Myra Thomas-Rhodes's Blog – April 2010 Archive (5)

When you are having fun, the weeks and months just fly by!

Some photos of the Lupin and Ibsen Swedish babies - Finoo,Ballad, Gillou, Tully and Ballanoo.

They bring us all so much pleasure and laughter.…

Asqaya's frozen semen babies arrived safely last Friday, 9th April. Just two baby girls, sired by Coppers Prat Bubbla (Sweden.) Dr Phil is smiling just as proudly as all of us.

Where to next? Well stay tuned for some more exciting plans at the end of the year. The moon's a balloon!!…

Because of the historical value of the dogs behind my own Setters,many of my Wendover photographs have been framed, and are hanging in the house.No sense in hiding such beautiful dogs away in albums, never to be appreciated.

I have a certain amount of glare from the glass, in the photos I have taken, so I apologise. I have moved the pictures around in the house and outside to try to get the best effect, but I think you can still see how lovely the Irish are. Just to mention a few -…

My 1992 trip to England, saw me staying with J, and visiting Peter James at Wendover, where I was able to see some lovely dogs, including the gorgeous Labrador puppy, J so wanted to keep.

J was 87 and in very good health, and I still feel very privileged to have had this last opportunity to enjoy her company and knowledge. I didn't have chance to see J in 2000, when I again judged in the UK, and sadly she died at the end of that year. Lovely memories J,…