Merry Christmas everyone I hope you are all having a truly festive time gathering together with friends, family and four paws. This is the time of the year that not only the two legged variety species throw the slimming plan out of the window but the four paws receive those special Christmas time treats. After…
Good news that the Hazelbakers Papillon Fundraising efforts across the globe to save forty six Papillons from the fate of a dog auction held on the 7th Dec in the USA was one hundred percent successful. Many Papillon lovers from all over donated cash or donated items for bids to raise money to enable these…
The Papillon (Butterfly) Dog Club held their winter open show at Roade Village Hall, Northants. Exhibitors present have said that the venue gave a lovely atmosphere and all catering was arranged with a pub close at hand and the lunches available to order were of an excellent standard. Mr Mark Cocozza (Freecloud) who has had…
With the shows winding down for the build up to the Christmas festivities just news from the Open shows this week Susie and Margaret Orchard had a lovely day at Minehead & DCS winning TPGP3 with their homebred youngster Panspayon Be My Angel under Eddie Bishop. Susie and Margaret were thrilled to receive in one…
The next destination for exhibitors was to be at Midland Counties at The New Bingley Hall, Stafford. This show is run to clock work precision with every detail of the day catered by the committee for the exhibitors. The only thing that had not been issued to the judges was a caveman lamp so they…
Julie Clint had a wonderful day North & South Shields Canine Society Open Show taking TPG1 and RBPIS with her youngster Petress Special blend under judge Mrs Inglis Congratulations also to the breeders Teresa and Peter Cullen. Another success was in store for Shirley Colyer at Lowestoft and Oulton Broad Canine Society who had a…
South Wales Kennel Championship Show is the next event on the calendar to report. Exhibitors take to the roads for the twist and turns to Builth. A cold, wet grey day was ahead of us and a few shivery moments for everyone. The best thing about Builth are the toasties and if you haven’t tried…
What is it? Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a hereditary disease of the eye that causes blindness. The retina is the tissue lining the back wall of the inside of the eye and is composed of two classes of photoreceptor cells called rods and cones; the rods function in dim light, and the cones in…
A special weekend show for Glenn Robb (Gleniren) as he was judging our beautiful breed at South Wales Papillon Club Championship Show. This club show always brings a friendly atmosphere to the table and makes all exhibitors present extremely welcome. The few days before the club had been challenged to the limits. Sue Stanbury had…
Susan Lanson has very kindly send me in a write up from her Belfast which is so helpful when you have not attended the show. Susan writes; Another year and another Belfast trip, unfortunately, has come to an end. My friend Debby Fisher and I went on our annual trip, or shall I say pilgrimage,…
What is it? Luxating means out of place, or dislocated. The patella is the equivalent to the human kneecap and part of the stifle structure, and therefore a luxating patella is a kneecap that moves out of its normal location. The patella normally moves up and down in a groove in the lower femur bone…