2016 was a busy and successful show year. Kiara (Ablesing Kiara for Keeps at Mirain), Baloo (Seabirds Nothing Compares at Mirain (Imp Sweden)) and Nica (Seabirds One In A Million at Mirain (Imp Sweden)) spent many hours around the show ring and in the car travelling around our beautiful country to Show of course! My beautiful girl Kiara achieved 10 Best of Breed awards, 7 Reserve Best of Breeds and was Best Champion Bitch 30 times. She was also awarded 2 CACIB s and 2 Best Opposite Sex at FCI shows. She was also the Mini Grand Winner at the Cape Gundog Club. What an amazing girl she loves the ring and is such a pleasure to show, strutting her stuff for anyone who cares to handle her. Next year Kiara will have puppies and I am looking forward to seeing her offspring in the ring! We spent time with friends talking and laughing, many times laughing at ourselves because only Mad dogs and Englishmen are happy running around the show ring in the pouring rain (and we had quite a few wet shows this year)! Needless to say the dogs enjoyed the rain, perhaps Grahamstown being the exception when even they could barely see where they were going and would have preferred to dig up the moles that were very busy in the Gundog ring. Thank you to Sharron Brown for encouraging the Gundog exhibitors to have themed days and I hope these will continue in 2017 here is a photo of our breast cancer Pink day and it was great to see most people had dressed for the day. We had great fun, although I am not sure what the Judge thought when all the handlers came into the ring in PINK! Baloo started out this year as a rather ungainly and clumsy puppy, then became a headstrong junior, and has finally started to develop and mellow a wee bit! I am looking forward to showing him in 2017 as he is finally over the bum high stage and is now a well balanced dog. His achievements this year include 1 Reserve Best of Breed, 1 Best Puppy, 2 Best Junior in Group, 10 Best Junior in Breed and 5 Reserve Best Junior in Breed, 1 CC and 6 RCC tickets. 86

88 Nica (left) is a little terror but by mid-year had finally settled enough to allow the judges to look at her teeth. She cannot stand still for more than 30 seconds and I am truly amazed that she can remain on her feet when her tail wags so generously! My gorgeous chocolate girl achieved 1 Best Junior in Show, 1 Reserve Junior in Show, 2 Reserve Best of Breeds, 2 Best Baby Puppy in Group, 1 Best Puppy in Group, 3 Best Puppy in Breed, 2 Best Junior in Group, 5 Best Junior in Breed, 4 CC s, 7 RCC s, 1 RCACIB and 2 Best Junior FCI. POTIPHAR LABRADORS Jan and Carol Hovers (Cape Town) From my next litter I have a puppy booked for a 10 year old boy who has Diabetes. Diabetic alert dogs are trained to alert diabetic handlers in advance of low or high blood sugar levels. The dog's incredible sense of smell enables it to sniff out minute changes in their owner's blood glucose level up to 30 minutes before a blood glucose monitor can. A sudden drop in sugar levels (hypoglycaemia) can be life threatening, causing symptoms that vary from confusion, seizures to coma. Early warning of dangerously low blood sugar levels plays a major role in the lives of both the person with diabetes and their family. Just Dogs Behavior is working to introduce medical alert dogs for people with Diabetes in South Africa. On the home front, I am very excited about the black bitch puppy I have booked with Annemarie van Heerden (Ch Hubert de L etang Balancet x Ch Ablesing Amazing Allegra at Amadeuze) which should arrive in Cape Town mid December - a Christmas present to myself. Danie Kritzinger and I very nearly bought Hubert from his breeder in France. When that didn't happen, Annemarie bought him and I bought frozen semen from his sire - Carpenny Scenario. Out of 12 straws I had one puppy - Di and Richard Hacking's Beau (Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop). ROWANIA LABRADORS Thania Rowan (Mooinooi) CH CASIMIRO SYKSTUS OF ROWANIA (Multi Ch Chablais Blue Sable Caramelo x Dolbia Pride and Joy) (Casey) The highlight of the year: Casey became a Champion after only 7 months of showing. Although I did not enter him in all the shows he still did extremely well. 87

89 Casey achieved the following during 2016: LRKC Open Show - Best Senior Dog & RBIS SA Ladies Kennel Ass (2) - RCC Vereeniging & Districts Kennel Club - CC The Junior Kennel Club of Gauteng - CC & RBOB Transvaal Midlands Kennel Club - CC (2 points) & RBOB Witwatersrand Kennel Club - RCC Western Gauteng Kennel Club (1) - CC (2 points) & BOB Western Gauteng Kennel Club (2) - CC (2 points) Northern Tswane Kennel Club (2) - Champion Dog Eastern Districts Kennel Club - Champion Dog & BOB WODAC Best Dog in Champion Class & Best in Gundog Group Northern Free State Kennel Club - RCC Kimberley Kennel Club - CC The Gundog Club - CC & BOB ROWANIA FOR JOY (Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania & Rowania Born A Lady), owned by Jeandrè v Niekerk Joy was the first offspring from my kennel to enter the show ring in She achieved the following: SA Ladies Kennel Ass(1) - Best Puppy / RCC & 2 nd in Group Vereeniging and Districts Club - Best Puppy / RCC & 2 nd in Group Northern Tswane Kennel Club (1) - Best Puppy / RCC & 3 rd in Group DIMECHE CIAO BELLA OF ROWANIA (Ch Casimiro Sykstus of Rowania x Conkasha Princess Willow of Dimeche) The Gundog Club - Reserve Best Labrador Puppy (6 months old) Our newcomer, Bella was born out of Casey and Willow (Dimeche Kennel). She has become a beautiful youngster and has just been introduced into the showring. I bred only one litter of nine puppies during 2016 by Casey out of Sabrina. A couple of these babies have gone to show homes and I hope to see them in the ring in Thank you to Kevin Pott, Genevieve Alberts and Jill Harbord for showing my dogs when I couldn t do it myself without you I could not have done it! Jeandrè for showing Joy you did really well with your girl. Photo right: Early morning play with Casey and the girls 88

90 RETIRED: Coco (9 years) and Patat (7 years) My foundation dogs are Coco (Bridgemar Coco of Rowania) and Patat (Dirnelia Lady Ann of Rowania). Coco (my shadow) and Patat (my husband s blue eyed girl) were the two with whom I started breeding in They are living a happy retired life now lying around the pool and seeing who can still chase a bird I believe in a few important rules in my kennel: Always be honest with yourself and others. Be honest about your dogs faults and never double up on them when breeding. Decide where you want to go with your kennel and don t ever make hasty decisions regarding the route you want to follow with the line you want to breed. Do ALL the health tests that are required to enable you to practice good breeding: Tests like PRA, EIC, Hips, Elbows, all the eye tests, colour tests, etc. is important when you are really serious about breeding proper dogs. Know your Breed s standard, there is no use in breeding if you are not doing it accordingly. We must always try to improve on the quality of our breed and look for dogs that complement each other in their progeny. MOST OF ALL: LOVE YOUR DOGS!!! STAGMANSKOP LABRADORS Richard and Diane Hacking (Citrusdal) The two Stagmanskop Labradors have had an outstanding year. Our only sad note was losing our friend Chester (photo right). We all miss him. The two BOB s on offer in the February Cape shows were won by Pilot. Later in March, 89

91 we attended the LRKC s Annual General meeting where Pilot was awarded the Victor Ludorum trophy for the top male Lab tied with Craignair Switchblade. This is always an exciting award and Pilot has now had it several times. In P.E. there were mixed results with both dogs holding their own against strong competition. A couple of weekends later in Cape Town, the two dogs each won a BOB so it never mattered which one was winning. Richard and I always go to Namibia in July to visit Erindi which is the largest Nature reserve in Namibia. It is just a magic place and we take the dogs to the show in Windhoek every year on our way. They need the entries and we are going to go anyway. This time, Lois Wilson awarded Beau (Potiphar Solo Rio of Stagmanskop) Best in Show. We were so excited as we had never won Best in Show before and it is very special. As someone said, winning best in show is special no matter how many times you do it. To me, the first time will always be the best. Someone suggested that we should go to the Blomfontein shows. We have never done that as we always try to support the Cape shows and just enjoy the weekends away. We decided that since Pilot was almost a Veteran we would take him as a last big effort on his part. When we arrived and learned that there were 32 Labs entered, we were slightly overwhelmed as we had never had that sort of competition. We could not believe what happened..on the first day under an Australian judge, Beau won BOB, the Gundog Group and 3rd Best in Show. At the same time Pilot was RBOB. We could not believe it!!!! We felt that we had had our win but Pilot won BOB the next two days and was placed in the Group both days. It was a grand slam win for the boys. At the annual general meeting of The Cape Gundog Club, Pilot was awarded the Gwen Broadley trophy for the top winning Labrador in the Western Cape. This is the 5th time that he has had it and it is quite an achievement for him. Later in the year, the two performed well by winning in the Open Shows. Beau was Best in Show at the Gundog Open Show and both dogs have done well in the rest of the Open Shows. Pilot went Reserve Best Veteran in Show at the show honouring the Veterans. There were a lot of really nice veterans and such fun to see them all in the ring. Richard and I feel so honoured to own such beautiful dogs who always show their hearts out and are so happy to enjoy whatever they are doing. Pilot has the biggest heart that we have ever seen and he proves it daily. His stamina and determination are a joy to observe and Richard and I consider ourselves to be the luckiest people in the world to own these two magnificent animals. Now, as the year draws to a close, it is a rest for all with walks and swims and just chilling.. 90

92 STEBEL LABRADORS Colin and Pat Harrison (UK) Greetings from England. A walk in the Autumn sunshine with our Labs. TREVENA LABRADORS Mike and Diane Holman (Johannesburg) The Trevena Retriever team had a busy time over the shooting season and enjoyed a successful year of field trials. The Labs did not spend much time at shows this year as more attention was given to the Flatcoats but we ran up to five dogs in the Highveld Retriever trials with entries across all levels from Puppy/Junior up to Open stake. The calendar never seems to make it any easier in the Highveld with trials stacked on top of each other. Although early season rock pigeon shoots were limited due to the drought and late planting, they did provide some opportunity for the dogs to get their noses in by doing some real retriever work. How they find these relatively small birds in tall sunflowers, working only with the sound of the fall and scent often in hot conditions just never ceases to amaze. In spite of the drought there was some excellent duck shooting and the dogs were tested in a variety of environments with yellow-dog Guinea (Hilost Golden Guinea of Trevena WHR) taking poll position as the favoured shooting partner (Photo right: GRC Novice). Amongst the Labs, the field trial performance of Manny (Ch Trevena Mannochmore) improved significantly this season and he completed several Novice stakes gaining a third place in the Cape and two COM awards. Star of the show has been yellow-dog Guinea who performed consistently well in Novice stake throughout the season. He started with a 3rd place at LRKC followed by a 2nd then a 1st at GRC. While travelling away he achieved a 3rd place in KZN and a 2nd in the Cape, respectively. He also finished his second ever Open Stake at Gundog Club with a COM award. Out shooting he has also proved to be an exceptional game finder and seems to have a neverending supply of energy and stamina. 91

93 A good day at the office In August, our home bred black bitch Trevena Mariner Minx (Minky) was covered by Bunnichem Jamandreu of Conkasha (Onyx) and whelped 5 lovely pups, 4 males and one female. One of the boys Trevena Crown Jewel (Duke) was sent up to Kenya to Magdalene Njoki, thanks to the introduction by Angi Yoder-Maina, to bring some new blood into the Country. We were delighted to hear that the new owners love him to bits and he has settled in really well. We wish them every success with little Duke. Trevena Crown Jewel - Duke Other exciting news in August was the attendance of Trevena Gentleman Jack (Jack), litter brother to Manny and owned by Gareth Thomas, in the KUSA Championship Field Trial. What a performance! We were very proud that Jack and Gareth came home with a COM. Congratulations to them both. We wish them well for Could this be another budding Field Trial Champion for Trevena? Mike Marshall has also had some good success with Trevena Seashell (Grazie) in field trials. We hope 2017 brings them NHR status and elevation to the Novice Stake. Grazie is litter sister to Minky and Asher (Ch Trevena Mariner Man). Another Trevena Labrador who continues to strut his stuff with beautiful style is the gorgeous Ch Trevena Mariner Man (Asher) (photo right), owned by Donovan Hart and beautifully shown by Nicolet Van Rijsbergen. Amongst his wins this year, I was excited to witness him go Group 2nd at the 1st TKC Ch Show held in August and Group 3rd at the 2nd TKC Show. Asher with Don handling also takes part in field trials, and has been seen to put in some pretty impressive retrieves, just falling at the last. This year Asher has also taken up carting. It s really gratifying for a breeder to hear that one of their puppies is giving his owners so much fun, is so versatile as well as acknowledged for being beautiful! We are looking forward to an exciting 2017 watching and hearing about the Trevena Labradors progress. We wish all the Labrador Retriever membership a very happy, peaceful, healthy and prosperous

94 VALHALLEN LABRADORS Vanessa Lodge-Lowe (Johannesburg) Ch Valhallen Man On The Move Angus passed away on the 29 th of February this year of a stroke. He was a character loved by all and proved very successful in the ring. Angus was my first home bred Champion. He won multiple Best Puppy awards and Puppy Groups. He also won multiple Best of Breeds and Reserve Best of Breeds. He had 8 CC points when he was made up in Recently in 2013 I took him out of retirement and he won my first Best in Show at an All Breeds Kennel Club Championship show in 30 years of me showing dogs. He went Best Neuter Dog in show at KUSA s Championship show on the 1st June Thank you to Mrs Anna Brankovic from Serbia who gave him this award. On the 25th August he went Reserve Best Neuter in Show at Roodepoort & Districts Championship Show. On the 21st September 2013 he went Best Neuter in Show at the Labrador Retriever Kennel Clubs Championship Show. A special thanks to Judge Mrs Tuus Van Adrichem Boogart-Kwint from the Netherlands. This was a dream come true for me and as far as I know he is the first chocolate Labrador that has ever won a Best in Show at an All Breeds Champion Show in SA! WILDSPIRIT LABRADORS Sheryll Gander Kloeck (Johannesburg) This year was a year like no other for me personally. Added to that, having major back surgery in February meant a long recovery, which meant no training and only a couple of Trials and 3 rough shoots. I only entered a couple of my dogs in the Trials but this still proved hectic on my back. My fur children showed loads of natural ability but the taught abilities...! The rough shoots with my older dogs were wonderful waterfowl shoots as not much moving about was required. This made it much easier for me. For my own health I decided that there is always another year. Try telling that to my seriously frustrated working dogs... proved a little more difficult. Photo: Wildspirit Goosey Gander 93

95 On the breeding side I bred a couple of repeat litters which were already proven in the field and a couple of new combinations which have proved very exciting. By keeping Wildspirit Goosey Gander, I brought in some new working bloodlines into my kennel, and also did my much awaited combination between my Import TTF African Fyrefly of Wildspirit and Wildspirit Huckelberry Fin. This tie produced a litter of 8 pups, 5 of them stunning Fox Red babies. All 8 of them are in working homes. I am working with seven of them who are local and all of them are showing fantastic ability and are an absolute joy to work with. The eighth one went to a working home in KZN and I believe he is also an absolute joy to work with. It is such a joy that as a trainer, I get to see many of my babies and working with them is an absolute delight and pleasure. I am currently hoping for some exciting matings to happen, which will bring some awesome working lines back into my kennels. One of my babies was sent all the way to Stockholm and had her first experience in serious snow - she will have some serious fun picking up in snowy conditions. A couple of pups also went to Zambia and Zimbabwe as working companions. I feel totally blessed as a breeder, that those of my pups that don t go to working homes, all go to the most incredible families. Many of whom have become close friends. When you add a Wildspirit baby to your family, you become part of my family forever. I am so incredibly blessed to have such special people share my life, all because of these wonderful creatures that are my life. They are the very air that I breath. So here is to PERSONALLY, HEALTH WISE AND FOR THE LOVE OF MY FUR CHILDREN - being a much better year. Looking so forward to the years ahead. 94

96 KWA ZULU NATAL NEWS By Gill Ainslie, Klynroc Labradors (Howick), LRKC Regional Representative KZN shows have not been well attended by KZN Labradors this past year, there is just a small bunch of Labrador owners who attend most of the shows! Open shows in particular have been very poorly attended. Most of our show Labs take part in Field Trials and tests and a few enter obedience and carting shows. Don Hart-Davis and Asher (Ch Trevena Mariner Man) have continued their winning ways in breed and carting and they also take part in Field Trials. Well done Asher! Congratulations to Peter Christie and Teal (Wildwings Teal WHR) for their Novice Stake win in September and also gun s choice and they were 2 nd in Novice in June and also gun s choice. David Padbury and the 11 year old Jasper (FT Ch Burwell Ben of T shinga) won the Open Stake in the Cape, just shows the old dogs can still do it. Congratulations to you both! Major, Jasper s son (Walkabout Intrepid WHR), has also done extremely well this past year. Other Labradors and their owners who have improved tremendously in their field training are Fred Kingsley s Hudson and Luna, Cheryl Retief s Envi, Jenny Maxwell s Storm, Dave Forder s Flyer, Sue Forder s Summer, Rho Hansen s Kelso and Ginja, Dave Padbury s Gunner & also with Rho s Indy, Rob Ainslie s Piper, Jenny Gray s Izzi, Don Hart-Davis Asher, Carolyn Baker s Delta and Louise Welsford s Dash. Louise s new puppy Fen is also coming on well. A few of us have been regularly picking up on shoots in the Howick area, the dogs love it and it is so rewarding to watch them do what they were bred to do! There were not many puppies bred in KZN this past year, Sue Forder s Summer (Blinkwater Summer Spice at Sandrof) and Caryn Crookes Rolo (Conkasha Prince of Stars at Blinkwater) produced a lovely litter of 6 boys in April 5 blacks and 1 chocolate! All have stunning homes and 3 were shown at our open show in October. I think Charlene Mocke has also had a few litters! Photo right: Rob Ainslie 95

97 In closing, at the Natal Gundog Club s Spring Trial at the beginning of September, Fred Kingley offered to swim across the freezing cold, swiftly flowing Lion s River to chase some cows away from the blind duck! He was awarded the beer award!!!! Photo by Sharron Brown EASTERN CAPE BITS AND PIECES Iain Judd, Gravesown Labradors (PE), LRKC Regional Representative The first event of the year was the three show, championship weekend in April. Entries could have been better, with out-oftowners cleaning up. The dreaded Port Elizabeth wind played havoc with the annual, traditional, once in a lifetime Gundog braai, which had to be cancelled due to the real fear of destroying the tents and gazebo s of the show goers. Luckily, on the Sunday, the wind abated and we were treated to an excellent retriever seminar presented by Kevin Pott. Much was learnt and has been put into practise and a great time was had by all. A substantial report on the doings appeared in the Bulletin earlier in the year. At the Oudtshoorn breed shows Evallina Lab s Valley of Westwinter, aka Erin, owned by Bronwyn Westerdale was awarded a CC and RCC and was placed Puppy Group 1 and 2. Erin was also awarded a RCC and Puppy Group 1 in Grahamstown. (Photos: Erin above; Andre and Moxie left) 96

98 Our old friend Stafford Baker judged the Gundog group on the Sunday in Grahamstown and it was nice to see him out and about. On the field trial front Esteé and Andre Thuynsma s Snowpine Moxie of Kindell finished the Maiden Stake in Barrydale. Unfortunately Moxie tangled with an extremely vicious sneaky porcupine quill resulting in a bad injury just prior to the Botrivier trials which prevented her from working to her full potential. Erin did very well in Botrivier, her first trial at just a year old, placing 2 nd in the Junior stake and Guns choice. Finally, after two years of annoying a few breeders and much procrastination, Janet and Iain Judd took delivery of Coffee, Chezenko Fortescues, a little black girl. It s going to be fun. Whilst fiddling with the interweb and photographs, I couldn t resist this one of Bronwyn s Antebellum Holly (Hot Holly) at training (below). All that remains is for the Port Elizabeth gang to wish all the Labbie bodies well over the Festive Season and all the best for

99 The Labrador Retriever Club Centenary Show 2016 By Betty Howard, Tapeatom Labradors (Rawsonville) I flew to London on the 6 th June 2016 to attend the Centenary Show and meet up with old Labrador friends. I was met at Heathrow by Richard and Liz Edwards, they having spent the night near Heathrow to meet me early in the morning. We spent a couple of days restful days at their home talking dogs and old times. On Thursday the 9 th of June, Richard and I set off for the Three Counties Championship show at Malvern. It was wonderful to catch up with so many of my friends there. A highlight for me was Chris and Claire Mills (Lembas) making up their beautiful bitch on the day. I caught up with Murray Armstrong and his partner John Thirwell, it was also lovely to see Frank Kane again and reminisce of the time he spent with us when he judged in Jersey many years ago and also great to meet up with Andrew Brace, whom I haven t seen for some years. After Three Counties, Richard and I went on to Sandylands and enjoyed a great evening with Erica and David, Arwyn Ellis, Sian and Ed Casey. The following day was spent at the Centenary Open Show where we once again had a wonderful day catching up with many old friends I miss them and their friendship! The Show was followed by a fantastic evening dinner and dance, and I danced with so many. I didn t know i could do it still! I was unsuccessful, however, in getting Franco Barberi to grace the floor with me but he later came up and told me is shy!! I must admit that after a few drinks he was fine. We arrived back at Sandylands quite late and were up and running early the next morning for the Big Show. Richard had set up an amazing stall of memorabilia, which attracted many enthusiasts of our lovely breed. Rose-Marie Cabion had kindly lent a wonderful scrap book to Richard which attracted much attention on the stand. I must confess that I was very disappointed in many of the labradors who are short in leg and overbodied, many with un-typical heads. For me the veteran class was the type I am used to! I jokingly said we should start a new club called the old fashioned Labrador club - I soon had a full committee!! The following day, Erica and I went to the East Anglian Labrador Club Championship Show. Once again it was wonderful to catch up with old friends Heather Fone (Heatherbourne) as well as Vic and Janet Cole (Stajantor). Erica gained Best Puppy with her new youngster, Sandylands Once Upon A Time. I handled a young bitch for Maureen and Tony Floyd (Trenow) as the classes clashed and Maureen had a foot injury. Unfortunately, I wasn t placed but the girl went well for me - I didn t realise I could run so well, must have limbered up on the Friday night! After all the show activity, it was wonderful to spend a reflective Monday with Erica, chatting of days gone by and what is happening to our wonderful breed. The next day, I flew home to Jersey for an amazing reunion with my family. My brother and wife came down from Scotland - we hadn t seen each other for 6 years. I flew back to Cape Town on the 20 th of June, tired but rejuvenated from a wonderful trip. Upon arrival I received the fantastic news from the Australian Nationals, which took place while I was away, that our Tapeatom dogs and their progeny had taken almost every prize on offer. It is with great pride that I publish the results below, with special thanks to judge Phillipe Lammens of Misty Dreams Labradors (France). 9 th Labrador Retriever National 2016 Adelaide, South Australia Judge: Phillipe Lammens (France); 314 Entries General Specials No. Exhibit Link to Tapeatom Best In Show; Best Veteran In Show 149 Ch Tapeatom Easy Rider Runner Up Best In Show; Best Junior In Show 79 Morndew Game Chaser By Ch Tapeatom Easy Rider 98

100 Opp. Sex Baby Puppy In Show 31 Kirkdell New Sensation Ch Tapeatom Easy Rider Granddaughter Best Puppy In Show 178 Morndew Grace And Favour By Ch Tapeatom Easy Rider Opp. Sex Intermediate In Show 94 Sup Ch Driftway The Time Keeper Ch Tapeatom Easy Rider Grandson Best Limit In Show 246 Airai California Gurls By Ch Tapeatom Easy Rider Best Australian Bred In Show 124 Ch Embellish Story Teller By Ch Tapeatom Headliner Best Open In Show 281 Sup Ch Kirkdell Dazzle N Delight TD By Ch Tapeatom Easy Rider Opp Sex Open In Show 133 SA Ch, Ch Tapeatom Just In Time Opp Sex Neuter In Show 155 Ch Kirkdell Dazzle After Dark By Ch Tapeatom Easy Rider By Sharon Stocks Stadler It has been another long and difficult year for Labrador Rescue with a record number of dogs looking for homes. A brief discussion with Border Collie Rescue and Husky Rescue revealed that they think they are having a wonderful rehoming month if they rehome 10 to 15 dogs a month. We are homing that number a week. A bad month is over 30 dogs on their books - we have over 150. On a bad day, we get up to dogs a day looking for homes. The numbers are staggering and show no sign of reducing. People are emmigrating, downscaling, moving in with relatives and cannot take their dogs. We are seeing an increase of dogs being dumped and abandoned and more and more cases of sheer neglect. People are buying puppies without doing research and homework on the breed and then find themselves not coping. Breeders are selling 2 dogs to the same home, and 6 18 months later, we are rehoming them. There has also been an increase in the number of puppies we are asked to home. We have had 4 litters of purebred Labrador puppies and another 5 or 6 Lab X Retriever or other breed litters. Backyard breeders are increasing and with that comes its own set of problems including temperament and behavioural, not to mention, health issues. However, it is not all doom and gloom. We have homed some really lovely dogs who are thriving in their new homes. We have some new volunteers who are superstars. Our LabRescue Team in Cape Town and surrounds is headed up by Ricki Goodman and helping her is Madri Hare Bower, Roz Witte, Cheryl Borcher and a fabulous team of home checkers and people who fetch dogs, take them to vets and generally help as much as they can. 99

101 Marion Pfeiffer rehomes dogs all along the Garden Route and helps out all over the country when needed. Kathryn Powell works in KZN and in Johannesburg we have Jane Hoar, Ruth Bots, Natalie Sanders, Julie Hyams, Tatiana Latilla and the wonderful, unflappable Brenda Clarke who has taken on the enormous task of most of the admin and putting out the lists of dogs looking for homes on a weekly basis. Sharon Stadler is now based in Grahamstown and co-ordinates the regions as well as doing fund raising and admin. We are really shorthanded and this will be an area we will be seriously addressing in the new year as at the moment we are just not coping. If anyone is interested in helping, please be in touch. This is one of the rescue pups Cody whom we homed (above) look how he has grown! We organised a fundraiser in the form of a Labrador Rescue Golf Day in Pretoria in August and raised over R , which just about covered our outstanding Kennel and vet bills. Our network of vets countrywide has grown and we have a range of vets in most places who are willing to help us with reduced vet fees for a range of services including sterilization, vaccinations, microchips and have even had Vets do major operations for us at cost a huge saving for us. As always, our biggest expenses are vet bills and kennelling costs. Recently, we got in a mommy dog and a litter of 13 pups who all got parvo. This was a big unbudgeted expense but we did manage to save all the puppies and they have all been rehomed. We had a run of Parvo with a few dogs and this amounted to over R in unplanned vet s bills. As we enter the Silly season also known as dump your dog and get a new one in the new year season, we will once more be faced with the problem of trying to find dogs safe places to stay, whether it be kennels, foster homes or hopefully, permanent homes. With this comes the worry of having to find the funds to pay for it. 100

102 We would like to thank all the Labrador Retriever Club members who donate to LabRescue when paying their subs at the beginning of the year. This cash injection is always most welcome at the beginning of the year to help cover the costs incurred over the silly season. If you have space in your home and heart for a rescue Lab, please contact us and remember, we also rely on you to spread the word. Until there are none adopt one. All of us at LabRescue wish you all a safe and peaceful festive season and remember to LOVE YOUR LABS. Photo right: Rescue girl Lily with her new best friend Riley who was so concerned when she came back from being spayed. Contact details info@labrescue.org.za Bank details: Labrador Rescue SA Standard Bank Rivionia Branch Code: Account No Photo left: What do you mean I don t fit anymore? 101

103 Audrey Bryant in Memorium ( ) Longstanding LRKC members and those associated with Lab Rescue will know Jane Hoar s Mother, Audrey who sadly passed away a few months ago. Audrey Bryant was born on the 22nd May 1926 in London. She came to South Africa in the early 80's and spent her happiest years here. Audrey became involved with Retriever Field Trialling, both working a Lab and judging, and she served on the LRKC Committee. More recently she was a volunteer with Labrador Rescue as a foster, and many Labs were given a new start in life in her home. She also taught a puppy socialising class for the Highveld Training Club in Hamilton Park on a Sunday morning which she absolutely loved. This photo was taken at her puppy training class on her 90th birthday this year. An amazing character and always young at heart, she fought cancer for many years but her passion for life and her positive attitude kept her going. She passed away at home, with her family, friends and 8 Labradors close by, as was her wish. 102

104 LRKC DISCLAIMER The LRKC recognizes good practices in dog breeding and encourages compliance with such practices. It does not guarantee the health or disposition of a dog. Compliance is the responsibility of the LRKC Member. The LRKC maintains a grievance procedure for referral of complaints. The purchaser retains his/her statutory and contractual rights. The LRKC disclaims any liability relating to the health or disposition of a dog or the conduct of a member of the LRKC. The LRKC cannot guarantee that the dog or its subsequent progeny are free from any inheritable congenital conditions nor can it guarantee any standard of performance of the dog. EASTERN CAPE BUSHDWELLER *(Kusa accredited) Michelle Potgieter East London / marichelles@discoverymail.co.za Website: FREE STATE AILSACRAIG Margaret Bell Kestell / margaretbell@screamer.co.za GAUTENG AND VAAL TRIANGLE ABLESING *(Kusa accredited) Juanita Botha Deneysville, Vaal Triangle ablesing04@yahoo.co.uk Website: ADAMASDOR Renier Jansen van Vuuren Donkerhoek, Pretoria renier@labradors.co.za Website: ALBERDEN Denise Hopley Alberton buying@trekscale.com or alberden.labradors@gmail.com Website: BERRAKAW Pierre & Marietjie Nicholson Valhalla, Pretoria / berrakawlabradors@gmail.com CHEZENKO *(Kusa accredited) Vicki Reid Tarlton labrador@discoverymail.co.za Website: CONKASHA LABRADORS Sharron Brown Lanseria sharron@dogsdogsdogs.co.za Website: CRAIGNAIR *(Kusa accredited) Jane and Kevin Pott Laezonia / craignair@vodamail.co.za DIMECHE Chester Smant Nigel Fax: smant1974@gmail.com EAGERTRIEVE ZA *(Kusa accredited) Angelique & Francois Van Rooyen Bashewa AH, Pretoria East Fax: angelique@eagertrievelabs.co.za Website: ELJEANIQUE Elri Posthumus Vereeniging, Vaal Triangle jeposthumus@gmail.com Website: JESANDOW Michele Compton Sasolburg, Vaal Triangle jesandow@gmail.com MARSABET Annette van Rensburg Kelvin, Johannesburg / secdogs@mweb.co.za MIRAIN Sandy Borralho Bedfordview sandy@lonspeare.co.za TREVENA *(Kusa accredited) Mike and Di Holman Lanseria, Johannesburg holman@trevena.co.za VALHALLEN *(Kusa accredited) Vanessa Lodge-Lowe Randburg, Johannesburg valhallenlabs@gmail.com 103

105 WILDSPIRIT Sheryll Kloeck Laezonia Website: KWAZULU NATAL AKILLA Charlene Mocke Pennington / cmocke@me.com BLINKWATER Caryn Crookes New Hanover / crookes@futurenet.co.za LIMPOPO ROMMALA Alan and Marthie Oosthuysen Polokwane / rommalakennels@gmail.com BUNNICHEM Annemiek Jansen van Vuuren Polokwane annemiek@belanet.co.za MPUMULANGA ALDOLEISHA Helena Maritz Trichardt helena.maritz1@gmail.com BANKEVELDT Fanie & MC Oosthuizen Witbank / oosthuizenmc@gmail.com BRUMOSO Odette Snyman Machadodorp / odettevo@telkomsa.net Website: HUNTMORE Yolandi & Riedeman Huysamen Secunda yolandi@huntmorelabs.co.za Website: NORTH WEST LAMBRADA Lizette Smith Leeudoringstad / lambrada@telkomsa.net Website: ROWANIA Thania Rowan Mooinooi (near Rustenburg) thania.rowan@gmail.com SHIRENZA Lillian Breedt Makwassie WILDRA *(Kusa accredited) Sandra Coetzer Potchefstroom / Fax: wildra@telkomsa.net Website: WESTERN CAPE BARDALE Dale Fabian High Riding Estates, Sir Lowry's Pass / info@bardale.co.za Website: MURAMBI Carol and Eric Snyman Knysna / murambilabradors@gmail.com Website: facebook.com/murambilabradors POTIPHAR * (Kusa accredited) Dr Jan Hovers Welgemoed, Bellville / jhovers@gmail.com Website: TAPEATOM *(Kusa accredited) Betty Howard Rawsonville tapeatomlab@breede.co.za Website: * KUSA ACCREDITED LIST OF LABRADOR RETRIEVER BREEDERS This Scheme was initiated by the KUSA in June See requirements on KUSA website Please inform KUSA of any of the breeders listed above who fail to adhere to the accredited breeder requirements. 104

106 LABRADOR RETRIEVER KENNEL CLUB (AFFLIATED TO THE KUSA) MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION / ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM Please Mail, Fax or this form to: Mrs Thania Rowan Club Postal Address: PO Box 30639, Kyalami, thania.rowan@gmail.com Fax: Enquiries: I/We hereby apply for new membership of the LRKC I/We hereby wish to renew membership of the LRKC (annual renewal date is 1 Jan) PLEASE SELECT CONSENTS FOR LISTING OF YOUR INFORMATION ON THE LRKC WEBSITE I/We hereby give consent that my name may be listed on the LRKC website I/We hereby give consent that my address may be listed on the LRKC website I/We hereby give consent that my contact details may be listed on the LRKC website None of my/our details may be listed on the LRKC website PLEASE SELECT MEMBERSHIP TYPE Single Membership (R230) Joint Membership (2 per household) (R290) Single Senior (older than 65 years) (R105) Joint Senior (both older than 65 years) (R125) Junior Membership (still at school) (R70) NOTE: A once-off entrance fee of R60 is payable for new members joining the LRKC for the first time. OPTIONAL: KINDLY ATTACH COPIES OF PEDIGREES AND HEALTH CERTIFICATES (IF AVAILABLE) FOR OUR RECORDS MEMBER/S INFORMATION (FOR JOINT MEMBERSHIP PLEASE LIST BOTH BELOW): MEMBER TITLE NAME SURNAME 1 2 HOME ADDRESS POSTAL ADDRESS Member 1 Your KUSA Prefix (Kennel name): Member 2 Cell # Member 1 Number of Labradors: Cell # Member 2 BLACK YELL CHOC Tel #: Your Labrador Website Address: Fax #: INTERESTS: LRKC BANKING DETAILS: BREEDING Bank: First National Bank SHOWING Membership (See above) Acc name: Labrador Retriever FIELD TRIALS Kennel Club Once-off entrance fee (R60) SHOW TRAINING Acc number: FT TRAINING Branch: Rosebank Website Breeder Listing OBEDIENCE Branch code: (R220) Website Breeder Listing with RESCUE SCHEME live link to own website PETS ONLY FOR CORRECT ALLOCATION OF (R400) FUNDS PLEASE ALWAYS USE FUN DAYS YOUR SURNAME AS REFERENCE Stud Listing (R500) DOG HEALTH DOG NUTRITION APPLICATION/RENEWAL STATEMENT I/We hereby apply for membership/renewal of the LRKC and agree that this application is subject to acceptance by the Committee of the Club and that, if accepted, I/we undertake to abide by the rules and regulations laid down in the Club Constitution (copies available on the website and on request). In case of joint membership both should please sign below. PAYMENT ALLOCATION DONATIONS: Labrador Rescue LRKC general/publications TOTAL: Signature/s: Date: 105

107 The LRKC wishes to thank our Also to many of our members for their generous donations to the Club for Labrador Rescue SA, sponsorship of raffle prizes and trophy donations 106