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

Sintra 2007

No sooner had we got back from Finland (see below) than we had to start preparing for the Sintra shows, and the Portuguese Terrier Club show (Monográfica) last Saturday.

It was scorchingly hot, but we had a good weekend, making up two champions - Entertainer da Roseira Brava (Canela) and Snow Winds Churchill (Louie, in the picture). Canela also took best bitch at the Monográfica.

Louie is about to sire his second litter in Portugal, as we are going to mate him to Lisa (Elisa da Roseira Brava), who is just now coming into season.

Trip to Finland

Here are some pictures we took in Finland of Carlos training for agility - Kirsi has him slaloming around her legs as she paces forwards, and then leaping through her arms.

We spent four days in the country, visiting friends and dogs and taking in the Finnish Parson Russell Terrier Club Show, with close to two hundred terriers. It was extremely interesting to see the dogs and their owners, and in particular to see dogs we had bred ourselves and their offspring.

The show is a unique opportunity to see a huge number of parsons of all ages and different lines. There was an especially strong showing of veteran terriers, who held their own in the final line-up. A lot of the dogs taking part are family pets who are not normally shown, and the event gives everyone a chance to get together and see how the dogs are developing. The atmosphere around the rings is very friendly, and we hope to go back another year, and hopefully show dogs of our own.

Our thanks to everyone, especially Anja, for making us so welcome. And to Kirsi, for making the trip specially for us to see Carlos!

Not just a pretty face...

After becoming a show champion last week, Carlos (Duarte da Roseira Brava) did well at a working trial in Finland this weekend, and is now a working champion too. Carlos is an all-round dog, and also competes in races and agility. Our thanks and congratulations to Kirsi for her hard work in bringing out his full potential!

Also this week, Yupie and Ora (in Slovenia) successfully completed their BBH examination in obedience. Both were judged "excellent" in urban situations, and in the field test Ora got 82%, and Yupie 92%. No pictures of the test, but here's one of Yupie out in the country.

Finnish Champion

Our congratulations to Kirsi Kyrolainen and co-owner Anja Karlsson on Carlos' new title of Finnish champion!

Carlos (Duarte da Roseira Brava) won his third CAC (and BOB) at a show this weekend, and we were delighted to hear the news while we were resting after the European Show in Zagreb, where we had been showing his nieces, Patch and Canela.

As well as a show champion, Carlos has also made his mark at working trials and agility. He has a working trial, or "date with a fox" (Kirsi's words), this next weekend, so we wish the two of them every success.

Carlos has sired a number of litters in Finland, and one of his sons is already following in his footsteps with two CACs under his belt. You can see Äijä at http://www.elisanet.fi/kennel.tervaturvan/uutisia.htm.

Thanks to Kirsi for the photo!

Slovenia and Zagreb

Here's a picture of Patch, Canela and Louie unwinding with Juta after the European Show in Zagreb (Croatia) last Saturday. The show was fun (noisy, dirty and no signposts - what do you expect of a dog show?), especially meeting up with the other terrier breeders, and Patch and Canela both came in second in their classes.

We took the chance to spend five days in next-door Slovenia, visiting friends and touring the country - fabulous scenery, good food and Ljubljana, the beautiful and laid-back capital. We were also able to catch up with a number of terriers from our breeding and their offspring.

Our thanks to Jani and Juta, and to Zoran and Kristen for their hospitality. It was also terrific to meet Nina, who owns Farol da Roseira Brava. We hope to be back before 2010, when Slovenia will itself be hosting the European Show.

Easy's puppies in Austria

Easy has just had pups in Austria - two dogs and a bitch. Here is a family photo, and also a photo of one of the pups with Jonas, her owner's son.

Full details at http://www.sparkling-guy.at/pup/lwurf.htm

Thanks to Susanne for the photos!