24 November - Lily's puppies arrive safely. Three gorgeous boys
23 November - Maya's Junior Warrant is confirmed by the Kennel Club
22 November - Maya's first show 'up with the bg girls' and she wins 2nd in Mid Limit Bitch at the West of England BCC Champ Show. I was also thrilled to handle Tonkory Last Tango In Paris JW to her 3rd and crowning CC.
1 November - Maya completes her first year in the showring - and to top if all off nicely she acheives her JUNIOR WARRANT by winning 2 classes and Best of Breed at Bridgwater Open Show. Yippee!! It's has been an amazing 12 months -
Multiple Championship Show wins including BEST PUPPY AT CRUFTS
WEST IN SHOW, RES. BEST IN SHOW, 3x BEST PUPPY IN SHOW WINS, as well as 6 Puppy Groups, 3 Pastoral Groups (inc. Premier Show). She has also won her JUNIOR WARRANT and SHOW CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. What a STAR!!
31 October - Maya wins 2 classes and Best of Breed at Torquay & District Canine Association
10 October - A wonderful day at the South Wales Kennel Association Championship Show. Maya wins Junior Bitch and Lily wins Limit Bitch (the largest class of the day)
3 October - Maya wins 3 classes and Best of Breed at the South West Working & Pastoral Breeds Association
20 September - Maya wins Best of Breed and and Group 3 at Westbury Open Show and wins her Show Certificate of Merit at the tender age of 16 months. I am so, so proud of my beautiful girl. She a total joy to show, thank you Heather
19 September - Plymouth Kennel Association Premier Open Show - Maya wins Best Of Breed and the Pastoral group
19 August - Maya returns to the ring and wins 2 classes at the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Open Show
4 May - Lily attends her first Open Show as an adult and wins Best of Breed! Maya is staying at home for a while to grow a new coat
1 May - Maya celebrates her 1st birthday - and what a year it has been for her (see Maya's page) Thank you Heather for my beautiful girl, she is certainly living up to all our hopes and expectations
24 April - Lily wins her Stud Book Number at WELKS at the tender age of 18 months. Way to Go!
5 April - Maya attends her last Open Show as a Puppy. As usual, she made it a very special day, and left her puppy career behind just as she begun it by winning Best Puppy and the Puppy Group. To top it, she also won Best of Breed and Group 3. Thank you to all the Judges who have thought so highly of Maya
CRUFTS 2009 - On Friday 6th March, I was both honoured and delighted to handle Sh Ch & Ir Ch Tonkory Femme Fatale JW in the winning team in the Breeders Stakes Final.
On Sunday 8th, I returned to show both LILY and MAYA in the Breed classes. Lily was placed 2nd in a large Undergraduate Class and Maya won Special Puppy Bitch and Best Puppy in Breed. A wonderful day for my two beautiful girls
24 February - Lily and Maya have their Gonioscopy tests today - both are passed as UNAFFECTED. Fantastic news
15 February - Maya wins 1st Puppy and Best Puppy in Breed at Gloucester Open Show. This is her 8th Best Puppy Award, won at each of the All Breed Opens she has attended to date
31 January - Maya leaves Minor Puppy behind by winning Best Puppy and the Pastoral Puppy Group at Newton Abbot Open Show. I am so proud of my beautiful girl
25 January - Maya wins Minor Puppy Bitch, Best Puppy Bitch and BEST PUPPY IN SHOW at the Southern Border Collie Club Show
2009 - 11 January - Maya starts the year in the best possible way - Southampton Open Show - 1st Junior, Best Puppy, Res. Best of Breed and Pastoral Puppy Group 1.