Heide's 2008 roundup

Heide
Ichbin Bedazzled von Estmarza O W

2008 has been an amazing year for us working in obedience competition.. It started with the fantastic experience of competing at Crufts where we worked the ‘C’ class for the Southern team in the inter-regional competition. We came third in the class enabling the team to hold their lead and win the competition. After many years of being involved in obedience stepping out to work on that green carpet is a very special experience.
All the extra winter training for Crufts set us up for a good start to the season and after a few good places we got the 1st place we were looking for. This meant that Heide had qualified to work in the ‘ticket’ class. In obedience you have to qualify to work in the Championship ‘C’ class. The season continued with more good places and from July on we were able to start trying the championship ‘C’ class. Although exercises in open ‘C’ and ticket are basically the same the ticket ‘C’ rounds are usually longer and much more complex. The concentration required is huge, not a problem to Heide but quite a challenge for me so when we achieved a 6th place in September I was so proud of my clever girl.
We have had a fabulous year, Heide is now having a well deserved winter rest before gearing up for the challenges of next season but 2008 will certainly be one to remember.

The above is from Elaine and Heide, the postscript to this is Heide and Elaine also achieved their OBEDIENCE WARRANT which means she can add O.W. after her name. At first we thought she was the first Large Munsterlander to achieve this but Jean Beddows told me Teela BEDOWNA BLISS achieved the same. Funny I got into LM's because of watching this girl work, now have bred one doing the same thing.................. I am so proud of Elaine and Heide, but also not forgetting Elaine also works Nelke too and is doing very well with her....... GOOD LUCK WITH BOTH GIRLS FOR 2009.

Heide and Nelke Christmas 2008

Relaxing after open some pressies, thanks Elaine for the photo

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL AND I HOPE YOU AND YOUR DOGS HAVE A HAPPY ONE.
Thanks to Carolyn and Hector for this lovely Christmas picture.

SH CH ICHBIN HEAVENSENT OF YELDOAKS

I am very sorry to have to tell you all that Kalli ie Sh Ch Ichbin Heavensent of Yeldoaks has past over the rainbow bridge today and our thoughts have to go to Janet her very proud owner, she produced one litter for Janet under the Yeldoaks affix, back in July 2001 and out of the 7 in the litter, 4 gained their titles and one is sitting on a CC.

It is even sadder as one of the litter past over November this year and hopefully now Kalli and Devon are running free with wind flowing through their coats.

My thoughts go out to Janet, at least Kesi, Kalli's daughter is at home to give Janet some comfort and support.

20 12 1996 to 23 12 2008.

Great sadness

It is with great sadness that I am letting you know that Dot Whittaker (Hunter) past away last week.
I am sure all our thoughts are with her family, some of you will have met her son Alan, at Midland Counties watching his wife Fiona, showing Herman in puppy and junior dog, winning both I might add.

Those of you connected to the breed for a long time know Dot bred large munsterlanders under the affix of DATROY. Others may not know but although my line looks as if it started with Gorsebanks, the Gorsebank lines foundation bitch was Sh Ch Datroy Ebbtide of Gorsebank.

Datroys are behind a lot of lines and were very influential in the breed and a lot of top winning dogs can trace their lines back to Datroy.

A lady with a great wealth of knowledge about the breed who will be missed

ZAYA

For me as a breeder there is only one of Zaya's pups still alive, that is Mischka living in Holland out of Zaya's first litter to Sh Ch Gorsebank Lord Magnum, she is the grand old age of 15 and 1/4 years. When Katie gets chance to update my site,see the new photo of her taken on her 15 birthday, on the "M" litter page, no way does she look that old.

Zaya had 9 pups to Alfie (Sh Ch Lord Magnum) and 10 to my own Storm, Sh Ch Gorsebank Baron Gustav JW. Fern was the last to go in Zaya's second litter, so for me my foundation bitches puppies are nearly gone. Time flies by as they were born in 1992 and 1994.

SAD NEWS

Last week unfortunately Helen Dorman lost her husband quite suddenly, although he had been ill for a while, this was unexpected. My heartfelt sympathy to Helen at this difficult time.
To add to this she also lost her soulmate in FERN (Ichbin Gretel) aged 14, Fern excelled in obedience as a youngster and produced the Large Munsterlander of the Year Obedience winner some years ago in Lewis (Ichbin Nightcloud). Fern was lightly shown. Her daughter Nina produced Helens first litter under the Solstars affix.
Sure all who read this will be feeling the same way and want to let Helen know our thoughts are with her at this difficult time.

good afternoon

Hopefully will be putting more up later today when recovered from a hectic weekend in Scotland doing the Large Munsterlander Breed Seminar, if you own either a FLUICH or a ICHBIN and want anything put up then email me and I will see what I can do.

All the photos etc can now be seen as only one gets on a litter page on the sites.

Going for a cup of coffee and some food.

Thank you Katie for setting this up, no doubt from time to time she will add bits and she is more than welcome.