ABOVE ARKLE AGE 7 WEEK'S (Elvis always has to get in on the picture!)

ABOVE ARKLE AGE 11 WEEK'S

ABOVE ARKLE AGE 14 WEEK'S

ABOVE ARKLE AGE 15 WEEK'S

ABOVE ARKLE AGE 16 WEEK'S

ABOVE ARKLE AGE 5 MONTHS

AND BELOW "EVER TRIED TO GET

A MOVING SHOT OF A 5 MONTH OLD

PUPPY"!!

STEADY...

GO........

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LEO AND HIS DOG ARKLE

ABOVE ARKLE AGE NEARLY 8 MONTHS

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WE ARE VERY PROUD OF ARKLE WHO QUALIFIED FOR CRUFTS AT HIS FIRST

CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW AT AGE 6 MONTHS 2 DAYS IN A LARGE PUPPY CLASS.

HE WAS THE BABY OF THE CLASS

THANK YOU TO BREED JUDGE JUDY HARRINGTON (US)

PHOTO'S COURTESY OF LENA PIEHL

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RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 07/11/2010

1ST MINOR PUPPY

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO JUDGE DENISE COURTNEY

FOR A BRILLIANT DAY

CRITIQUE.......HANDSOME BABY OF 6 MONTH. GOOD HEAD, EYE AND EXPRESSION. STRONG NECK LEADING INTO GOOD LAYBACK OF SHOULDER. EXCELLENT MOVER WHEN SETTLED. PRESENTED AND HANDLED WELL.

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LKA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 12/12/2010

1ST MINOR PUPPY AND BEST PUPPY IN BREED

ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO ARKLES FATHER

WHO WON BEST OF BREED AND GROUP ONE

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO BREED SPECIALIST ANN WOODROW

CRITIQUE..... SUPER QUALITY AND WELL PRESENTED THOUGH WEAK AND IMMATURE. SCORED IN LAY OF SHOULDER, DEPTH OF RIBCAGE, LOINS AND QUARTERS IN PROFILE, MOVEMENT VERY PROMISING

ABOVE PHOTO'S COURTESY OF TANJA VERCRUYSSE

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MANCHESTER CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 20/01/2011

1ST MINOR PUPPY

THANK YOU TO BREED SPECIALIST GORDON CUNNINGHAM

CRITIQUE..... VERY BALANCED ULTRA SMART PUPPY WITH CLEAN LINES THAT FLOWED, SUPER NECK AND SHOULDERS, GOOD HEAD AND EXPRESSION, MOVED SOUNDLY WITH LOVELY PRESENCE, AT ONE WITH HIS HANDLER.

CRUFTS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 12/03/2011

******** 1ST PUPPY DOG AND THEN BEST PUPPY IN BREED ********

THANK YOU TO THE JUDGE MRS E TAN-HIETALAHTI (FINLAND)

CRITIQUE..... BEAUTIFUL DOG, EXCELLENT SIZE AND GOOD PROPORTIONS, BEAUTIFUL HEAD AND RIDGE, NICE SIZE AND COLOUR BEST PUPPY

PHOTO'S COURTESY OF OLIVIA THROSSELL

ARKLE AND TIA (ZOUGANI ZAWADI) WHO WON 3RD PLACE

IN A HUGE OPEN BITCH CLASS. OWNED BY BILL, BILLIE AND

GEMMA DARLING

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNE HARROWER

ALSO HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO HIS FATHER NELSON WHO WON BEST OF BREED

WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE DONE THE DOUBLE ONCE AGAIN

CELEBRATING WITH LIZ AFTER JUDGING

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WINNER OF THE STANFORD DEBUSLI CUP FOR BP FROM THE

RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK CLUB OF GREAT BRITIAN

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CLYDEBANK AND DISTRICT CANINE CLUB 19/03/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

1ST GRADUATE DOG

BEST OF BREED

BEST PUPPY IN GROUP

BEST PUPPY IN SHOW

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO JUDGE MS MELANIE SPAVIN

ABOVE PHOTO'S COURTESY OF EILEEN NELSON

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HOUND ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 9/04/2011

1ST PUPPY DOG

AND BEST PUPPY IN BREED

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO BREED SPECIALIST LINDSEY BARNES (DIAMONDRIDGE)

BELOW ARKLE FINISHES HIS PUPPY CAREER WITH 3 BPIB

CRITIQUE..... GOOD OVERALL BALANCE TO THIS PUPPY. HEAD OF CORRECT PROPORTIONS WITH A STRONG MUZZLE AND TEETH SET SQUARE TO JAWS. GOOD REACH OF NECK WHICH IS WELL SET ON, WELL LAID SHOULDERS. FORECHEST CORRECT, GOOD RIDGE. MOVED WITH LONG, EFFORTLESS AND FREE STRIDES. STOOD OUT FOR BEST PUPPY IN SHOW AND WAS PULLED FOR THE FINAL CUT. I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS HIS LAST PUPPY CLASS, WHAT A WAY TO FINISH!

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SOUTHERN RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 01/05/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

C.C. AND BEST DOG

BEST IN SHOW

(140 ENTRIES)

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR JUDGE MR ESPEN ENG (NORWAY)

CRITIQUE..... OUTSTANDING YOUNG DOG OF EXCELLENT TYPE AND OVERALL APPEARANCE, VERY SOUND, WELL BALANCED AND ABOVE ALL AN OUTSTANDING MOVER FROM ALL ANGLES. WELL PROPORTIONED, TYPICAL HEAD, EYES JUST DARK ENOUGH. VERY WELL DEVELOPED IN HIS BODY, VERY SHAPELY WITH AN ARCH OF LOIN AND EXCELLENT BODY PROPORTIONS. JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE WITH ELEGANCE. VERY GOOD RIDGE. MOVED WITH PLENTY DRIVE AND ENERGY, TOTALLY SOUND GOING AWAY AND VERY STABLE IN FRONT FOR SUCH A YOUNG DOG. INDEED HE PROVED TO THE BEST MOVER ALL DAY. WITH A BIT MORE HELP FROM HIS HANDLER, HE IMPROVED IN PRIDE AND CARRIAGE DURING THE DAY AND WAS REWARDED WITH THE CC AND BIS.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSIE BATES

ARKLE HAVING WON BIS WITH THE BITCH WINNING BOS (MULTI INT CH REKAYLAHN BLAZE JW SH.CM)

ARKLE WITH HIS BREEDERS LIZ, LENA AND PAUL

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SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 20/5/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

THANK YOU TO BREED SPECIALIST MS GILL LAWLESS

CRITIQUE..... WELL GROWN FOR AGE, WELL PROPORTIONED HEAD, CLEAN NECK, WELL LAID SHOULDER, GOOD STRAIGHT FRONT, STRONG TOPLINE, GOOD TAIL CARRIAGE, WELL RIBBED BACK, GOOD LENGTH OF LOIN, WELL ANGULATED QUARTERS USED ON THE MOVE, TIGHT FEET STRONG CONTENDER FOR RCC

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BATH CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 30/05/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

THANK YOU TO BREED SPECIALIST MR KELVIN BARNES (DIAMONDRIDGE)

CRITIQUE............ BEST GAIT IN CLASS, GOOD INFILL OF CHEST, ELBOWS CLOSE TO BODY AS REQUIRED, GOOD DEPTH OF CHEST, STRONG TOPLINE

PHOTO'S COURTESY OF LENA PIEHL

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MIDLAND COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 08/06/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

THANK YOU TO ALL ROUNDER JUDGE MR MARK COCOZZA

CRITIQUE..... LOVELY OUTLINE AND BALANCE, GOOD NECK, TOPLINE AND TAIL SET, MODERATE THROUGHOUT, LOVELY FREE PURPOSEFUL MOVER

THIS GIVES ARKLE HIS LAST POINTS NEEDED FOR HIS JUNIOR WARRANT AT ONLY 13 MONTHS OLD!

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DUNDEE CANINE OPEN SHOW 11/06/2011

1ST JUNIOR

1ST LIMIT

THANK YOU TO BREED JUDGE JERRY ROBERTSON

CRITIQUE..... GOOD HEAD, NECK AND TOPLINE, WELL LAID SHOULDER, GOOD BODY FOR AGE. DEEP CHEST, BALANCED QUARTERS MOVED STEADY, SHOULD HAVE A PROMISING FUTURE AS HE HAS A LOOK ABOUT HIM

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BORDER UNION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 18/06/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

THANK YOU TO BREED JUDGE TONI AGNEW

CRITIQUE........... WELL GROWN R/WHEATEN WITH LOTS TO LIKE, HEAD IS ALL MALE WITHOUT AN OUNCE OF COARSENESS, NECK IS STRONG AND FITS WELL INTO A WELL ANGULATED SHOULDER, WELL BONED FRONT ASSEMBLY, NEAT IN ELBOW, GOOD RIBBING AND IS DEEP THROUGH THE MIDDLE, HINDQUARTERS ARE STRONG AND CORRECTLY ANGULATED, WELL DEFINED MUSCLES, HOLDS TOPLINE ON THE MOVE AND PRODUCES AN IMPRESSIVE EASY ACTION IN ALL DIRECTIONS, SHOULD MAKE UP AND MORE.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNE HARROWER

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BLACKPOOL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 25/06/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

C.C. BEST DOG

BEST OF BREED (BREED ENTRY 88)

THANK YOU TO ALL ROUNDER JUDGE MR ALBERT WIGHT

CRITIQUE..... JUST TOOK MY BREATH AWAY TO FIND ONE THIS GOOD SO EARLY IN THE DAY. I THINK HE IS SUCH A HANDSOMELY HEADED DOG, UNEXAGGERATED BUT POWERFUL PROPORTIONS, STUNNING EYES AND EXPRESSION, STRONG IN NECK, WELL LAID SHOULDERS, JUST ABOUT RIGHT IN FORECHEST WIDTH, RIBS NOT OVER SPRUNG AND HIS BACKLINE IS ENHANCED BY A CORRECT TAILSET AND THAT SLIGHT MOULDING TO HIS HINDQUARTERS. IN ACTION HE BECAME MY BENCHMARK FOR THE OTHERS AND I FOUND NOTHING TO BEAT HIM, SMOOTH EFFORLESS AND GROUND COVERING. I BELIEVE WINNING HIS SECOND CC AND SURELY THE THIRD CANNOT BE FAR OFF.

PHOTO'S COURTESY OF ANNE HARROWER

PHOTOS COURTESY OF LENA PIEHL

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WINDSOR CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 03/07/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

C.C. BEST DOG (BREED ENTRY 129)

THIS GAVE ARKLE HIS TITLE

THANK YOU TO ALL ROUNDER JUDGE MR JEFF HORSWELL

CRITIQUE............ SUPER YOUNG DOG, STRONG AND POWERFUL, EASY ACTION, MASCULINE HEAD. A DARKER EYE WOULD GIVE A MORE PLEASANT EXPRESSION, STRONG NECK, WELL LAID SHOULDER, SUPER LEGS AND FEET, WELL BODIED, LIKED HIS REAR AND MOVES AWAY SO WELL. CAN FIRM UP IN FRONT STILL. SHAPELY DOG WHO WENT WITH A LIGHT STRIDE.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LENA PIEHL

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EAST OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 10/07/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

THANK YOU TO BREED SPECIALIST JANET PARKER

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNE HARROWER

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PAIGNTON CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 3/08/2010

1ST JUNIOR DOG

RESERVE CC

THANK YOU TO BREED SPECIALIST JUDGE EDDIE PATTERSON

CRITIQUE............ STRONG MASCULINE HEAD OF CORRECT PROPORTIONS. PREFER SLIGHTLY DARKER EYE. STRONG NECK, GOOD SHOULDER, GOOD FORECHEST, GOOD RIBBING AND LOIN, NICE TURN OF STIFLE, OVERALL A NICE STAMP OF A HOUND WHO MOVED WITH BOTH REACH AND DRIVE RIDGE AND CROWNS CORRECT.

PHOTO'S COURTESY OF ANNE HARROWER

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HOUND ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 6/08/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

RESERVE CC

THANK YOU TO BREED SPECIALIST ANTHEA FOX

CRIIQUE............ REALLY LIKED THIS DOG, NICE CONFORMATION, LOVELY HEAD, GOOD LAY OF SHOULDER, DEEP CHEST BUT WHERE HE EXCELLED WAS ON THE MOVE WITH LOVELY REACH AND DRIVE, PUSHED HARD FOR TOP HONOURS BUT JUST LOST OUT ON MATURITY TODAY RES DCC.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA AITKEN

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SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 28/08/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

THANK YOU TO THE JUDGE MR NICK BRYCE-SMITH

CRITIQUE............ AT 15 MONTH WELL FORWARD FOR AGE, STRONG AND MASCULINE, BALANCED HEAD, DARK PIGMENT, STRONG NECK WITH REACH AND REASONABLE DEPTH, GOOD TOPLINE, HARD MUSCLE AND WELL ANGULATED BEHIND, VIGOROUS MOVER COVERING THE GROUND.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNE HARROWER

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BIRMINGHAM CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

1ST JUNIOR DOG

THANK YOU TO THE JUDGE MR GAVIN ROBERTSON

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RICHMOND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

1ST JUNIOR DOG

AND DOWN TO THE LAST THREE FOR THE CC AND RCC

THANK YOU TO THE JUDGE MRS ZOLA RAWSON

CRITIQUE............ MATURE DOG, NICE HEAD, LONG NECK, WELL ANGULATED SHOULDER, DEEP BRISKET, WITH CORRECT SPRING OF RIB, WELL BENT STIFLE, IN STRONG MUSCULAR CONDITION, WHICH GAVE HIM A VERY GOOD DRIVE ON THE MOVE.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LENA PIEHL

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RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK CLUB OF GB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 25/09/2011

1ST JUNIOR DOG

AND RESERVE CC

THANK YOU TO THE JUDGE MR BOB GREGORY

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNE HARROWER

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BOSTON CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 7/01/2012

1ST OPEN DOG

CC AND BOB (BREED ENTRY 117)

THANK YOU TO ALL ROUNDER JUDGE MR COLIN ASHMORE

PHOTO COURTESY OF LENA PIEHL

BEST DOG AND BOB ARKLE

BEST BITCH CH FAAHAC FARENYA OWNED AND BRED BY GILL LAWLESS

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MANCHESTER CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 19/01/2012

1ST OPEN DOG

RCC (BREED ENTRY 114)

THANK YOU TO BREED SPECIALIST DAVID BATES

PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIE BATES

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ARKLE HAS QUALIFIED AS ONE OF THE TOP 25 FINALISTS FOR SCOTTISH SHOW DOG OF THE YEAR