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The seasons certainly getting going

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Third week of March so a Glen of Imaal Terrier round up has to start with Ireland. At the Celtic Winners BOB was Abberann Conan with Abberann Reach For The Stars Ryanne. Conan then went on to take Best Veteran In Show. Glens just get better as they get older! The St Patrick’s Day Show saw Daulton’s Midnight Sky of Galore take Best of Breed with the evergreen Conan Reserve Best of Breed.

In Lithuania the Vilnius Cup was a win for Gleann HoHo Hogan with another “eternal youthful” BOS in the shape of Gleann Una Noonan, it was a 3 show weekend (all International and one the biggest in the country) and the results were repeated at all three shows. At Weelde (Belgium) Boudivella Oscar was BOB which gives him his Belgian Championship. Combine this with his Swiss and KC Championship and he now becomes an International Champion. The first UK based one for quite a while. Romainville Uptown Girl was Best Bitch. In Offenburg (Germany) My Dear Fellow Calimero the Angel was awarded Best of Breed. In Munich Calimero was Best Opposite Sex with Best of Breed going to Spirit of Ireland Beautiful who was also Best Veteran.

Over in America the 4 Show Louisville Cluster in Kentucky had good entries. Starting with Mid-Kentucky KC it was a win for Finnabair DD Ain’t It The Life with Daulton’s Ciaran of Pine Meadow Best Opposite/Best Bred by Exhibitor and BBE Gp4. Friday was Louisville and again DD was Best of with Ber-D-Mar Sweet William O’Shea Best Dog. Ciaran was Select, BBE and BBE Gp3. Evansville was next with Sweet William O’Shea and DD once more (William Best & DD BOS) Louisville KC finished off the cluster with Sweet William O’Shea once more taking the top award and Finnabair Shorlyne Caatskill Comedy Tonight Best Opposite. Comedy Tonight has always been Owner Handled and the Cluster saw her obtain enough points to be awarded her Grand Championship.

Before hitting the Brains section a mention for an Open Show win; Amhard Manhatten was Best of Breed at Retford.

In the Brains Luna leads in with her Gold Good Citizens and then Ginny as Monique reports that “Ginny qualified for the 3rd time in the AKC Rally Intermediate class last weekend, earned her RI title, and was presented with a new title medallion from the First Dog Training Club of Northern New Jersey!”.

Winston & Griffin became the first Glens to earn AKC Stunt Dog Titles with both earning Novice & Open Stunt Dog titles. Ending with a new boy; Henry was first in his scent detection class. Nice one Henry, let’s hear more from you and many, many congratulations to everybody

 

 

…and so it begins

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It’s the first day of Crufts and Glen of Imaal Terriers aren’t there en masse until Saturday but don’t worry if today is your only chance to attend as Glens will be there. Discover Dogs (Terrier Booth 13) will have dogs and people for you to meet, photographs to see and leaflets to take home to read with out the hustle and bustle and that’s what it’ll be….and then some.

If you are there and around Hall 5, ring 36 and 2.30pm you will see another Glen as Homer (Ch Abberann Conan) represents the breed in the Vulnerable Breeds Competition. The afternoon is pre judging with the final live in the Arena at 7.00 pm so hopefully it will be on the television and the Crufts YouTube Channel.

 

We all love tradition

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so let us (as usual) start the new year with the Glen of Imaal Terriers “Of The Year” for the year just gone. Don’t show that sentence to any professors of the written word but hopefully it’ll be understood.

Finland is up first and the awards there (applause starting) are going to Gleann Cotton Cody and Top Puppy is Gleann Kooky Kanye. Keep it going for the UK and Abberann Conan-if a Veteran was done it would surely be him-and Jeonty Dreams A Dream with Karensbrae.

The USA “sort of” declares two. As the country is so big and there are so many (often small to European eyes) shows Top Dogs are declared from All Breed and Breed standings:-one deals with Group placings, Group wins and Best In Shows and the other deals with wins against their own breed. The official US listings are only completed to November at the moment so hopefully the finger and toe counting indulged in to work numbers out after the AKC Invitational are correct. If they aren’t sack cloth and ashes will be worn and twenty mea culpa said. It’s looking as if the American results are the same as last year with Finnabair Double D Friend of A Friend taking the number one All Breed slot and Kilkenny’s Across The Universe To Setanta the Breed slot. Considering Across The Universe took time out for a litter in 2018 that is quite a result!

If any other countries would care to send along their 2018 Top Glens when they are declared they’ll be listed on here with pleasure

Applause, applause, applause

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Sometimes it’s the only thing you can do as you stand there in awe so keep clapping for Abberann Conan and Finnabair Double D Friend of A Friend. These two Glen of Imaal Terriers are record breakers and a half. Conan, just very recently celebrating his 13th birthday, has overtaken the Challenge Certificate record of Brockland Brayhead Lad which-at 20-was a number that was expected to stand for a long time. It lasted for just 17 months as Conan took CC number 21 at Belfast at the end of September. Group placements for Glens aren’t that unusual in America but actual Group wins aren’t that common. This past weekend Finnabair Double D Friend of a Friend took four group placements on the trot, 2 x Group 2 and 2 x Group 1 and at Greater Naples was signalled for his 6th Best In Show. a fabulous thing but it also meant he overtook Finnabair Ardmore Ned and his record of 23 Group 1s. What an example these two dogs are Glen lovers everywhere and they prove that if dedicated enough……

All the time Glen of Imaal Terriers heed the call that the time is right to leave their beloved people and do the solitary walk to the waiting eternal Glen family. All are missed and we ask that the applause keeps going for them and for another record breaking Glen who has just begun that walk. Tula was the first West Coast Glen to get a Grand Championship, the first Glen to earn the GITCA Master Versatility Award, the first and only Glen to earn Nose Work 3 and Nose Work Elite Titles. She successfully did Agility, Obedience, Rally Obedience, Earthdog, Barn Hunt & even had a Lure Coursing title. You name it and she did it with Louise. Grand Champion Broc Rua Tallulah CGS, CA, AJP, AZP, XFP, CD, RE, RATO, JE, NW2, NW3 you led the way for the breed. Thank you.

 

Certainly a BUSY weekend!!

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The biggie in the Glen of Imaal Terrier world this last weekend, as it is for any show terriers, is the group of shows known as the Montgomery Cluster. The 4 day event starts off with Hatboro 1, then Hatboro 2, Devon and finally Montgomery Terrier Show itself. Starting in Finnabair DD Ain’t It The Life was BOB over her brother Finnabair Double D Friend of A Friend, her son Finnabair You Should be So Lucky was Best of Winners. Hatboro 2 also went the way of the ladies with Kilkenny’s Across The Universe At Setanta over Friend of A Friend once more. Gleann Damn Daisy took BOW. Devon was a reversal of the Hatboro 1 top placings-Friend of A Friend over Ain’t It The Life- with Damn Daisy again Best of Winners. Montgomery (with the GITCA Specialty) finished off the weekend with a repeat of the Devon results and Finnabair You Should Be So Lucky once again Best of Winners. America is one heck of a big country though and other Group placings were being recorded. Abberann Phelan was Group 3 at Greater Omaha Terrier Association & Abberann Lament for Owen Roe Gp4 at Cornhusker KC of Lincoln Nebraska. Canada also saw two Group placements (2xGp3) with Abberann Derbla at Nipissing KC.

In Germany My Dear Fellow Cordula The Angel was BOB at Rostock and on the following day repeated her win at the Klub Fur Terrier Show. At that show Spirit of Ireland Batida de CoCo was Best Veteran and then won the Veteran Group! In Finland at Tuulos Group Show Gleann Gildea with Nellie took Best of Breed with Best Opposite Sex going to Gleann Ho Ho Hogan. Two days of showing in Ireland and once again it was the lady to the fore on day one with Daulton’s Midnight Sky of Galore taking BOB over Golden Spurs. Day 2 Sky had to bend a paw as her kennelmate Abberann Conan pipped her for Best of Breed. South Wales Kennel Association means just two shows left with CCs for Glen of Imaals before the end of the year. At SWKA Boudivella Osca was the man over Jeonty Jyn A New Hope who took her third ticket and Best Opposite Sex. The two Reserves being Romainville Rock A Fella, who was also Best Puppy & Amhard Mai Tai.

“Brains” have also been in action. Laura Trainor writes We are competing at the Montgomery Terrier Agility trials. There is a competition for best breed “village” with the theme of the old west. The Mini Schnauzers had a photo booth to benefit their rescue. Unfortunately, Niamh was able to make use of their reasons to be WANTED for her standard run.  She redeemed herself in her Jumpers run, qualifying under judge Pamela Sturtz. This Q was her 75th lifetime qualifying Master Jumpers With Weaves run, earning her the title Master Jumpers Preferred Gold! Later in the day she also qualified in Master Barn Hunt. Good Girl Niamh! and from Monique Anthony:-Ginny participated in AKC Agility trials this past weekend and qualified twice in the Novice Standard Preferred class and once in the Open Jumpers Preferred class, placing first or second each time.

The full Montgomery results have arrived: Glen of Imaal Terrier Club of America National Specialty. Breeder-Judge Bruce Sussman. Sweeps Judge longtime breeder Maura High. BOB GCHS Finnabair Double D Friend Of A Friend BOS Ch Finnabair DD Ain’t It The Life WD/BOW/BPSW Finnabair You Should Be So Lucky WB/AOM Gleann Damn Daisy Select Dog GCHS Keadeens Sir Emmet Mingus Glas Select Bitch and Best Bred By GCh Daulton’s Caiomhe of Pine Meadow AOM Ch Berdmar Sweet William O’Shea AOM Ch Finnabair Shorlyne Caatskill Comedy Tonight Best Puppy Finnabair Phoenix Rising At Shorlyne Best Veteran Sweeps Ch Niamh of Cnoc

Fabulous weekend all!

 

Another month gone

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Still Glen of Imaal Terrier people show their dogs to the world.

Belfast was a triumph for Abberann with Conan Best of Breed (and obviously Best Veteran) and his daughter Reach for the Stars Ryanne Best Bitch. Reserve Dog was Cosmic Cowboy with Jeonty Dreams A Dream with Karensbrae Reserve Bitch. Gleann Una Noonan was another Best Veteran & BOB at Aland Dog Show in Finland, Gleann Indico Indy was Best Dog.

Over in the States the Terrier Club of Michigan is the week before Montgomery and it picks up a good entry as the west and mid country terriers head east. Best of Breed was Kilkenny’s Across The Universe to Setanta with Kilkenny’s Love & Happiness Best Opposite. Monroe KC has two days of shows after the Terrier Club so again nice entries. Keadeen’s Sir Emmet Mingus Glas was Best plus OHG4 with Across the Universe Best Bitch at the first show with the results being switched around at show 2. At Suffolk County KC Kilkenny’s Granite Glen Rooney  took Best there and Group 4 and she was also BOB at Westbury KA.

Glens were also flying the flag at the Malvern Autumn Show in the World of Animals.

Great going everyone

A quieter week…

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…but after the hectic run of recent months even the most devoted Glen of Imaal Terrier owner needs a bit of time off.

Scottish Kennel Club is a long run for everybody, even the nearest Scottish exhibitor is 4 hours away, so everybody who goes deserves applause. Abberann Conan, the furthest travelled, once again took Best Veteran and Best of Breed with Reserve Dog going to Boudivella Osca. Bitch CC was Sigrid Helga at Pantcottage and Abberann Reach For The Stars Ryanne in Reserve. Best Puppy was Jeonty Dreams a Dream with Karensbrae.

Over in Scandinavia Rosears Master of the House had a great weekend with BOB at Hamina and Helsinki. Rosears Nugget of Gold was BOS at Hamina and Pearytail Cherry Bomb at Helsinki. Glean Ho Ho Hogan had an even better weekend in many ways with a Gp3 at Lahti Group Show.

love the names of some Kennel Clubs in the States and this week has a couple of beauties. Vacationland KC was a OHG4 placement for Kilkenny’s Granite Glen Rooney and at Magic Valley KC Kilkenny’s Middleton Irish Spirit was BOB at their two shows. And then took Best of Breed and OHG4 at Blennerhassett KC

Congratulations all you people who are very shy this week in the photographic department.

Birmingham National critique

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GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER

Puppy Dog

1st Hardy Amhard Off The Cuff
Wheaten good skull for age, nice eye, correct ears, powerful fore face, excellent mouth, strong neck, good front, excellent body lines, powerful quarters, moved soundly, in good coat, Best Puppy.

Junior Dog

1st White Abberann Cosmic Cowboy
Nice head and excellent eye, well set ears, powerful neck, well laid back shoulder, correct top line and under line, strong quarters, in excellent coat and condition, moved soundly. RCC.

2nd Hardy Amhard Manhattan
Nice type of dog, with a strong skull, good eye and ears, very good underjaw well boned legs and feet, correct body lines, moved soundly, coat needs more attention, in very good body weight.

Post Graduate Dog No Entries

Limit Dog No Entries

Open Dog

1st White Multi Ch Abberann Conan An Ch ’07 ANCH08 CJW07 CW07
12 year Old Dog with a super outline, excellent head and expression, wonderful mouth for a veteran super bone, great hind quarters, moved very typical of the breed and very soundly well presented, CC & BOB

2nd George & Sullivan Ch Romanville Billy Wizz
Wheaten Dog, good head, powerful fore face and under jaw, excellent bone, good feet, very good body and condition, super quarters, lacked sparkle and animation today

3rd Hannington Boudiella Oscar

Veteran Dog No Entries

Minor Puppy Bitch No Entries

Puppy Bitch

1st Martel Jeonty Letty Be Magic
Very nice youngster, typical in head, very good expression, very good body lines, excellent quarters, moved well.

Junior Bitch

1st Rogers Jeonty Jyn A New Hope
Wheaten Bitch, very nice out line, well shaped head, good fore face, correct ears, nice eye, very good neck and shoulders, excellent rib cage, good top line, strong well built quarters, correct texture of coat, moved well, held her shape in profile CC

2nd Hardy Amard Mai Tai
Nice type, good head lovely eye, preferred the ears and set of 1st, excellent body lines. nice shape in profile, needed to settle in hind movement, very good coat.

Post Graduate Bitch

1st Hannington Boudivella Tegan
OK in head, nice eye, super bite, very good under jaw, powerful neck, in good body weight, very good top line and under line, would like more turn of stifle and more positive on the move, lacked drive, in good coat and condition.

Limit Bitch

1st George Romainville Whistle Dixie
Good headed bitch with a super eye, correct mouth, strong neck, would like a better lay of shoulder, up on the leg, nice body, excellent coat condition, well muscled quarters, moved OK but lacked spark.

2nd Alstead Sigrid Helga At Pantcottage
A nice type of Bitch, nice head shape, good fore face and correct bite, preferred the eye of 1st, well made quarters, OK in top line, moved OK.

3rd Rogers Jeonty Minnie Meme

Open Bitch

1st White Ir Ch Abberann Reach For The Stars Ryanne
Very good type, with a nice head shape, strong muzzle, very good under jaw, excellent mouth, excellent neck and top line, big strong well muscled hind quarters, moved very typical of the breed, in very good coat and condition RCC

2nd Quarrie Rhumsamist Glen Maye At Quaywest
Wheaten, taller bitch, with a strong head, powerful under jaw, very good bite excellent teeth, nice ears, good bone, correct top line, big quarters, would like a better coat and condition, moved soundlyl

Veteran Bitch No Entries

JUDGE MR PAUL WILKINSON

Just wow!!!!

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Last week it was easy to decide which Glen of Imaal Terrier should lead the “honour roll” round up and it’s easy this week as well. Please everybody, stand and applaud Billy Tow vom Au Deich who, at the Dutch Championship Show, took Best Dog for the 7th time and Best In Show for the 4th. Oh yes, he was Best Veteran as well. Best Bitch was his kennel mate McJake’s Aivy. Another Veteran Best of Breed was Abberann Conan who added yet another ribbon to his tally at The National. Best Bitch came from the other end of the scale when Jeonty Jyn A New Hope got the nod from Junior. It was worth the trip for the Abberanns as Cosmic Cowboy was Reserve Dog & Reach For The Stars Ryanne Reserve Best Bitch. Best Puppy Amhard Off The Cuff

Nice to hear from Australia where “Neuter” titles are on offer. Taufield Queen of Tara was Runner Up Neuter and Best Neuter at her last two shows which gives her 96 out the 100 points needed. The European Winners in Dortmund saw Jeonty Junior Fire & Ice increasing his reputation with Best of Breed, Fire & Ice Naomi was Best Bitch. In Ireland Daulton’s Midnight Sky of Galore represented Glens in the Group ring. Gleann is an affix that regularly appears here but this week the first mention is from Canada and Dartmouth Kennel Club with a Group 4 and two Group 2s for Gleann Holy Hannah. Crossing the sea to Scandinavia and Jarvenpaa with Gleann Indico Indy as BOB and Gleann Halloween Hattie Best Opposite. Oulu Nordic Show saw Gleann Flatbone Stiubhard with the big ribbon and Gleann Halloween Hattie as Best Bitch. Gleann Ho Ho Hogan was Best of Breed at Seinajoki Group Show.

In America at Ravenna Kennel Club Tipperary That Girl was Best of Breed with Daulton’s Sailor John of Roseglen Best Dog at one show with the results repeated at another but it was G4 for American Girl & BBEG2 for Sailor John. Klanath Dog Fanciers had a back to back set of shows and Keadeen’s Sir Emmet Mingus Glas had a OHG2 and OHG3 whilst Keadeen’s Something Like A Phenomenon was Best Opposite both days but she went one better with a fabulous Puppy Group 1. Finnabair Shorlyne Caatskill Comedy Tonight at Chambersburg KC Shows also registered the Glen in the Group ring with a OHG2 and a G4.

You all do us proud!!!

 

National Terrier critique

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GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER

Special beginners dog or bitch

1st CAMPEN Mrs M Romainville Rock’N Rolla at Coedrhosyn – Good mover with a very good head and expression and a well balanced dog, showed well.

Minor puppy dog

576 HARLEY Mr D & Mrs V Abberann Running Down A Dream – Nice pup moved with confidence, well balanced throughout and well presented.

 Puppy Dog

576 HARLEY Mr D & Mrs V Abberann Running Down A Dream

Junior dog

589 WHITE Mrs A Abberann Cosmic Cowboy – Very nice young dog, good coat which was well presented. Nice head and expression. Moved well front and back.

Post Graduate dog

587 SAMUEL Mrs L Jeonty Yippe Kiaye – nice coat and was well presented. Good texture. Nice type of dog good width to head but needs to settle down.

Open Dog

1st: 590 WHITE Mrs A Multi Ch Abberann Conan An Ch’07 ANCH08 CJW07 CW07 – For me this dog is the breed standard and in the form of his life at 12 year old. Perfectly balanced dog with a great head and expression. Superb temperament and so well presented. And moves and shows like a dream. CC and Best of Breed.

2nd: 567 ALSTEAD Dr J Ch Golden Spurs – Really good type and moved true front and back and is a great showman also. Good coat which is very well presented. Reserve CC.

3rd: 573 HANNINGTON Miss A Boudivella Oscar

Minor Puppy Bitch

1st: 570 FORBES Mrs K Jeonty Dreams A Dream With Karensbrae – Good breed type, moves very well for a youngster. Showed well. Balanced throughout.
2nd: 579 MARTEL Miss C Jeonty Letty Be Magic – Not as showy as 1. Moved well front and back. Nice head with good width and well handled.

Puppy bitch

1st: 579 MARTEL Miss C Jeonty Letty Be Magic – Not as showy as 1. Moved well front and back. Nice head with good width and well handled.

2nd: 593 WITHERS Mrs P J Pajantick Hot Totty – Good coat texture well presented. Good width of head but just didn’t make the best of herself. Would look a lot better if she put more into her showing.

Junior bitch

1st: 569 CAMPEN Mrs M Romainville Rock’N Rolla at Coedrhosyn  – Nice type of bitch. Very good head and expression. Moved well both ways, good cost well presented.
2nd: 582 ROGERS Mrs C J Jeonty Jyn A New Hope – good head, well balanced. Moved well a nice type.

Post Graduate Bitch

1st: 572 GEORGE, Mrs K A & SULLIVAN Miss N C Romainville Maggie May – Good quality jacket, well presented. Nice head with good expression. Very well presented and moves well both ways.

2nd: 574 HANNINGTON Miss A Boudivella Tegan – Through this class away. Nice type, moves well. Unfortunately didn’t put all into her showing.

Limit bitch

1st: 568 ALSTEAD Dr J Sigrid Helga At Pantcottage – Lovely type. Showed very well and moved well both ways, balanced throughout with good presentation. Reserve CC
2nd: 585 SAGE Mr J A & Mrs J Jeonty Lola May At Wickholm – Different type to 1. Very good coat which was well presented, handled and shown well. Good mover.
3rd: 583 ROGERS Mrs C J Jeonty Minnie Meme

Open Bitch
1st: 591 WHITE Mrs A Ir Ch Dutch Daultons Midnight Sky Of Galore – Real breed type, great coat presented to perfection. Good width of head and nice expression. Moves well both ways. In great muscle tone. CC which made her a champion.

2nd: 592 WHITE Mrs A Ir Ch Abberann Reach For The Stars Ryanne – Similar type to 1. Very well presented. Moved well both ways. Well handled.
3rd: 580 QUARRIE Mr D A & Mrs J Rhumsaamist Glen Maye At Quaywest

P Martin (Judge)