West of England Ladies Kennel Club set in the beautiful Malvern. This year the Papillons were located in the luxurious haven of the Severn Hall. It has been a few years since our ring was here and it was so good. The weather was not being kind as it was Baltic and more like a…
There was a double show at UKTD with The Papillon (Butterfly Dog) Club holding their Championship show once UKTD judging was completed. I am sure many of the exhibitors were saddened to see this happen. This show in previous years was always the highlight of the parent clubs calendar holding the show at The Kennel…
UK Toy Dog held at New Bingley Hall has to be one of the favourite shows of the year for anyone involved within the Toy breeds, the 2024 show did not disappoint. Tom Mather with all his hard working committee had the Best in Show ring looking a million dollars and the whole show ran…
South Wales Papillon Club Open Show was held in conjunction with South West Toy Open Show this year. For the breed show taking the helm was very well respected Toy Specialist Mea Kendall (Headra). No details have come through except for the results. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and I am sure the familiar friendly…
Crufts 2024 has drawn to close, proving to be a wonderful success. What a huge team effort it was for Tom Mather and the Crufts committee organising every day to perfection. Crufts proved to be one enormous success for the canine world.Papillons and Phalenes were this year on Thursday the first day, with it being…
Poorly corner news.The year of 2024 didn’t start too well for Ann Richardson as early Jan she had a very bad fall in the kitchen bashing her ear and head on a bench then thumping down backwards on the hard wood floor. This resulting in spending two days in A&E and then on to a…
Crufts is here and let the excitement begins. A very special day for our Papillon judge this year breed specialist Glenn Robb from the Gleniren affix. Glenn will be judging his heart breed and one that he has grown up with since the age of six years of age. I know he will be so…
Manchester Championship Show held at Stafford Showground is a show I always look forward to. Now with Boston further on in the year replacing East of England it is the beginning of the new show calendar.The committee put their hearts and souls to make the show look spectacular, has the precision of a well oiled…
My thanks to Jerry Munroe the acting secretary of the Northern and Eastern Counties Papillon Club for sending me details of the clubs AGM. AGM Notice:Our AGM is planned for Sunday 25 February 2024 at St John’s Church, Great Heck, DN14 0BE. The meeting will commence at 1pm. Any nominations for the Committee and/or Officers…
A blast from the past came flooding back when at the Northern & Eastern Counties Papillon Club Championship Show. In previous years for so many of the exhibitors the clubs shows it was held at the Thorpe Willoughby Hall. So it was like going back to the old hunting ground. It is a lovely venue…
Let’s have a little gander at the Open Shows that have been taking place Well done to everyone involved,.Firstly there is a new society on the calendar The North West Toy & Utility Open Show. How refreshing to hear of a new society that has opened its doors to the exhibitors for the show season….
Straight on to the South Wales Papillon Clubs Championship Show once judging was completed at the SWKA General Championship Show. Well respected judge Irene McManus from Scotland, was taking the helm.For this show she found her principal winners to be. BCC/BIS Ryan, Roosen and Goessens’s Ch Uppercut Daydreamer Believers with Feorlig JW (imp Bel) also…