Mel and Canela

This was also a good weekend for the father of our current puppies. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Mel has gone to spend some time in the UK with his breeders, and this weekend won a CC in Manchester. Our congratulations to the Philps!

In the meantime, here are some photos of his pups, with their mother, Canela.

Patch is Portuguese Champion

We are back today from the shows in Porto, where Patch (Expat da Roseira Brava) won the ticket on Sunday, making her champion of Portugal.

It was interesting that the Parsons continue to be one of the best represented terrier breeds at the Portuguese shows. This has been the case for a couple of years now, and is a real change from the situation five or six years ago.

The numbers are due to a relatively large number of exhibitors from abroad - so we hope they keep coming!

Canela's pups

In October I flew to Maiorca with Canela (Entertainer da Roseira Brava) to mate her to Muhlross Melrosian, owned by Pedro Llinas. For me it was a great chance to see Palma and the rest of the island, and Pedro and Dani were terrific hosts.

The pups were born on 9 December - one dog and three bitches. They are now developing nicely. We'll post some more photos soon. We are very pleased to hear that their father, who is presently in Scotland, is already making a good impression. We hope he will do weel on the UK circuit.

This is Canela's first litter, and we hope to get her back in the show ring later in the year.

With another generation of puppies growing up, we will be looking this year for permanent new homes for some of our adult bitches. This will be so that we can keep numbers down, and continue to give them all the attention they need. Enquiries to either me or Paulo: clive@roseirabrava.com or paulo@roseirabrava.com