Pitlochry's: May 2013

Monday, May 27, 2013

World Dog Show Budapest - Hungary

May 19th, 2013

We're more than thrilled and proud to announce that we returned from Budapest with both the Dog and Bitch tickets, Best of Breed and an additional Reserve ticket even !

Our Ch Pitlochry's Darragh (Ch Pitlochry's Catwaezle x WW'10 Ch Giggles of Aerie) won a strong Champion class and the World Winner title as well.

In the bitches, our Ch Cualainn Huldah (Pitlochry's Rolex x Uk Ch Cualainn Persia) won an extremely hot Open class, and right after her triumph our Ch Ballinskellig My Fair Lady (Ch Pitlochry's Andreas x Wonderful Girl von der Oelmuhle) topped Champion class, and went on to become World Winner ! In addition to that, our Huldah went Reserve World Winner to her, a fruitful day indeed !

Afterwards, Lady won Best of Breed and was shortlisted in the Group finals by Mr Kenneth Edh from Sweden.

Our most sincere appreciation to breed judge Lisbeth Mach of Superstar Poodles from Switzerland for rewarding the qualities of our dogs !

From the left to the right: Ch Pitlochry's Darragh Best of Opposite Sex with breeder-owner-handler Conny Fernhout-Schildt of the Netherlands, the judge Mme Lisbeth Mach (CH) and Ch Ballinskellig My Fair Lady Best of Breed with handler-trainer Anna Szabo (H)

Lady winning BOB

CH Pitlochry's Darragh

CH Ballinskellig My Fair Lady

Ch Cualainn Huldah

Irish Wolfhound Club of Hungary National Specialty - Hungary

17th of May, 2013

Many Congratulations to Christa Hermsen (Holland) on winning both Best of Breed and Best of Opposite Sex at the National Specialty of the Hungarian Irish Wolfhound Club with her homebred Skibberdeen's Bryanne (Skibberdeen's Rudolph x Pitlochry's Venus) and Skibberdeen's Rudolph (Pitlochry's Catwaezle x Pitlochry's Venus) under sighthound specialists Jean Brixhe (B) and Jim Behan (IE)!

A very happy family after a succesful day in the show ring

Skibberdeen's Rudolph & Skibberdeen's Bryanne

From the left to the right: Jim Behan (President of the EIWC) from Ireland, a model as Empress Sissy of the Habsburg-Hungarian Monarchy and Jean Brixhe from Belgium

Skibberdeen's Rudolph with breeder-owner-handler Christa Hermsen (NL)

Skibberdeen's Bryanne with breeder-owner-handler Christa Hermsen (NL)

Special Thanks to Istvan Nemeth (Hungary) and Larisa Blaghevicha (Latvia) for these beautiful photos!

Friday, May 10, 2013

Well done, Youngsters!

Dutch Irish Wolfhound Club National Specialty - the Netherlands

May 4th, 2013

On the very first show on his life, Always My Bryan Roan Inish, son of WW'11 & Crufts Winner'13 Ch Pitlochry's O'Bryan Orak and WW'11 Ch Absolute Roan Inish Tullamore Good Stuff, goes Best Junior Male & JUNIOR BEST IN SHOW at the Dutch National Specialty under breeder-judge Timothy Finney of the Gulliagh Hounds from Ireland, and the 15-month-old Pitlochry's Nelson (Crufts Winner'12 Skibberdeen's Rudolph x Irish Dream Adolva) took Runner-Up to him in Junior class.

Pitlochry's Othello (Ch Pitlochry's Ramses x Pitlochry's Emmely) won a strong Intermediate Class, and our Pitlochry's Catwaezle daughter; Grania Roan Inish went Reserve Best Bitch.

A former bitch of ours, Maxima von der Oelmuhle (Iceman von der Oelmuhle x Pitlochry's Roxan) won Best Bitch and BEST IN SHOW! Congratulations to her present owner Christa Hermsen of the Skibberdeen's Irish Wolfhounds (NL) !