MillvalleyAustralianTerriersNews




	4/2/2012 Rachel went to a general open show near Coventry and this time Coral won the Puppy Terrier Group again but got no further...but well done to her. We missed a show in Edinburgh today due to me being bad with a heavy cold...just as well really as the snow which was forecast to come in the afternoon came in the morning so I was pleased to have been at home and not struggling home in the snow. 28/1/2012 Attended my first show of the year at Lanark and it was also Derby's debut show. Alice won Minor Puppy Bitch at her very first show and was only beaten by the Puppy dog from AVNSC PD for Best Terrier Puppy in Group..she showed well and seemed to be a natural!! Derby came second in that Variety class and as I had only intended to take her along for experience..I was delighted with her performance. In the Midlands Rachel Leeson was showing Alice's sister Millvalley Red Coral also aged 6 months at Bury Sporting Terrier Show and went Best Puppy In Show and her mother Ch. Millvalley Red Ruby was RBIS!! Coral is now owned by Rachel. 2012 I must apologise for not keeping up to date so can I wish you all a very Happy and Successful New Year!! I almost lost the will to live in November as I went to a show in Bo'ness here in Scotland and a few days later Kennel Cough struck. Out of 11 Millvalleys 7 went down with it so that put paid to any more shows for 2011 and I did not do entries for this year till I knew we had overcome this setback. My New Year's resolution...to keep this blog up to date!! My best present for a long time was the arrival of Temora's Photo Finish (Derby). She came here under the new Regulations and I was at Heathrow just over a week ago to collect her. She is settling in well here though must find the Millvalley pack a bit daunting. She is just slightly younger than Sylva and they have bonded. Derby will be shown here in Scotland and the North of England as she has a lot of maturing to do and I am in no rush to take her to Ch. Shows where she would no doubt be under great scrutiny and she doesn't need that...besides we are suffering at the moment from what Rachel calls "reditis" and Derby is a blue and tan! Her parentage is second to none and that is why she will be kept up here till I think she is ready for the bright lights (GCh Kambara's Zebulon x GCh Temora Taint She Sweet) Just to digress when I first came into the breed reds were very rare and tended to be a bit overlooked in favour of the more usual blue/tans...now the reverse is true..and I do wonder if those judging our breed now are aware that both colours are correct.. 4/9/2011 At the London & Home Counties Terrier Show, Sylva (Millvalley Prima Donna) was BP, BOB and Puppy Group 4. Melba just short of 11 years old was BVIS but better than that went BIS thereby qualifying for The Top Show Dog of the Year along with her grandson Rufus and granddaughter Ruby. Any volunteers for a handler!! Paris & Paddy Advert for Dog World 20/5/2011 Off to Edinburgh to the Scottish Kennel Club Ch. Show (SKC) The judge on this occasion was Mr. Max King awarding CCs for the second time. This time Paris got her third and crowning CC so she is now also a UK champion and we think possibly the first dual qualified American bitch. Her breeder Julie was to put it mildly delighted when I phoned and told her!! Diva was competing in the Veteran Stakes and came a credible second winning £15!! 7/5/2011 Back to Stafford for the National Show where our judge, Mr. Albert Wight from Scotland was awarding CCs in the breed for the first time. Here Paris won her second CC..she won her first one at the same show last year. This was her first time out after having her litter so we were pleased with that. BOB and BIS..a huge achievment for an Aussie over here was Multi Ch. Jaskarin Peperencino whose mother is a daughter of Melba and a litter sister of Paddy and Diva..so Millvalley breeding did well that day. 1/5/2011 As I was away judging at Hartlepool Rachel and the show team were at Lancashire Sporting Terrier and Ruby went BIS!! Thanks to judge Mrs. Lesley Crawley. That now qualifies both Rufus and Ruby for the Top Dog competition nest year. Melba continued her winning run by going BVIS as well..can't get better than that. April 2011 National Terrier Championship Show Again accompanied by Mrs Ann Hutchison an international all round judge, we attended National Terrier also celebrating Rachel's 50th Birthday. Again the Millvalleys Rufus and Ruby won both RCCs with Peperencino again winning the DCC and going RBIS so well done to him. Rufus was also competing in the Top Open Show Dog of the Year and handled by Richard Allen as always he came in third. An excellent result. Ann and I had a lovely weekend with a little bit of retail therapy enjoyed as well. That weekend saw the last of the Norwich Puppies reaching their final destinations and also another Australian Terrier puppy going to its new home. All I have left now is Classy who will be going to Russia in May and a hooligan called Sylva who will be staying at Millvalley and her somewhat quieter brother Puffin who will probably join the Midlands branch of the Millvalleys shortly. CRUFTS 2011 Is it really a year since I was judging at Crufts, it must be a sign of old age that the time is slipping by so quickly. This year I had a full complement of show dogs apart from Paris of course who was on maternal duties at the time but Rufus got the Reserve CC, Diva was Second in Open and Ruby attending her first ever Crufts was third in Open. We all expected Diva to be invited in to challenge for the Reserve CC but no, the judge awarded the Reserve CC to Ch.Millvalley Heather Belle at the age of ten and a half years. A big cheer went round the ring when that happened. The DCC and BOB went to Sw.Ch.Jaskarin Peperencino. This red dog's mother is multi Ch Millvalley Styled in Red for Sillhill, Diva's sister and Melba's daughter. In other words of the three other ticket winners Melba was the grandmother of all three of them. 3-2011 Australian Terrier Club of G.B. - Open Show At the Open Show Peperencino was again BIS but Ruby came into her own here and was RBIS and Melba again was BV. A good day for the Millvalleys all round. Rufus was again RBD. 13/02/2011 Rachel off on her travels again..this time to Sporting Terrier Club of Yorkshire when the previous day's results were repeated!! Special thanks to all the judges..especially to those who have complimented Melba on wearing well..better than her owner!! 12/02/2011 The Millvalleys were off to West Midland Terrier Show...Rufus was withdrawn. His sister Ruby got BOB and was in the last 6 for BIS and Melba again won BVIS though her rival Gloria Cesky had had to pull a sickie that day and the following day. Some of Rufus's offspring in the USA had Cerf tests done. The veterinarian commented how perfect and beautiful all the eyes were in clarity. Tested were Mac, Desi & Viki 30/01/2011 Saw Rachel and the Millvalley show team (Rufus, Ruby and Melba) off to Bury Sporting Terrier Show..the first of such shows this year. Rufus went BIS thus qualifying yet again for the National Terrier Open Show Dog of the Year for 2011 held at the show in 2012. Melba went BVIS. Rachel flew home that night!! The following weekend saw Rachel in Estonia to see the Rufus litter then aged about 6 weeks Missy stayed with Rachel till the "wedding" took place.Thank you Anne-Lii for looking after Rachel. 20/01/2011 We do not have CCs at Manchester but for a couple of years or so the Committee have scheduled classes for us. What a pity that the entry was so poor..I know it was a Thursday but we will lose these classes if we do not support them. There were 6 dogs entered in total. The judge was Edward Allen, brother of Richard. Edward has already judged our Club Open Show a few years back. Best Dog was Ch./Am. Millvalley Red Rufus and Best Bitch and BOB was Ch. Silhill Sweet Pea carrying on where she left off last year apart from Midland Counties of course. Ch. Millvalley Red Ruby was RBB. Because of puppy duties I was not able to be at the show so thanks to Rachel for taking charge of the show team on this occasion. The next Championship Show for us will be Crufts!! 29/10/2010 Saw us attending Midland Counties Championship Show. For the first time in many years there were classes for the breed but no CCs on offer. There was only an entry of 4 dogs present and Rufus was BOB and Paris RBB. This will be the last of our travels in the UK this year but we are looking forward to going to Kortrijk in Belgium in November. 16/10/2010 Saw the Millvalleys travelling up to The Terrier Club of Scotland Open show. The full team was not present it was just Diva and Maggie and the judge was to be Mike Vickers but due to illness we had a substitute judge in Bill Shorthose. Diva was BVIS and Maggie won Not Separately Classified but neither went any further than that. 17/09/2010 We adjourned to Darlington Championship Dog Show where there are classes for us but no tickets on offer. This show is held in the beautiful surroundings of Newby Hall in Yorkshire and we were blessed this year with good weather both before and during the show and everything was extremely pleasant. Rufus won BD and his grandmother, Melba (Ch. Millvalley Heather Belle) won the VC. Darlington have a Veteran Group which this year was judged by Mrs Brenda Banbury. Melba was Group 2. Her mother had won the group the very first time it was held at Darlington but unfortunately Melba was not emulating her mother's success. The breed on this occasion was judged by Mrs Patsy Hollings. After a break of about a couple of weeks it was back down to Yorkshire this time to Wetherby Race Course for Driffield Championship Show. The journey down the day before the show was absolutely dreadful, it was pure water which was falling in front of the car and I did have a moment of panic when I aquaplaned on one occasion on the motorway but luckily the car managed to cope with that. I did wonder what the conditions would be like on the show ground but driving a 4x4 I comforted myself in hoping everything would be alright. The show day dawned bright and clear and sunny but the conditions underfoot were very, very muddy and I know from reading the dog papers that those who were showing there on the last day, where it rained incessantly, had to wait between 2 and 4 hours to get out of the show ground because of the underfoot conditions. The judge this time was again another first timer, Colin Powell who again awarded the DCC to Rufus which meant that we were able to leave the show ground while the conditions underfoot were reasonable. The following weekend it was back down to Wales. This time for the South Wales Kennel Association and again Rachel and I stayed at our favourite hotel The Park Hotel near Abergaveny. We had a great night the night before the show and we joined in a Farmers Auction and ended up with all sorts of unsuitable items but nevertheless enjoyed the evening. At South Wales our judge again awarding CCs for the first time was Phillip Horspool. Again Rufus won the Dog Ticket and this time Ch. Millvalley Diva who was also being shown won the RBCC. Her mother, Melba was entered in the Veteran Stakes and won on the day and that was very nice because she won the handsome sum of £20. Another successful Scottish raid into Wales. 11/09/2010 Rachel came up with the rest of the Millvalley team so that we could attend the Northern Counties Sporting Terrier Open Show held at Worsall on a beautiful day and in beautiful countryside. Lesley Roberts was the judge for Australian Terriers and also the Best in Show Judge and again Rufus triumphed and went BIS thus qualifying him for the National Terrier Open Show Dog Competition next year (we call it top tottie). 04/09/2010 This is the start of a very intensive period of dog shows for the Millvalley team and the show is held at the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh near Coventry which is an ideal show ground with ample parking. On this occasion the judge was Stuart Plane awarding tickets for the first time in our breed. The DCC went to Rufus but again he missed out for BOB nevertheless we enjoyed our day and finished off with some retail therapy at Weedon Country Park afterwards! 20/08/2010 On Friday 20th August, Paris McSeaton-Stoddart and I set out at 07.00 for the long journey to Mid Wales. At that point I had no idea just how long the journey was going to take!! The Motorways of England on a Friday are always difficult especially the M6 but had to go on it at some point! Well who decided to have a Music Festival just off Junctions 11 and 13...they didn't consult either Paris or me so of course progress getting there was slow and I had intended to take the same route over to Wales but had to go via Birmingham and Worcester and eventually made the hotel near Abergavenny at about 6 p.m. We met up at the hotel with Rachel who had Rufus and Melba with her. Next day made our way over the mountain to the Royal Welsh Showground at Builth Wells where we were first in the ring. I was delighted to see Rufus, handled as always by Richard Allen win his 9th CC..his first on home soil after his visit to the USA. Paris was 3rd in Open Bitch behind this year's top Aussie and red bitch on 2CCs. In fact Blue and Tans were not in fashion at this show though Ruth Jones did get the RDCC with one of her new Blue and Tan Champions. Rufus was beaten for BOB by the top winning Aussie this year. Peter Green had to take on a judging role unexpectedly as the Judge for 3 Terrier Breeds had been taken to hospital that morning. It is nice to see that Peter always supports his "local"show. After a well deserved rest back at the hotel we enjoyed a lovely dinner and an early night. The journey home was SO much better...left the hotel at 09.00 and was home by 3.30p.m. The Millvalleys seemed pleased to have us back and tried to tell me that Darren, the dogsitter had not fed ANY of them at lunchtime...totally untrue of course!! Our judge on this occasion was Tom Mather..well known as the Secretary of U.K. Toydog and on the Crufts Coommittee for the Kennel Club. He was awarding CCs for the first time and his critique will be interesting I am sure. 25/07/2010 Paris, Rufus, Maggi and Melba made the journey back down to Staffordshire for The Australain Terrier Club of Great Britain's Ch. Show. Weather was hot so we were able to hold the show outside. Judge this year was Martin Phillips who has the successful Jaeva Kennels of Norfolks and Norwiches. Rufus was reunited with Richard Allen and who had him looking super but to no avail! Neither Maggi nor Paris got a mention in the tickets either but Melba at 9 years and 10 months won a good Veteran Bitch class..there were 2 Group winners in the Class including Melba (Ch. Millvalley Heather Belle) the other was Ch. Millvalley Monopoly at Silhill the first Aussie to be owned by Sue McCourt and given to her as a gift from me. Melba was BVIS and we were all delighted!! 07/08/2010 Paris won BOB at Falkirk & District C.S. under Judge Lorna Brown. She beat Rufus and Ruby..who was back being handled by her usual handler Rachel making her way round the ring despite still being in pain after her dreadful ankle injury in February this year. Welcome back!! Paris went on to take Group 2 which gave us time for retail therapy on the way home!! 18/07/2010 On 18th July we traveled south to the Newton Aycliffe & District Open Show. Paris was entered in AVNSC and was eventually Best NSC and then went on the win the Terrier Group. The judge was Mr. Keith Derry, well known for his Vistca Dandie Dinmonts. We also brought home a silver cup!! 25/06/2010 Again a very hot and sunny day at Blackpool..sunburn all round..missed this show last year because Diva was giving birth. The Judge was Jeff Luscott giving our breed CCs for the second time. He awarded the DCC to Paul Eardley's Millvalley Rantin Robin at Sherex,his first(Ch. Bluepeppers Rock-et to Sherex x Ch. Millvalley Red Ruby) In bitches he gave the Paris the RCC so in the three shows she has attended over here so far she has 1CC and 2RCCs so has been in the cards each time. Millvalley The Exciseman, another Ruby son won the Limit class so the two brothers had to challenge each other for the CC. Sadly Tiger did not win the RCC but all in all the Millvalleys did well. It should not be overlooked that BCC winner who went on to .get Group 3 has a Millvalley mother, Ch. Millvalley Styled In Red, who now resident in Scandinavia. 07/05/2010 Friday 7th May saw us at The National Dog Show. It was Paris Seaton's first Ch. Show so everybody was a bit nervous!! First of all Millvalley The Exciseman (Tiger) now with his new owners who had him looking absolutely superb..won the RCC. Alison his owner was over the moon but it was well deserved though I may be biased!! Then Millvalley Maggi Blue won Puppy Bitch and it was then Paris' turn in Open Bitch which she won against 4 other bitches..the biggest class of the day! I was SO delighted when the Judge, Mr. Roger Wright handed me the CC. She did not get BOB but I think that she is not yet ready for that as she is still a bit short of coat. I don't think she has told Diva about this yet as they are still good friends...she was entered but I pulled her in favour of Paris...don't tell her that either!! In all there was an entry of 23 dogs but I think there were a couple of absentees. 18/04/2010 On Sunday I showed at Selkirk & District Open Show. This is a reasonably local show for me and more importantly it was Paris Seaton's first UK Show! The Terrier Judge was Mr. Roger Crooks a WFT specialist and he awarded Ch. Millvalley Heather Belle (Melba) aged 9 years and 7 months BVIS. Am. Ch. Temora's The Simple Life won the AVNSC Class and was Group 2. Ralindi Ever Ready for Millvalley was Terrier Puppy Group 2. All in all a good day and we got back home in reasonable time too for once. 04/04/2010 Easter Saturday this year saw us at National Terrier Ch. Show, the biggest day of the year for terrier folk. It was Millvalley Maggi Blue's debut at a Championship show she managed 3rd in the Puppy Bitch class which of course qualifies her for Crufts next Year. Ch. Millvalley Red Ruby won the RCC. On 20th March I went to The Northern Counties Sporting Show where Millvalley Rorie More won BOB (beating his mother Red Ruby!!) and Millvalley Maggi Blue won BPIS therby qualifying her for a place in the Top Show Puppy of the Year at next year's National Terrier Show. This is a new competition to encourage terrier folk to exhibit at Open Shows. National Terrier already run The Top Show Dog of The Year and have now this year included puppies. 02/04/2010 On Good Friday, being already based in Stafford for The National Terrier Ch. Show on Easter Saturday I drove down to the Quarantine Centre at London Heathrow Airport to collect a very precious cargo...Paris Seaton aka Am. Ch. Temora's The Simple Life who is here for at least till Crufts 2011. She had travelled well and was handed over to me by the Officer in Charge who had featured in the TV series about Heathrow some years ago. So she met her first celebrity!! We spent the next 2 days getting to know each other with the help of Ruby(Ch. Millvalley Red Ruby) and Maggi (Millvalley Maggi Blue) I knew things were OK when Paris and Maggi had a silly turn in the room of the hotel..you know tearing round the furniture over and under like Aussies do!! Ruby looked on disapprovingly. We got back home yesterday and Paris has already made my kitchen island unit her "place". She can see out the window from there. Everybody in the clan has accepted her without a problem so far..so now our visitor is becoming one of us. She has already met one of her Vets as she has had to have a Lepto Vaccination just in case. Critique of Australian Terriers @ Crufts: CRUFTS 2010 12/03/2010 When I qualified my first Aussie for Crufts 1983 I was a very new exhibitor and never did it cross my mind that I would ever be invited to judge the breed at Crufts..and here I am 27 years on and obviously considered old enough to do just that!! The Kennel Club offered a hotel and meals for the night before I judged and as Birmingham is about 320 miles away from Mill Valley I took up the invitation. I left early on Thursday morning and after a good drive down arrived at the hotel in plenty of time to go across to Crufts for the afternnon. The hotel is within walking distance of the Halls at the NEC. I tried SO hard to spend some money at the stalls which fill the Halls but this year was unable to find the Must Have! Friday was soon upon me and after Sealyhams had been judged I was in the ring about 10.45. I was under a little pressure as there were about 90 Airedales to follow on but I think I gave each dog plenty of time. I am not writing a critique at this stage..will do that soon for the dog papers. There were no absentees from an entry of 9 dogs and 25 bitches. I had some entries from Europe which was lovely..it is always nice to see people and dogs who are new to you. My BOB was Mrs. M.R. Jones' Silhill Limited Edition at Wyeafon,his third CC on the day so that made him up (subject to K.C.approval) My BCC and BOS went to Est/Fin Ch. Truozzy's Hand in Hand. She got the RCC last year to my Diva. It was nice to see her back because it is a long journey...usually Ruth and I compete for that title of the longest journey as she comes from Wales and like me comes to most of the shows but this time I think Estonia got that title too!! I thoroughly enjoyed my day in the limelight and Ted looked super in the Group Ring..even the Kennel Club Chairman Ronnie Irving remarked on how nice he looked. It was nice to meet up with Bill McFadden, not handling this year, who handled Rufus to his US title last year and I caught a glimpse of Peter Green and Beth Sweigert just before the Group judging. Beth gave Rufus that vital Major at Hatboro. Managed a very quick word with Pamela Levy before I dashed off to have a very delicious Judges' Lunch!! The winners were bred as follows: Silhill Limited Edition at Wyeafon (Ch. Bluepeppers Rock-et to Sherex x Ch. Millvalley Monopoly at Silhill) Est/Fin Ch. Truozzy's Hand in Hand ( Est/Lv Ch. Temora's American Express x Fin/Tu/Pl/Lv Ch.Somehow Some Tru 'N'Oz) It was not an intentional decision that both were blue and tan!! They were just simply the best!! Ch/Am Ch Millvalley Red Rufus is now back on British soil...though not yet back with me because I have too many bitches in season!! He is now available at stud and to see his progeny so far check out Julie Seaton's web site at www.temora.net He will be shown from time to time but I will probably concentrate on showing him in Europe this year with Diva. 13/02/2010 I went to The Rutherglen Valentine Show held at Lanark. This is the first time I had managed to make it to this venue having had problems with snow last year and earlier on this year.Ch. Millvalley Heather Belle now aged 9 years and 5 months was second in a very large Veteran Class judged by Paul Wilkinson who gives CCs in our breed. Millvalley Rorie More won AVNSC. There were no Aussie classes and then Group 2 under Judge Alan Small (Bethane) who now shows an Aussie. The AV Puppy class was filled with Aussies and a few others!! It was won by Brenda Brown's Ralindi Express Yourself who also won Best Terrier Puppy. She is another Firecracker daughter. 6/02/2010 We went to The Caledonian Canine Society's Open Show in Edinburgh. With the help of my friend Rachel we had 6 dogs entered and altogether there was an entry of 10 Aussies for the Judge Patsy Hollings (Gunalt) to go over. BOB was Ch. Millvalley Diva who also won the Terrier Group and her challenger for BOB was Millvalley Rorie More. Diva's daughter Millvalley Maggi-Blue and Ralindi Ever Ready for Millvalley made their debuts here and were both 2nd in their classes which were AV classes. BPIB was Lorna Brown's Ralindi The Executor and he got Puppy Group 3He is sired by Ch.Millvalley Firecracker as is my Ralindi Ever Ready for Millvalley. 06/12/2009 Lancashire Sporting Terrier Results: Millvalley The Exciseman was awarded BOB, and then shortlisted for Best In Show. Mich Dale (Lynnsto) was judging the breed for the first time. Best In Show was judged by Hilary Gilpin (Otterbobs) 29/11/2009 Ruby (CH Millvalley Red Ruby) won RBIS at the Manchster & District Sporting Terrier Club today! 24/10/2009 Following extensive research, including publications and great help from the Kennel Club library, I'm pleased to be able to confirm that it is believed Rufus is the first UK champion to be campaigned to his championship in America.