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Lyra’s Puppies are 6 months old!
…and the time is long overdue for a puppy picture progress update!
Belatarr Jupiter (Luka)
Belatarr Mars (Rufus)
Belatarr Mercury (Freddie)
Belatarr Neptune (Enzo)
Belatarr Saturn (Rufus)
Belatarr Eris (Eris)
Belatarr Europa (Roux)
Belatarr Himalia (Esther)
Belatarr Leda (Luca)
Belatarr Luna (Luna)
Belatarr Pandora (Dora)
Belatarr Venus (Iris)
Belatarr wins the SWKA Championship Double
A fantastic day for Belatarr at the South Wales Kennel Association Championship show under breed specialist judge, Bev Smith: Sh Ch Belatarr Mahalia Jackson was awarded Best Bitch whilst her baby brother Belatarr North by Northwest took Best Dog and was then awarded Best of Breed – making a second time that Belatarr has now won the “Championship Double”.
This was the first ever Champ Show BOB for North, following on from his first Best Dog CC back at National Gundog in August. SWKA is a special event for North too, since he was awarded a sensational Gundog Puppy Group 2 win at the same show exactly 2 years ago to the day!
Huge congratulations to Irene for her fabulous double-win.
The critique for North’s BOB was:
“This dog has that je ne sais quoi. He oozes character from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. Super head and expression with a soft but intelligent look. Lovely eye shape and colour. Plenty of furnishings giving his head that really striking square appearance in profile. Strong neck of moderate length and slightly arched. Good depth and width of chest giving plenty of heart room. Lovely moderate angulation front and rear. Lovely harsh jacket and shown in good hard condition. Although top size for the breed everything is in proportion as it should be. Excellent outline when stacked and he didn’t disappoint on the move. Foot perfect he flowed with ease around the ring with ground covering movement. When coming towards and away he was straight and true. I was pleased to award him BD & BOB today.“
Bev Smith
Belatarr North by Northwest – Best Of Breed SWKA Championship. (photo courtesy of Bev Smith)
Triumph for North.
At the grand old age of two and 1/2 years (to the very day!) young Belatarr North By Northwest scored a fabulous win today at the National Gundog Championship where breed specialist judge Mike Lewin awarded him 1st Limit Dog and then the Best Dog Challenge Certificate, North’s first CC.
….and, not to be outdone, North’s big sister Billie – Sh CH Belatarr Mahalia Jackson ShCM – also picked up the Reserve Bitch CC (her 5th, to go with her 6 CC’s).
All in all a sensational and hugely memorable day for Belatarr and massive congratulations to Irene, North & Billie!
Billie’s Windsor win.
I was thrilled to witness Sh CH Belatarr Mahalia Jackson Sh CM win her 6th CC, and her second of 2017, at the Windsor Championship under Judge Chris Bexon this last week. This win means that Billie also becomes only the second ever HWV bitch to win more than 5 Challenge Certificates – a sensational achievement!
Championship Show Roundup.
In between all the puppy shenanigans back here at HQ team Belatarr have been enjoying a terrific run at the last three Championship shows.
The Scottish Kennel Club Championship, under judge Anne Moss, brought a 5th CC for Sh Ch Belatarr Mahalia Jackson ShCM (Billie) as she was named Best Bitch, and, having just moved up to Limit classes, young Belatarr North By Northwest was rewarded with Reserve Dog CC too. This win makes Billie the second highest awarded bitch in breed history, an incredible achievement, whilst North gained his KC Stud Book number with his RCC, another great milestone for him and Irene.
The following weekend saw the Bath Championship, presided over by judge Blake Crocker, where Billie and North both had a repeat of the same results that they achieved in Scotland, with Billie named Best Bitch and North Reserve Best Dog:
Next up was the Southern Counties Championship, under judge Betty Smith, and this time it was the boys time to triumph, with Belatarr winning all of the top three male classes – Belatarr Vertigo (Sabi) was 1st in a tough Post Graduate class, Belatarr Charlie Parker ShCM placed 1st in Limit Dog and Sh Ch Belatarr Hercules took 1st in Open Dog, before going on to be awarded Best Dog and then Best Of Breed. This was a particularly impressive achievement for Herc as, on the way to be named Best of Breed, he needed to beat all 3 of the highest awarded bitches in breed history (including his own older sister, Billie!) who, unusually, were all entered and present in the ring on the day.
Huge congratulations to Jenny, David, Irene and Vivien on all of their achievements with their Belatarr girls and boys, and I’m very much looking forward to joining you all back on teh show circuit once puppy duties have been completed!
Puppies – week 7.
With the first pups heading off to their new homes in the coming week this is final time when the whole gang can all be photographed together, and luckily the weather was much kinder than last week, so we had some happy pups in the evening sunshine.
Following on from Phoenix and Lyra (both named after constellations) we are delighted to formally introduce our next astronomically-themed litter, the newly named, Planets-and-Moons, Solar System pups:
THE BOYS
Belatarr Jupiter (AKA Luka)
Belatarr Mars (AKA Rufus)
Belatarr Mercury (AKA Freddie)
Belatarr Neptune (AKA Enzo)
Belatarr Saturn (AKA Rufus 2)
THE GIRLS
Belatarr Eris (Eris)
Belatarr Europa (AKA Roux)
Belatarr Himalia (AKA Esther)
Belatarr Leda (AKA Luca)
Belatarr Luna (Luna)
Belatarr Pandora (Dora)
Belatarr Venus (AKA Iris)
Puppies – week 5.
THE BOYS
Mr Black.
Mr Blue.
Mr Bronze.
Mr Green.
Mr Red.
THE GIRLS
Miss Fawn.
Miss Lime.
Miss Orange.
Miss Pink.
Miss Purple.
Miss White.
Miss Yellow.
Miss White blisses out in the evening sunshine.
Indoor puppy spill AKA Pupalanche!
Puppies – week 4.
THE BOYS
Mr Black.
Mr Blue.
Mr Bronze.
Mr Bronze, take 2.
Mr Green.
Mr Red.
THE GIRLS
Miss Fawn.
Miss Lime.
Miss Orange.
Miss Pink.
Miss Purple.
Miss White.
Miss Yellow.
Miss Yellow makes good use of her newly emerging teeth.
Miss Purple in the sunshine.
Mr Blue sunbathing.
….I think he approves!
Puppies – week 3.
THE BOYS
Mr Black.
Mr Blue.
Mr Bronze.
Mr Green.
Mr Red.
THE GIRLS
Miss Fawn.
Miss Lime.
Miss Orange.
Miss Pink.
Miss Purple.
Miss White.
Miss Yellow.
GROWING UP FAST!
Chewing Mr Blue.
Up and About!
Coats coming in beautifully.
Miss Lime, ready to bust out of the whelping box.
Team 1 take their first grown-up meal using their weena-feeda.
….closely followed by team 2.
And, having eaten well, some of the girls take their first snooze in one of their new mini-dens.
Puppies – week 2.
Our new arrivals are now 2 weeks old and the constant rounds of feeding and snoozing have resulted in them roughly tripling their birth weights and generally rolling around contentedly with barrel-like tummies. The pups started lifting themselves up onto their feet this week and by today are just about able to walk (and clamber!) a short distance. At the same time four pups have now opened their eyes – Mis Fawn started the trend 2 days ago, Miss Yellow and Mr Blue joined her yesterday and Miss Orange has just taken her first glimpse of the world today.
THE BOYS
Mr Black.
Mr Blue.
Mr Bronze.
Mr Green.
Mr Red.
THE GIRLS
Miss Fawn.
Miss Lime.
Miss Orange.
Miss Pink.
Miss Purple.
Miss White.
Miss Yellow.
RANDOM SHOTS OF CUTENESS
Belatarr Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla. 