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19/11/2023
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14/10/2021
For my French-speaking friends and T.W. owners . . .
https://podcast.ausha.co/chuu/44
CHUU podcast
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EPISODE 44 EN LIGNE
LABRADOR, le bien aimé !
Dans ce nouvel épisode, partons à la découverte du labrador, le chien préféré des Présidents de la République mais aussi et pendant longtemps des Français et surtout d’une anglaise : Felicity Leith Ross Tintagel Winds Labradors.
Âgée de 77 ans, elle élève le labrador depuis 43 ans et le connaît mieux que quiconque. Découvrez sans plus tarder, une éleveuse passionnante qui par son rigoureux travail de sélection a forgé sa réputation dans le monde du labrador.
Thank you Felicity !
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For my French-speaking friends and T.W. owners . . .
https://podcast.ausha.co/chuu/44
CHUU podcast
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EPISODE 44 EN LIGNE
LABRADOR, le bien aimé !
Dans ce nouvel épisode, partons à la découverte du labrador, le chien préféré des Présidents de la République mais aussi et pendant longtemps des Français et surtout d’une anglaise : Felicity Leith Ross Tintagel Winds Labradors.
Âgée de 77 ans, elle élève le labrador depuis 43 ans et le connaît mieux que quiconque. Découvrez sans plus tarder, une éleveuse passionnante qui par son rigoureux travail de sélection a forgé sa réputation dans le monde du labrador.
Thank you Felicity !
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05/09/2020 - 40ème Nationale d'élevage s'est déroulée dans les Grands Jardins d'Aubigny sur Nère.
Aubigny-sur-Nère is a perfect setting for the annual show with the immense gardens beside the château and the beautiful trees including the most amazing Sequoia. I also have the chance to have some long-term T.W. owners who have a house and big garden just 20 minutes away. They also have Missy (Got The Look) and Priska (Prime time, sister to Poffy) and have the courage to invite me to stay however many dogs I have in tow. Which makes it a lot more fun than being in a hotel. Add their daughter, son in law and grandchildren (Emma and Paul) and we became a joyous band . . . with a total of 8 dogs running free.
Aubigny-sur-Nère is a perfect setting for the annual show with the immense gardens beside the château and the beautiful trees including the most amazing Sequoia. I also have the chance to have some long-term T.W. owners who have a house and big garden just 20 minutes away. They also have Missy (Got The Look) and Priska (Prime time, sister to Poffy) and have the courage to invite me to stay however many dogs I have in tow. Which makes it a lot more fun than being in a hotel. Add their daughter, son in law and grandchildren (Emma and Paul) and we became a joyous band . . . with a total of 8 dogs running free.
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The main ring. Into which I was called. Presented with a framed "testimony" to my 40 years N.E. participation but with a very curious speech by Renée Rault, club President at the moment. A strange mixture of compliments and slaps in the face for my dedication to the breed on the one hand, but my anti-conformist and renegade attitude on the other. Well I have a passion for Labradors, not for people.
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Result: est Breeder's Group.
(The Breeder's Group waiting in the wings. A MILLION thanks to Aline and Christelle for their inestimable help)
Tiffany
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Tiffany, in Open Bitch, took first place, I love that soft-hearted little treasure (Charlie Chalk's singleton daughter) and she showed and moved beautifully. |
Tiffany
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O.P.I.
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Joy took an Excellent, as did O.P.I. |
Joy (on the right)
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Paws for thought
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Just 9 months' old Paws in Junior Bitch. A girl who'd never been out of the garden here, never been in the car, and is my personal nightmare with obvious bulldozer genes, a voice you can hear 10 miles away, and with a capacity to appear stone deaf. However she didn't bark and despite all the totally unknown situations she was undergoing minute by minute - she took it all in her stride. She wasn't too keen on the judge, nor he on her (she's missing 2 premolars). |
Paws for thought
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12/11/2019
Un grand "MERCI" à Aline Baron d'avoir accepté de publier mon article sur NEVER dans le Bulletin du R.C.F. qui est sorti aujourd'hui.
Je suis entrain de le traduire en anglais (depuis des mois !) pour qu'il soit lu par tous mes amis, francophone et anglophone. Je vais finir par le faire !
A big "THANK YOU" to Aline Baron for publishing my article about NEVER in the French Retriever Club Magazine, which came out today.
I'm translating it into English (over the last several months !) so that both my French speaking and English speaking friends can read it. I'll eventually manage to find the time !
I'm interested in anyone's opinion about this "story"
12/11/2019
Un grand "MERCI" à Aline Baron d'avoir accepté de publier mon article sur NEVER dans le Bulletin du R.C.F. qui est sorti aujourd'hui.
Je suis entrain de le traduire en anglais (depuis des mois !) pour qu'il soit lu par tous mes amis, francophone et anglophone. Je vais finir par le faire !
A big "THANK YOU" to Aline Baron for publishing my article about NEVER in the French Retriever Club Magazine, which came out today.
I'm translating it into English (over the last several months !) so that both my French speaking and English speaking friends can read it. I'll eventually manage to find the time !
I'm interested in anyone's opinion about this "story"
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07/09/2019 - 39e Nationale d’Elevage du Retriever Club de France
To cut a long day short - Poffy took 2nd Very Promising in Puppy Bitch, Tiffany took 2nd Excellent in Junior Bitch, Jewel took 3rd Excellent in a strong (33 bitches) Open class, and behind her Yala took 4th place. O.P.I. made the first cut and left with an excellent, Joy got an excellent too, Meg decided she didn't like the judge and got a V.G. Missy took 4th place excellent in Veteran Bitch presented by Emma,
A bit sad that most of the commentary slips for each dog are incomprehensible with words missing or making no sense - the Bitch secretary obviously had poorer English than the Dog secretary. I got a reminder of a comment made to me by Bridget Docking, way back 40+ years ago, when I read the presentation made by the judges in the catalogue and then saw the results. She had said to me "You don't ever show your dogs to a juge who has either bought a dog from you or sold a dog to you". Apparently these days this is no longer part of show ethics.
The Breeder's groups judging at the end of the day was one of the prime reasons to be there and with a group of five and another group of three T.W.L. was well represented. I let Nicky hold 2 of the yellows, François took on 2 others and Emma showed Missy, who now belongs to her grandparents since Christmas. I had the 3 blacks. There were, I think, five other groups. The T.W. Yellows took the prize. It still amazes me that the most important show in France of the year gets only 153 Labrador entries these days when 7,000+ Labradors were registered last year, of which I bred just THIRTEEN, how come I had 11 T.W.s there ? Are most of these 7,000 dogs from puppy farms ?
To cut a long day short - Poffy took 2nd Very Promising in Puppy Bitch, Tiffany took 2nd Excellent in Junior Bitch, Jewel took 3rd Excellent in a strong (33 bitches) Open class, and behind her Yala took 4th place. O.P.I. made the first cut and left with an excellent, Joy got an excellent too, Meg decided she didn't like the judge and got a V.G. Missy took 4th place excellent in Veteran Bitch presented by Emma,
A bit sad that most of the commentary slips for each dog are incomprehensible with words missing or making no sense - the Bitch secretary obviously had poorer English than the Dog secretary. I got a reminder of a comment made to me by Bridget Docking, way back 40+ years ago, when I read the presentation made by the judges in the catalogue and then saw the results. She had said to me "You don't ever show your dogs to a juge who has either bought a dog from you or sold a dog to you". Apparently these days this is no longer part of show ethics.
The Breeder's groups judging at the end of the day was one of the prime reasons to be there and with a group of five and another group of three T.W.L. was well represented. I let Nicky hold 2 of the yellows, François took on 2 others and Emma showed Missy, who now belongs to her grandparents since Christmas. I had the 3 blacks. There were, I think, five other groups. The T.W. Yellows took the prize. It still amazes me that the most important show in France of the year gets only 153 Labrador entries these days when 7,000+ Labradors were registered last year, of which I bred just THIRTEEN, how come I had 11 T.W.s there ? Are most of these 7,000 dogs from puppy farms ?
Ready to go . . . and don't they know it
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A bit of a tight fit ! Usually used for one mother and her puppies - not seven adults
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The Breeder's groups The T.W. Yellows took the prize
Poffy took 2nd Very Promising in Puppy Bitch
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Tiffany took 2nd Excellent in Junior Bitch
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Jewel took 3rd Excellent in a strong (33 bitches) Open class
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Missy took 4th place excellent in Veteran Bitch
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O.P.I. made the first cut and left with an excellent
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Yala- took the 4th place Open Class
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I suppose I should feel flattered (and I do, as I'm not a professional photographer) but I'm slightly shocked and surprised that the French Kennel Club (S.C.C.) pinched one of my bench photos to illustrate the breed on their web-site without either asking my permission or even letting me know.
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1+2 July 2019 - CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE .
Day 1 we had a French judge and very few Labradors.
Poffy - 1st Very Promising (and all alone) in Baby
Tiffany - 2nd Excellent in Junior
O.P.I. - 1st Excellent in Intermediate
Joy - 3rd Excellent in Open (handled by Marcelle Blondel ❤️)
Yala - 2nd Excellent in Open
Note : mucked up Joy's results by the ring secretary and thus I have to send her card to the S.C.C. once I get my car and contents back.
Photos below of day 2 judged by a Belgian who judges all 10 groups and all breeds. That says it all. I might make no comment about this but I shall. This type of judge is mainly a political judge and generally doesn't bother with the notion of type. How could they when there are around 250 breeds ? This was the case, sadly. Presentation, teeth and movement are winning factors and if the dog or bitch just happens to have very good type as well - so much the better. And this put Woefdram's Abercrombie exactly where he belonged : the big winner and fully justified, I have witnessed this so often over my 41 years of showing and in the old days avoided this type of judge. Today you can't, they're all over the place. But how much I love a judge like Gwen Broadley was, or like Frank Kane who sees the dog and his qualities and faults however well or badly he/she is presented, and who recognises good type or absence thereof.
Poffy - 1st V.P
Pearl - 2nd V.P.
Tiffany - Excellent N.C.
O.P.I. - 3rd Excellent
Joy - Excellent N.C.
Yala - 3rd Excellent
Muse - Very Good
The show venue was poor and with defective air conditioning and at 35°C it was hard-going for both humans and dogs. Above all for the dogs. The second day I was accompanied by Katia, Jean-François (NOT happy 🤭), Julie and Sam + Muse and Pearl (respectively Yala's sister and Poffy's sister). So it was more fun for me too. Though the show was a mess, as usual.
The SEVEN bitches had a ball together and when asked what part of the week-end, the day(s) or the trip they most preferred; they unanimously replied that it was the evenings playing in the garden together as the sun fell out of the sky, and we sat and drank G&T, Champagne and wine, ate dinner al fresco with the dogs running round us and O.P.I. snatched an entire cheese off the table and ate it !
Day 1 we had a French judge and very few Labradors.
Poffy - 1st Very Promising (and all alone) in Baby
Tiffany - 2nd Excellent in Junior
O.P.I. - 1st Excellent in Intermediate
Joy - 3rd Excellent in Open (handled by Marcelle Blondel ❤️)
Yala - 2nd Excellent in Open
Note : mucked up Joy's results by the ring secretary and thus I have to send her card to the S.C.C. once I get my car and contents back.
Photos below of day 2 judged by a Belgian who judges all 10 groups and all breeds. That says it all. I might make no comment about this but I shall. This type of judge is mainly a political judge and generally doesn't bother with the notion of type. How could they when there are around 250 breeds ? This was the case, sadly. Presentation, teeth and movement are winning factors and if the dog or bitch just happens to have very good type as well - so much the better. And this put Woefdram's Abercrombie exactly where he belonged : the big winner and fully justified, I have witnessed this so often over my 41 years of showing and in the old days avoided this type of judge. Today you can't, they're all over the place. But how much I love a judge like Gwen Broadley was, or like Frank Kane who sees the dog and his qualities and faults however well or badly he/she is presented, and who recognises good type or absence thereof.
Poffy - 1st V.P
Pearl - 2nd V.P.
Tiffany - Excellent N.C.
O.P.I. - 3rd Excellent
Joy - Excellent N.C.
Yala - 3rd Excellent
Muse - Very Good
The show venue was poor and with defective air conditioning and at 35°C it was hard-going for both humans and dogs. Above all for the dogs. The second day I was accompanied by Katia, Jean-François (NOT happy 🤭), Julie and Sam + Muse and Pearl (respectively Yala's sister and Poffy's sister). So it was more fun for me too. Though the show was a mess, as usual.
The SEVEN bitches had a ball together and when asked what part of the week-end, the day(s) or the trip they most preferred; they unanimously replied that it was the evenings playing in the garden together as the sun fell out of the sky, and we sat and drank G&T, Champagne and wine, ate dinner al fresco with the dogs running round us and O.P.I. snatched an entire cheese off the table and ate it !
Five girls ready to leave - completely excited and knowing full well that there's a show coming up. Except Poffy who, of course, hasn't a clue (for now).
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20/05/2019
FORTY YEARS AGO Ballyduff Sunflower (with my help) took the tickets and B.O.B. at the French K.C. Championship Show in Paris under Mary Roslin-Williams. At the time, in France, Labradors were almost entirely unknown to the French public. They were a shooting dog. There were 78 entries from 7 different countries.
I watched the Labrador become a popular breed with 300 and more entries, reaching N°2 behind the German Shepherd. Then the fickle French, always avid for something new and different (show them a photo of a purple dachshund with orange spots and that's what they'll be looking for) then switched to Golden Retrievers, Pit-bulls and other bullies . . . so that gradually the Labrador dropped to N°6, then N°13 and then N°23.
So we don't get specialist judges anymore, or rarely, and the less the judge is appreciated, the fewer entries in a descending spiral, quite out of control. Add to this the breeders, more interested in making money, selling studwork and selling puppies and winning small shows with dogs who scarcely represent the standard and you might as well stay at home and cry your eyes out for a breed to which you have dedicated your entire life and which is, literally, "going to the dogs".
But no, this year I will be at the show in Paris to celebrate 38 K.C. shows in 40 years (just two missed). A 2-day event with a CAC on the saturday and CAC/CACIB on the sunday. I have yet to find someone to move the FIVE bitches I have entered.
Yesterday evening I found the statistics. I'm still in shock today.
Incredulous I saw that on saturday there will be a total of 17 Labradors - 3 dogs and 14 bitches. On sunday, which qualifies for Crufts, there is a total of 57 Labradors with 19 dogs and 38 bitches (of which 7 Tintagel Winds). It's hard to believe that all those people producing the 7,500 pedigree Labradors each year can't find the time to come and present what they are producing. Maybe they don't care about breeding to the standard. Maybe they're not proud of their work. Maybe as they know they won't win, they see no point in going. But the main reason to go is to see what's happening in our breed.
Over the last six years (since my terrible cancer operations and the lasting fall-out) - I have produced between 13 and 20 puppies a year while caring for around 14 adults.
20 puppies a year out of roughly 7,500 declared pedigree Labradors born in France. That's a tiny insignificant percentage.
It's a crying shame.
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25/02/2019 - CONCOURS GENERAL AGRICOLE (C.G.A.) In Paris- 3rd In the "Producer's Group" with:
Foulby Still Talking (Chatterbox)
Lolitpur Of Tintagel Winds (Yala)
My Decision My Choice My Joy Of Tintagel Winds (Joy)
Jingle In My Mind Of Tintagel Winds
Must Have A Fifth Muse Of Tintagel Winds
Thousands of visitors, loads of children asking questions and having a ball stroking the dogs.
A special "thank you" to Muse, whom I borrowed to make the quota of Chatterbox daughters required, had never set foot in a ring or a show either. The blind leading the blind so to speak ! So it was somewhat chaotic . . . but fun.
Foulby Still Talking (Chatterbox)
Lolitpur Of Tintagel Winds (Yala)
My Decision My Choice My Joy Of Tintagel Winds (Joy)
Jingle In My Mind Of Tintagel Winds
Must Have A Fifth Muse Of Tintagel Winds
Thousands of visitors, loads of children asking questions and having a ball stroking the dogs.
A special "thank you" to Muse, whom I borrowed to make the quota of Chatterbox daughters required, had never set foot in a ring or a show either. The blind leading the blind so to speak ! So it was somewhat chaotic . . . but fun.
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9-11/11/2018 : International Dogshow Geneva
For Tiffany (Over My Dead Body of T.W.): The 1st day critique was "Excellent temperament, very good body proportions, excellent angulations, clean coming and going" on the 2nd day "3 months' old bitch, magnificent puppy with tremendous attitude in the ring. She possesses all the qualities for a great future and I wish lots of luck to her owner as she continues on this road" and on the 3rd day "3 months' old yellow female, very good forechest, typical feminine head, very good bone, perfect head quality, moves for age very soundly"
For Tiffany (Over My Dead Body of T.W.): The 1st day critique was "Excellent temperament, very good body proportions, excellent angulations, clean coming and going" on the 2nd day "3 months' old bitch, magnificent puppy with tremendous attitude in the ring. She possesses all the qualities for a great future and I wish lots of luck to her owner as she continues on this road" and on the 3rd day "3 months' old yellow female, very good forechest, typical feminine head, very good bone, perfect head quality, moves for age very soundly"
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Over my dead body of Tintagel Winds (Tiffany) - 15 weeks |
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For O.P.I. (No Stopping Me Now of T.W.) was 2nd in Intermediate class on Friday: "Good head proportions, excellent body proportions, good muscle tone, clean coming and going. Temperament a bit soft" (?) On the 2nd day she was 4th: "15 months' old bitch, excellent type, typical feminine head, powerful neck, excellent top-line and underneath, correct coat, balanced angulations, very good forechest. Parallel in movement and in static. Coat in excellent condition. Very good friendly attitude".
The 3rd day she was 4th again.
The 3rd day she was 4th again.
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No stopping me now of Tintagel Winds (O.P.I.) -
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CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE - 2 & 3 JUIN 2018
Surprise, surprise. Not quite the day I expected. O.P.I. (No Stopping Me Now) was 1st in the Junior Bitch class and went on to be Best Junior and finally - and there I was thrilled - SHE WENT BEST OPPOSITE SEX, i.e. BEST BITCH at ten months' old - beating the winners of the CAC and the CACIB and the reserves. This placing opens the door to being shown at Crufts next March.
Yala was 2nd in the Open Bitch class and went on to win the Reserve CAC and Joy gave me the pleasure of taking 2nd place in the Intermediate Bitch class.
I fixed myself a blueprint of the breed way back in 1977 when I started. My idea of what represented the standard. My total love for Labradors goes way back to 1957. The blueprint hasn't changed since the beginning. I've seen different "fashions" in our breed come and go, which meant some years I did really well and some years I did less well, depending on how the judge was fashion-conditioned. It didn't bother me because winning was and is only a very, very small part of what I'm trying to do. I don't breed to win, and I don't breed to make money. I breed to maintain the Labradors who carry my kennel name at the level of excellent conformation, sound character and personality, healthy bodies and good working ability. With a lot of DNA testing to filter and eliminate problems, which is a relatively new tool for breeders. Shows are essentially useful for showing you what is happening in the breed globally.
I don't know how much longer I shall be able to go on breeding. Showing is extremely difficult as I need someone else to move my dogs , and my health is poor, making travelling and showing painful and complicated. But when I go (depart, die, evaporate, disappear, am put to sleep, move to cloud 9), I'd like for TINTAGEL WINDS to be remembered for quality, continuity, honesty.
Sunday was a wonderful day, it gave me a tremendous morale-boost. I can only say how much gratitude I feel for those who helped me over the week-end - Jean-François Nerault and his family, Laurent Crepin and his family too, and the encouragement of long-time friends and long-time T.W. owners,
And an immense thank-you to my dogs for their civilized behaviour, their will to please and their joy in being there . . . and their results.
Surprise, surprise. Not quite the day I expected. O.P.I. (No Stopping Me Now) was 1st in the Junior Bitch class and went on to be Best Junior and finally - and there I was thrilled - SHE WENT BEST OPPOSITE SEX, i.e. BEST BITCH at ten months' old - beating the winners of the CAC and the CACIB and the reserves. This placing opens the door to being shown at Crufts next March.
Yala was 2nd in the Open Bitch class and went on to win the Reserve CAC and Joy gave me the pleasure of taking 2nd place in the Intermediate Bitch class.
I fixed myself a blueprint of the breed way back in 1977 when I started. My idea of what represented the standard. My total love for Labradors goes way back to 1957. The blueprint hasn't changed since the beginning. I've seen different "fashions" in our breed come and go, which meant some years I did really well and some years I did less well, depending on how the judge was fashion-conditioned. It didn't bother me because winning was and is only a very, very small part of what I'm trying to do. I don't breed to win, and I don't breed to make money. I breed to maintain the Labradors who carry my kennel name at the level of excellent conformation, sound character and personality, healthy bodies and good working ability. With a lot of DNA testing to filter and eliminate problems, which is a relatively new tool for breeders. Shows are essentially useful for showing you what is happening in the breed globally.
I don't know how much longer I shall be able to go on breeding. Showing is extremely difficult as I need someone else to move my dogs , and my health is poor, making travelling and showing painful and complicated. But when I go (depart, die, evaporate, disappear, am put to sleep, move to cloud 9), I'd like for TINTAGEL WINDS to be remembered for quality, continuity, honesty.
Sunday was a wonderful day, it gave me a tremendous morale-boost. I can only say how much gratitude I feel for those who helped me over the week-end - Jean-François Nerault and his family, Laurent Crepin and his family too, and the encouragement of long-time friends and long-time T.W. owners,
And an immense thank-you to my dogs for their civilized behaviour, their will to please and their joy in being there . . . and their results.
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37 YEARS OF PRESENTING DOGS AT THE NATIONALE D'ELEVAGE
14/09/2017
My 37th Nationale d'Elevage with the joy of getting what I was hoping for - the Producer's Group with Foulby Still Talking
Chatterbox (Foulby Still Talking) with his six daughters out of five different bitches.
Lalitpur aka Yala of T.W.(dam = Falling In Love of T.W.)
Join Hands With Paws aka Nina of T.W. (dam = T.W. Zero In)
Jingle In My Mind aka Amina of T.W. (dam = T.W. Zero In)
No Flirting With Me aka Meg2 of T.W. (dam = Hello Tomorrow of T.W.)
My Decision, My Choice, My Joy aka Joy of T.W. (dam = Got The Look of T.W.)
Mega Hugging Sunday aka Meg of T.W. (dam = Have One On Me of T.W.)
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NINE MONTHS WITH NO PUPPIES !
A voyage to Nepal in March and April and I was thus prevented from mating my bitches as planned as I don't delegate whelpings. Puppies are my work. They are also my pleasure.
So this is a happy time for scans show that black puppies will be on the ground somewhere between June 18th and June 25th.
This litter is very special for me. The first litter for Ch. & Tr. FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS who is now five and a half. A very special bitch. She is the 8th generation in direct descent from Ch. KUPROS LUCIFER who was the first male I acquired in England in 1977. His daughter, World Champion, European Champion, French, Swiss and Belgian Champion and Trialer PECHE DES VERGERS DE LA TOUR (1979-1987) remains an absolute icon of the Labrador breed.
I am waiting for GOT THE LOOK OF T.W. and HAVE ONE ON ME OF T.W. to come in season and be mated. Yellow and Black puppies should thus arrive during the summer.
A voyage to Nepal in March and April and I was thus prevented from mating my bitches as planned as I don't delegate whelpings. Puppies are my work. They are also my pleasure.
So this is a happy time for scans show that black puppies will be on the ground somewhere between June 18th and June 25th.
This litter is very special for me. The first litter for Ch. & Tr. FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS who is now five and a half. A very special bitch. She is the 8th generation in direct descent from Ch. KUPROS LUCIFER who was the first male I acquired in England in 1977. His daughter, World Champion, European Champion, French, Swiss and Belgian Champion and Trialer PECHE DES VERGERS DE LA TOUR (1979-1987) remains an absolute icon of the Labrador breed.
I am waiting for GOT THE LOOK OF T.W. and HAVE ONE ON ME OF T.W. to come in season and be mated. Yellow and Black puppies should thus arrive during the summer.
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A month of February 2015 rich in emotions and a start to the new year that has been a real pleasure and a boost for my kennel and for all the TINTAGEL WINDS !
FIRST THE CONCOURS GENERAL AGRICOLE (C.G.A.) in Paris which is a show which isn't a show. For this you need to qualify and be "invited". TINTAGEL WINDS was there as Best Champion Labrador Bitch represented by Ch.FCS, Ch.CH Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS and also as Best Labrador Breeders' Group "TINTAGEL WINDS" with three yellow bitches : Ch.CH DUMB BLOND ? OF TINTAGEL WINDS, HELLO TOMORROW OF TINTAGEL WINDS and TINTAGEL WINDS KISS AND TELL.
Ch.FCS, Ch.CH Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS was placed 2nd in the 8th Group.
The 1st place on the podium in the Breeders' Groups went to TINTAGEL WINDS. It was well worth the two nights without sleep driving up to Paris and then back home again. Sometimes one walks on air, sometimes one drives on air - but driving on air cost me two points off my license and two fines. The "cruise control" is now something I'm going to use !
Un mois de février 2015 riche en émotions et un début de l'année qui fut un réel plaisir et un "boost" pour mon élevage et pour tous les TINTAGEL WINDS.
En premier LE CONCOURS GENERAL AGRICOLE (C.G.A.) à Paris qui est une exposition pas comme les autres. Pour être présent, il faut avoir gagné sa place et être "invité". TINTAGEL WINDS présent et: réprésenté par le meilleur champion Labrador femelle : FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS et également comme Meilleur élevage de Labradors. Le groupe de trois femelles jaunes se composait de Ch.CH DUMB BLOND ? OF TINTAGEL WINDS, HELLO TOMORROW OF TINTAGEL WINDS et TINTAGEL WINDS KISS AND TELL.
Ch.CH., Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS fut placée 2 ième dans le groupe 8.
La première place sur le podium pour les groupes d'Affixe nous est revenue à TINTAGEL WINDS Cela valait bien la peine de passer deux nuits sans sommeil pour se rendre à Paris et pour en revenir. Parfois on marche sur l'air, parfois on conduit aussi sur l'air mais conduisant sur l'air pour le retour m'a couté 2 points sur mon permis et deux contraventions ! Le "cruise control" va être utilisé à l'avenir.
FIRST THE CONCOURS GENERAL AGRICOLE (C.G.A.) in Paris which is a show which isn't a show. For this you need to qualify and be "invited". TINTAGEL WINDS was there as Best Champion Labrador Bitch represented by Ch.FCS, Ch.CH Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS and also as Best Labrador Breeders' Group "TINTAGEL WINDS" with three yellow bitches : Ch.CH DUMB BLOND ? OF TINTAGEL WINDS, HELLO TOMORROW OF TINTAGEL WINDS and TINTAGEL WINDS KISS AND TELL.
Ch.FCS, Ch.CH Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS was placed 2nd in the 8th Group.
The 1st place on the podium in the Breeders' Groups went to TINTAGEL WINDS. It was well worth the two nights without sleep driving up to Paris and then back home again. Sometimes one walks on air, sometimes one drives on air - but driving on air cost me two points off my license and two fines. The "cruise control" is now something I'm going to use !
Un mois de février 2015 riche en émotions et un début de l'année qui fut un réel plaisir et un "boost" pour mon élevage et pour tous les TINTAGEL WINDS.
En premier LE CONCOURS GENERAL AGRICOLE (C.G.A.) à Paris qui est une exposition pas comme les autres. Pour être présent, il faut avoir gagné sa place et être "invité". TINTAGEL WINDS présent et: réprésenté par le meilleur champion Labrador femelle : FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS et également comme Meilleur élevage de Labradors. Le groupe de trois femelles jaunes se composait de Ch.CH DUMB BLOND ? OF TINTAGEL WINDS, HELLO TOMORROW OF TINTAGEL WINDS et TINTAGEL WINDS KISS AND TELL.
Ch.CH., Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS fut placée 2 ième dans le groupe 8.
La première place sur le podium pour les groupes d'Affixe nous est revenue à TINTAGEL WINDS Cela valait bien la peine de passer deux nuits sans sommeil pour se rendre à Paris et pour en revenir. Parfois on marche sur l'air, parfois on conduit aussi sur l'air mais conduisant sur l'air pour le retour m'a couté 2 points sur mon permis et deux contraventions ! Le "cruise control" va être utilisé à l'avenir.
NEXT STOP : CRUFTS at the N.E.C. in Birmingham. 2,500 kms round trip but no more night driving "hell for leather" as heretofore. Joined in Calais by Claude & Isabelle Céby with TINTAGEL WINDS XANDER who qualified for Crufts at the French K.C. show last June. His 8th birthday was the day after Crufts so he was entered first in Veteran Dog and also in Open Dog.
Ch.FCS, Ch.LU TINTAGEL WINDS XANDER won the Veteran Class and then went on to win the Open Class which meant he was in the final line-up of eleven unbeaten dogs (the winners of each class) at the end of the day. AND XANDER TOOK THE DOG CC. This was an amazing experience for his owners who bought him as a pet and initially had absolutely no idea of showing him. They've done an incredible job over the last three years and a great deal of credit goes to them. Also I firmly believe in my 38 years of breeding and the choosing of the right dog for the right bitch. XANDER goes back six generations directly to my original first black dog Ch.IB KUPROS LUCIFER, bought from Pete and Marion Hart in 1977. And a large dollop of luck for breeding is not a scientific equation.
Ch.FCS, Ch.CH Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS took VHC (5th place) in the Special Working Gundog Bitch class.
ETAPE SUIVANTE : CRUFTS à Birmingham en Angleterre. La plus grande exposition dans le monde : 22,000 chiens avec 3000 chiens étrangers, sur 4 jours. Tout chien doit se qualifier pour avoir le droit de participer. 2,500 kms aller/retour mais plus de course nocturne comme dans le temps. Rendez-vous à Calais pour prendre le Tunnel avec Claude et Isabelle Céby et Ch.FCS, Ch.LU TINTAGEL WINDS XANDER qui s'est qualifié au Championnat de France l'an passé. Il allait fêter ses 8 ans le lendemain de Crufts, donc fut inscrit en Veteran Dog et également en Open Dog. La première fois que sa patte eut frolé le sol anglais.
Ch.FCS, Ch.LU TINTAGEL WINDS XANDER a gagné la classe Veteran Dog et puis, quelques heures plus tard il a récidivé en gagnant la classe Open Dog. Après c'était l'entrée des onze prétendants pour le CC - c'est à dire tous les chiens non-battus qui ont gagné leur classe. Et là . . . WOW ! Xander à gagné le Dog CC. Ce fut une expérience étonnante pour ses propriétaires qui l'ont acheté comme "chien de compagnie" et nullement pour faire des expositions. Ils ont fait un parcours incroyable les derniers trois ans et beaucoup de crédit pour ces résultats leur est dû. Je crois aussi que mes 38 années d'élevage, de choix des lices, de choix d'étalons sont aussi pour une part très importante dans ce résultat. Xander a six générations de mes lignées derrière lui jusqu'à mon premier étalon, acheté à Pete et Marion Hart en 1977: Ch.IB Kupros Lucifer. Ajouter une bonne dose de chance à la recette aussi car l'élevage n'est pas une science exacte !
Ch.CS, Ch.CH, Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS a eu le VHC (5 ième place) dans la classe : Special Working Gundog Bitch.
Ch.FCS, Ch.LU TINTAGEL WINDS XANDER won the Veteran Class and then went on to win the Open Class which meant he was in the final line-up of eleven unbeaten dogs (the winners of each class) at the end of the day. AND XANDER TOOK THE DOG CC. This was an amazing experience for his owners who bought him as a pet and initially had absolutely no idea of showing him. They've done an incredible job over the last three years and a great deal of credit goes to them. Also I firmly believe in my 38 years of breeding and the choosing of the right dog for the right bitch. XANDER goes back six generations directly to my original first black dog Ch.IB KUPROS LUCIFER, bought from Pete and Marion Hart in 1977. And a large dollop of luck for breeding is not a scientific equation.
Ch.FCS, Ch.CH Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS took VHC (5th place) in the Special Working Gundog Bitch class.
ETAPE SUIVANTE : CRUFTS à Birmingham en Angleterre. La plus grande exposition dans le monde : 22,000 chiens avec 3000 chiens étrangers, sur 4 jours. Tout chien doit se qualifier pour avoir le droit de participer. 2,500 kms aller/retour mais plus de course nocturne comme dans le temps. Rendez-vous à Calais pour prendre le Tunnel avec Claude et Isabelle Céby et Ch.FCS, Ch.LU TINTAGEL WINDS XANDER qui s'est qualifié au Championnat de France l'an passé. Il allait fêter ses 8 ans le lendemain de Crufts, donc fut inscrit en Veteran Dog et également en Open Dog. La première fois que sa patte eut frolé le sol anglais.
Ch.FCS, Ch.LU TINTAGEL WINDS XANDER a gagné la classe Veteran Dog et puis, quelques heures plus tard il a récidivé en gagnant la classe Open Dog. Après c'était l'entrée des onze prétendants pour le CC - c'est à dire tous les chiens non-battus qui ont gagné leur classe. Et là . . . WOW ! Xander à gagné le Dog CC. Ce fut une expérience étonnante pour ses propriétaires qui l'ont acheté comme "chien de compagnie" et nullement pour faire des expositions. Ils ont fait un parcours incroyable les derniers trois ans et beaucoup de crédit pour ces résultats leur est dû. Je crois aussi que mes 38 années d'élevage, de choix des lices, de choix d'étalons sont aussi pour une part très importante dans ce résultat. Xander a six générations de mes lignées derrière lui jusqu'à mon premier étalon, acheté à Pete et Marion Hart en 1977: Ch.IB Kupros Lucifer. Ajouter une bonne dose de chance à la recette aussi car l'élevage n'est pas une science exacte !
Ch.CS, Ch.CH, Trialer FALLING IN LOVE OF TINTAGEL WINDS a eu le VHC (5 ième place) dans la classe : Special Working Gundog Bitch.
Interview 2011
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