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It’s taken 31 years…..

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….but it’s finally happened

Way back in 1985 Malsville Man Alone was born and he was the first Glen of Imaal Terrier to obtain a Kennel Club Junior Warrant, which was awarded in 1987. Most people in Glens now don’t even remember Tom and think a JW impossible to achieve in the breed. THEY ARE WRONG because 31 years later we hear that his 6 times great granddaughter has gone and done it again!

Jeonty Dreams A Dream with Karensbrae from all the way up in Inverness, so huge travelling involved, is now the second proud Glen to have those elusive initials after her name. So many, many congratulations!!!!

Starting 2019 with THREE Group placements!

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Before we celebrate the first 2019 Glen of Imaal Terrier achievements though the last of 2018 has to be honoured, particularly as it is from the Brains Department

Monique writes “Ginny qualified for the third time and earned her title in the Excellent Jumpers Preferred class at an AKC Agility trial on Sunday(30th)”

Thought the results were all going to be American this week, as they have the better January weather, but Jeonty Dreams A Dream with Karensbrae in Scotland flew the flag with a Group 3 at Bon Accord. The place many would like to be is Palm Springs and Keadeen Second Star To The Right obviously loved it as she was BOB three days out of the four with Keadeen’s Luck Be A Lady Best of Breed on the last one. Columbiana KC saw Finnabair You Should Be So Lucky take Best of Breed and it was repeated at both Rubber City shows. Tipperary Uptown Girl and Kilkenny’s Granite Aine of Cloddagh were the Best Opposites. The two Merrimack Valley Kennel Club shows saw double Group 2 placements for Abberann Lament for Owen Roe with Abberann Derbla Best Bitch.

Congratulations all.

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

Darlington critique

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GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER

PD (1)

1 Harley’s Abberham Running Down A Dream. Very promising young man. Medium sizes as asked for and excellent strength and substance throughout for his age. Good head, eye and expression. Pleasing depth of chest, well sprung ribs and well developed hindquarters with a good bend of stifle. Once he got into his stride moved well with a positive ground covering action, BP.

OD (3)

1 Hannington’s Boudivella Oscar. Thought him very typical throughout. Best of heads with excellent strength of foreface. Strong muscular neck set in well placed shoulders, pleasing front, good bone and the best of feet. Firm body, good width of chest and correct topline and tailset. Powerful quarters that he used to advantage on the move. Good harsh cost, moved well fore and aft, CC & BOB.

2 Alstead’s Ch Golden Spurs. Another very impressive example of the breed. Good size with lovely bone and substance. Typical in head, good strength of jaw and a pleasing eye and expression. Excellent depth of chest, big ribs and a firm backline. Well rounded hindquarters with a good bend of stifle. Best of coats, pleasing ground covering action on the move, Res.CC.

VB (1)

1 Harley’s Ch Donvaleset Brier. Very well made bitch, good shape with a very typical outlook. Well off for strength and substance throughout. Pleasing head, neat well set ears and a good eye and expression. Good body shape, firm topline and well made quarters. Positive mover, BV.

PB (1)

1 Hope’s Borderglens Rose. Very much a baby but of overall good make and shape. Good head and eye. Pleasing depth of chest for her age, nice spring of rib and well rounded hindquarters. In good coat. Was a little unsteady on the move but once she got into her stride moved well.

JB (3)

1 Forbes’ Jeonty Dreams A Dream With Karensbrae. Lovely young bitch who took your eye as soon as she entered the ring. Very well made throughout. Feminine outlook but has excellent strength and substance for her age. Good head, lovely eye and expression. Best of fronts standing on good legs and feet, well developed body and a good tailset and carriage. Moved soundly on a free and easy stride. Coat could be a tad harsher but on the day could not be denied top honours, CC.

2 Martell’s Jeonty Letty Be Magic. Another I liked a lot. See she is the litter sister of the winner and has many of her siblings qualities, just need to develop in body to complete the picture. Good make and shape. Pleasing head with good strength and a very typical outlook. Strong neck set in well placed shoulders, correct topline and well developed quarters for her age. Sound on the move.

3 Borderglens Rose.

LB (2)

1 Hannington’s Boudivella Tegan. Excellent strength and substance but still keeps a feminine outlook. Good head shape, strong jaw, big teeth and the best of expressions. Well made front assembly, good depth of chest and well sprung ribs. Nicely rounded hindquarters with a good bend of stifle. Harsh coat and very positive on the move.

2 James & O’Brien’s Amhard Jessie Jay. Well made bitch who was close up to the winner. Good strength in head with a pleasing eye and expression. Muscular neck and a pleasing layback of shoulder. Firm body and topline that she kept on the move. Well muscled quarters. On the move could not match the winners attitude and verve.

OB (1)

1 Alstead’s Ch Sigrid Helga At Pantcottage. Very good bitch who was in excellent form on the day. Excellent strength and substance and has a very typical outlook. Good head shape, neat well set ears and the best of expressions. Lovely bone and feet, well developed body and nicely angulated hindquarters. Had her in my mind for top honours but in the final run off in the challenge was not as fluent as the young bitch and had to pay the price, Res CC.

Judge David Shields

Catching up

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Championship, Open, Breed, Variety, Brains & serious socilising..Glen of Imaal Terriers have been doing their stuff this weekend.

Where to start this weekend? Finland as the breed’s fabulous Veterans are saluted. At Hyvinkaa Group Show Gleann Una Noonan was Best of Breed, Best Veteran & Group 3. marfidal Rain Dance was Best Opposite Sex to her. In Tallinn Rosears Master of the House was BOB whilst at the Danish Winners Gleann Gildea with Nelli was Best of Breed and Gleann Ho Ho Hogan Best Dog. The Danish Club Specialty Show on the following day had Abberann Celtic Princess in the top spot with Gleann Ho Ho Hogan Best Dog.

A bit quieter weekend in America (people getting prepared for Montgomery perhaps) but still Group placements.  Two Group 2s for Kilkenny Across The Universe at Setanta at Sheboygan and a OHG4 for Tipperary That Girl who was Best Bitch to Finnabair Double D Friend of A Friends BOB at Butler County who Himself then took a Group 2 at the second Butler County Show. West Volusia KC saw Kilkenny’s Irish American Classic at Castlerock take Best of Breed.

Glens were in varieties in the UK and most successfully. Boudivella Osca was at Bedfordshire Canine Society where he took Best NSC, Group 4 and 1st in the Vulnerable Breed Stakes. Up in Scotland Jeonty Dreams A Dream with Karensbrae was at Perthshire CC and was rewarded with a Group 1 placement from NSC Terrier.

Monique writes that “Ginny earned her AKC Advanced Interior Scent Work title on Sunday.  This title combined with the 3 earned last weekend in Advanced Buried, Container, and Exterior completes the requirements for her overall Scent Work Advanced (SWA) title!” and the Dutch Glen Games in the Netherlands were evidently a total blast and the NE Glen Gathering in Massachusetts had a wonderful time practising sociability for their big 25th next year!

Great weekend everybody.

What a First!

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Glen of Imaal Terriers triumph in many fields but how about this…..Laura Trainor writes:- Niamh (GCH PACH Niamh of Cnoc CD PCD BN RE MXP9 MXPG MJP7 MJPS PAX2 MFP T2BP JE RATM CGCA TKI) earned her RATCH today at Central Bark. This makes her the first Triple Champion Glen earning Championships in three different disciplines! Just awesome and then Jeff Dairiki writes:- both boys hunted as well as they ever have this weekend at The Club at Argus Ranch’s Barn Hunt trials. Both dogs had a 100% Q-rate through the long weekend! That was just enough for Ciarán to earn his RATCHX6 and Quinn his RATCHX5 in the final trial of the weekend. (Both dogs notched up Crazy 8 titles as well — Ciarán platinum, and Quinn gold.) What a weekend for the breed in other disciplines.

Porvoo All Breed Show in Finland saw Rosears Master of the House BOB with Gleann Una Noonan Best Bitch & Best Veteran. The N.I. Terrier Association Group Championship Show was a Best of Breed for Abberann Cosmic Cowboy and kennelmate Daulton’s Midnight Sky of Galore Best Opposite Sex. London & Home Counties Terrier was where Wickholm Breaking Dawn got the nod over Jeonty Lola May at Wickholm and at Lochabers Jeonty Dreams A Dream with Karensbrae took 5th, and money, in a huge Open Bitch Stakes (not bad at 13 months old) and then won Good Citizens with over 20 in the class…….oh yes and £10. In The States at Umpqua KC Keadeen Second Star To The Right was BOB and she repeated it at South Oregon Kennel Club. The exhibiting biggie of the weekend was Kilkenny’s Across the Universe at Setanta winning the Terrier Group both days in Kenosha Wisconsin and Reserve Best in Show on Saturday.

You all do us so proud.

 

 

And first in this week goes to……

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Finnabair Double D Friend of a Friend took a short sojourn in Canada for the Sarnia cluster and returned home with  2 x Group 2, 1 Group 3, 1 x Group 4 and his Canadian Championship.  The first American bred Glen of Imaal Terrier to obtain it. Finnabair DD Ain’t It The Life was also in Canada and collected three Group 4s. In Scotland Bon Accord is the local show for Jeonty Dreams A Dream with Karensbrae and it was rather a good one for a finish to her puppy career. Puppy Group 1 and first in Vulnerable Breeds. Over in Ireland Abberann Cosmic Cowboy was BOB at Bray.

In Finland Oulu International Show saw Gleann Flatbone Stiubhard take Best of Breed with Astoreen Best Opposite. It was also the weekend of the Finnish Glen Club Show with a fabulous entry of 51. Best In Show went to Gleann Cotton Cody with Gleann Happy Hippie Best Bitch. Best Veteran was Abberann Fagan with Best Puppy being awarded to Finnabair Broc Rua Arda of Gleann. The Youngest Junior Handlers had a wonderful time!

In America a cluster of shows at West Springfield, Massachusetts, saw some nice Glen entries. Ber-D-Mar Sweet William O’Shea was Best of Breed at all four (picking up a Gp4 at Kenilworth KC of Connecticut inc) with Kilkenny’s Granite Glen Rooney celebrating a return to the ring after her litter of ten with 3 x BOS and an OHG4. The other Best Opposite going to Kilkenny’s Midleton of Irish Spirit.

Congratulations everybody

Let’s applaud ourselves…we deserve it!

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Let’s start the Glen of Imaal Terrier round up for this last weekend in the UK with the EFG Open Show. It continued the “double theme” of National Terrier with both Best Dog & Bitch going to the same kennel. Golden Spurs was Best Dog (and Best In Show) with Romainville Billy Whizz Reserve Best Dog who also took Reserve Best In Show. Best Bitch (and Best Opposite in Show) went to Sigrid Helga at Pantcottage over Jeonty Lola May at Wickholm as Reserve Bitch with Lola, at one month short of 10, taking Best Veteran. Best Puppy was Jeonty Glynis Making Magic at Zippor. The EFG is held in conjunction with Birmingham Gundog & Terrier-the only time currently that Glen people can show twice in one day under two different judges-with Boudivella Osca taking Best of Breed there and Jeonty Jyn A New Hope Best Bitch. Also a Glen was performing in the very competitive NSC classes with Kingcottage Boogie on Basil taking Best NSC at Llanelli and District Canine Society Open Dog Show .

A quick flip west to Ireland for the Mid West Champ Show and Best of Breed Abberann Cosmic Cowboy. East to mainland Europe and Latvia with a BOB for Marfidal Pleasant Surprise and then Lithuania for their National All Breed Show and Finnabair North American Nebulon who took home the BOB rosette. Not often results from the Czech Republic so excellent to hear that Sachem Sagittarius was BOB at Budejovice. Coming back this way again, to Antwerp, it was Jeonty Junior Fire and Ice flying the breed flag there to BOB.

Way west to the States and here are the Group placers. Keadeen’s Sir Emmet Mingus Glas was BOB, and Group 2, at Palouse Hills Dog Fanciers with half sister Keadeen’s Second Star To The Right Best Opposite and the result was the same for the second show and Lewis Clark Kennel Club.  Western Carolina Dog Fanciers Association saw another  2 Group placements, Gp 1 & Gp4, for Finnabair Double D Friend of A Friend. News of a Terrier Puppy Group 1 at the Central Ohio KC Puppy Match for Finnabair Broc Rua Pegasus with Shorlyne. Columbia Terrier and Old Dominion KC of Northern Virginia saw double Best of Breed for Tipperary Columbo with Finnabair Shorlyne Caatskills Comedy Tonight Best Opposite at both. Columbo was again BOB at Baltimore County KC. A Baby Puppy Group 1 for Kilkenny’s The Gift Outright to Irish Spirits at Central Ohio KC.

Breed brains were doing well and Jeonty Dreams A Dream with Karensbrae got her entry into The Good Citizen class at shows by qualifying at 8 months old. Kelli Whitfield sends news that “Griffin played NADAC agility on Friday. He earned his first Open Touch N Go qualifying score and first place as Winston cheered him on! Monique sends word “Ginny earned her first Q and placed first in a Novice Preferred Jumpers class at an AKC Agility trial this weekend!!!”

People, you are just amazing!!

 

 

Crufts critique

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GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIERS

I would like to thank the Crufts committee for inviting me to judge at this prestigious show also my two excellent stewards. The entry was full of quality good movers with super temperaments my thanks to the exhibitors for entering under me and giving me the privilege of judging their dogs.

Class 1039   VETERAN D                                     Entries:       1     Absentees           0

1st         MRS L J & MR G H FRASER  –  KIRIKEE CELTIC WARRIOR   Blue  of 7 years well-made lad good width  of head  ears set on good broad chest nice length of rib slight slope to loin strong front and rear quarters moved soundly.

Class  1040   PUPPY D                                       Entries:     1     Absentees           0

1st         MRS A HARDY  –  AMHARD MANHATTAN   Promising Attractive  lad  super length of body good type of head developing well defined stop dark eye  pleasing  expression good ear set   strong forehand  spring of rib nicely muscled throughout correct  turn of stifle good bone and feet moved out soundly.

Class  1042   POST GRAD D                                   Entries:       4     Absentees           0

1st          MISS L J SMITH  –  ROMANIVILLE BILBO BAGGINS  Wheaten strongest  mover in this class good length of head broad back skull ears well set strong neck super fore chest balanced angles front and rear nice depth of brisket slight rise to loin good bone and feet moved soundly with even strides covered the ground well.

2nd           MRS S PIERCE  –  ROLLO THE GREAT  Blue  liked his outline and proportions  impressive head correct height to length ratio well laid shoulders  good  rib cage strong rear quarters turn of stifle correct amount of bone tidy feet moved soundly good tail carriage.

3rd          MR & MRS I ROGERS  –  KINGCOTTAGE BOOGIE ON BASIL  Wheaten  good head type super expression clean stop good neck and length of body slight rise to loin tail strong at root moved well                                                                                  :

Class 1044   OPEN D   (Quality class)                                     Entries:       4     Absentees           0

1st   MISS A HANNINGTON  –  BOUDIVELLA OSCA Wheaten in lovely coat well-proportioned outline balanced head broad back skull good ear set dark eye  pleasing expression good front assembly strong neck nicely developed withers correct top line good turn of stifle well-made hind quarters strong tail carried well moved  freely soundly covering the ground CC BOB

2nd     MRS K A GEORGE  –  CH ROMAINVILLE BILLY WIZZ  Quality boy good shape and size in proportion good length of head clean stop dark eye giving pleasing expression well set ears strong neck and super fore chest   and depth of brisket correct top line strong rear quarters good turn of stifle moved out with strong drive. RCC

3rd     DR J ALSTEAD  –  CH GOLDEN SPURS  Another male with pleasing outline and shape good head pattern strong  foreface and back skull dark eye well set ears strong neck  sprig of rib correct top line moved freely with drive

Class 1045   GOOD CIT D                                    Entries:       1     Absentees           0

1st          DR J ALSTEAD  –  CH GOLDEN SPURS Repeat

Class 1046   VETERAN B                                    Entries:       2     Absentees           0

1st           MR J A & MRS J SAGE  –  JEONTY LOLA MAY AT WICKHOLM  Wheaten feminine  all through  like her size and shape good head dark eye soft expression strong neck shoulders balanced angulations front and rear correct top line nice coat of good texture  moved soundly  keeping top line.

2nd         MRS L SAMUAL –  JEONTY RED CLOVER  Super character  11yrs young feminine head pleasing expression good front well-muscled throughout  for age nicely angulated rear quarters moved out soundly on good legs and feet.

Class 1047   PUPPY B   (Lovely class)                       Entries:       4    Absentees           0

1st         MRS K FORBES  –  JEONTY DREAMS A DREAM WITH KARENSBRAE   Super outline shape and length of body    head developing well  showing strength but retaining femininity dark well set eyes giving  gentle but mischievous expression balanced front and rear quarters nice length of rib correct top line good turn of stifle moved soundly and freely. BP

2nd         MRS A HARDY  –  AMHARD MAI TAI    Another  appealing  puppy feminine head dark eye giving desired expression well filled foreface  so well made super front  neck and shoulders good spring of rib and top line well-made rear quarters and turn of stifle moved freely with strong drive.

3rd           MISS C MARTEL  –  JEONTY LETTY BE MAGIC  Lovely character good head nicely filled foreface deep stop dark eye well set ears good neck balanced front and rear angulations excellent turn of stifle moved soundly.

Class 1048   JUNIOR B                                      Entries:       2     Absentees           0

1st           MRS C J ROGERS  –  JEONTY JYN A NEW HOPE  Attractive pleasing head and eye well set ears  strong neck   good forehand length of rib back and firm loin correct top line nicely angulated front and rear moved out briskly carrying tail correctly.

2nd           MRS M J CAMPEN  –  ROMAINVILLE ROCK’N ROLLA AT   COEDRHOSYN  Slightly bigger but all in proportion good outline good type of head well set ears strong neck good rib cage firm loin correct top line moved well.

Class 1049   POST GRAD B                                 Entries:       3     Absentees           1

1st           MRS K A GEORGE –  ROMAINVILLE MAGGIE MAY  Liked her shape and outline well-made body attractive head good back skull and foreface firm neck clean withers good lay of shoulders and length of rib correct top line  good rear angulations nicely  presented  moved strongly round the ring carried tail correctly.

2nd           MRS M J CAMPEN – ROMAINVILLE ROCK’N ROLLA AT  COEDRHOSYN Repeat

Class 1050   LIMIT B   (Lovely class)                                    Entries:       3     Absentees           0

1st           MRS C J ROGERS  –  JEONTY MINNIE MEME   Attractive bitch feminine all through quality head and eye good  width and   depth of chest  correct front clean on wither good lay of shoulders excellent height to length ratio just right amount of substance bone and muscle good turn of stifle moved as expected smoothly covering the ground with ease driving from rear. CC RBOB

2nd         DR J ALSTEAD  –  SIGRID HELGA AT PANTCOTTAGE Liked her head type balanced plenty of back skull good eye and ear set  clean stop shoulders well placed nice spring of rib correct amount of angulation front and rear enough bone and muscle tone moved well a tad loose at rear carried tail well.

3rd           MRS K A GEORGE  –  ROMAINVILLE WHISTLE DIXIE Super moving bitch pleasing head dark eye lovely expression  ears well set good front and forequarters nice length of body correct top line In good coat and condition moved soundly little overawed by the atmosphere.

Class 1051   OPEN B    (Quality class)                                    Entries:       3     Absentees  0

1st        MR D A & MRS J QUARRIE –   RHUMSAAMIST GLEN MAYE AT  QUAYWEST  Well-made good bone ,substance and height to length ratio strong head good fore face still retaining femininity  good eye and ear set strong neck well-muscled  nice spring and length of rib slight rise to loin showing strength to hind quarters could easily do a day’s work lovely character moved soundly. RCC

2nd         MR J A & MRS J SAGE –  CH WICKHOLM BREAKING DAWN   Wheaten Slightly longer in body still in proportion balanced head proportions  good stop pleasing eye expression good depth of brisket  nice length of rib  rise to the strong  loin  good angles front and rear correct tail set moved well

3rd           MISS A HANNINGTON –  CH ROMAINVILLE UPTOWN GIRL  Attractive  Blue head of good type nice width to back skull super dark eye giving lovely expression well set ears good front,  fore chest  and  spring of rib nicely angulated rear quarters good tail set moved soundly.

Judge: Mrs F Kaye

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certainly a different Crufts…..

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….well it was for Glen of Imaal Terrier exhibitors and admirers. 2nd in ring 6 so you turn up there and, okay not the biggest entry, where is everybody and where’s my bench, where’s my breeder, where’s my family? Somebody, somewhere had suffered from a rush of blood to the head when drawing up the benching plan and Glens were one side of ring 6 and one side of ring 5; so far apart we couldn’t even see each other! Being as stoic as our breed there was a lot of sighing and a lot of walking to each other (Welsh & Airedales were between us) but then there was a “sod it, this is rubbish” and the organiser’s office was visited for a non-official, official complaint. Vanessa McAlpine said it most certainly shouldn’t have happened and she’d find out why and get back. What she finds out will be reported on here.

Nobody had travelled from abroad this year but the Quarrie’s & Lin Smith, being from the Isle of Man & Guernsey, certainly got their travelling miles. There were folk new to the breed and people returning once more to Glens. It was great to see everybody and everything certainly seemed to go well. Admittedly the Bring & Share had a bit of a problem with the ridiculous benching arrangements as it isn’t a good idea to leave your dogs but a lot of food was “brunged” and it was shared via platefuls being taken away.

Dog CC & Best of Breed was awarded to Boudivella Oscar with the Reserve CC going to his uncle, Romainville Billy Wizz. Bitch CC went to Jeonty Minnie MeMe and the Reserve went to the Isle of Man with Rhumsaamist Glen Maye at Quaywest. Best Puppy travelled to the north of Scotland with Jeonty Dreams A Dream of Karensbrae (daughter of the bitch ticket winner) and Best Veteran went to the positively infantile-in Glen veteran terms-Kirikee Celtic Warrior.

Various Glen people around the world have asked, as “we’re so good”, if there is any chance of a full set of photographs? Flattery like that and anything can be done. Feel free to share them collectively or individually but a credit to either RBT (International) or the EFG blog would be appreciated.

As usual they’ll be more about Glens at Crufts tomorrow