Frances McKimm's Blog (15)

We are delighted to announce that puppies from this combination are due on the 9 May 2015! 

Both dogs are the most lovely and the sweetest natured possible/, as well as being beautiful.

 

 'Cassidy' just won his 3rd CC and Best of Breed at Manchester Champ Show to-day, under

Mrs Christine Warner of Tamwood Irish Setters.

We are of course delighted with this win and must add that he is 1st Belgian born and bred Irish Setter to become a GB Champion .

 

Our most sincere thanks and congratulations go to Rachel…

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from all at 'Trawricka'
Frances & Emilie
the Irish - Charmed,Cashmere,Timothy,Molly,Robin,Cassidy,Hope,Legend,Ginger & 'Special'
the Cockers - Mimousse and Georgia
horses - Topaze & 'Eclipse of the Heart'

and Hakkinen the Cat;

It is countdown time!! 5 more days to go till 'D' day; on Friday 13th??



And the birth of the 'Copper's Prat Bubbla' and Ch.Hillsborough Charmed pups;

Charmed seems to be serenely awaiting their arrival now.

But not without giving us a big scare 3 weeks ago when her hormone levels went 'very' dangerously low! Fortunately she was having progesterone tests done 3 x a week and this was detected immediately and she… Continue

photo by Nadine Bonjean


Judges
Emilie McKimm and Sjoerd Jobse

left Best Bitch and Best of Breed and Best in Show

Coppers Bubble of Joy - Silke Lohkamp

right Best Dog

Houston of the Trav'lin Star - Rieky van Hal

Well we are rather pleased to announce that the time and effort spent, firstly running off to Sweden to fetch urgently 'Ibsen', as Charmed decided to come early into season, by plane, when all was already planned by train and road, but no a day trip to Stockholm airport was necessary for the 'star'; and then of course in the end she was mated quite late on in her season (so yes train/car arrangement would have been ok) but but the matings were all very easy and truly quite a 'love story'… Continue

TRAWRICKA HIGH JINKS - EUROPEAN JUNIOR WINNER 09

BEST OF BREED -



3rd in GROUP 7!!!!!



at 16months on the day!!



'" He never put a foot wrong";

thanks to Elisabeth Smat for the photos; Group… Continue

Main results from Namur International show; judge M.Oliviera - Portugal

Best Dog Cac/Cacib - Ardbraccan Noble Spirit at Trawricka
Res Dog Rcac/rcacib - Vicary's Cobalibre

Best Bitch & Best of Breed Cac/Cacib - Chiva du Cap de l'Emeraude
Res Bitch Rcac./rcacib - Frisbee of McBirdy;

Best Junior Hannah Saturnii

Here they are all doing well

They have been learning to drink milk with baby cereal! They put as much on themselves as in their tummies; But as the mum Dream, isn't allowed to feed them anymore she's can't go and clean them either; guess who will have to do it?…

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So far so good and all the little ones are doing well!

http://fossedata.co.uk/Crufts/Breed.asp?ShowYear=2009&GroupID=GUN&ScheduleID=119

link to the early results from Crufts, above

So far so good!

Hello everyone

I've been so touched by all your comments that I've come back to join you

Thanks ever so much for the kind remarks!

And thanks for the names - they're great;



Be interesting to know how many other big litters have been born and how many you're all managed to keep!



As Dorothée said we had to let one little boy go as apparently he hadn't had enough room to develop properly;

Otherwise so far so good!

Dream is now recovering and starting… Continue