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I
first acquired the taste for the show ring when I attended our
local hunt kennel’s working terrier show. I took my
Border/Lakeland terrier with me, that was the way back then in
the ‘80’s.
I
remember standing there in my green ‘hunter’ wellies,
holding on tight to my scruffy little ratter complete with his
battle scars, looking around at the ‘professionals’
turning up with their well groomed & clipped poodles,
eager to steal all the rosettes. Well
to my amazement, I won the 1st prize! That was it,
I had the bug….
I
WAS HOOKED!
I
was really eager to show a pedigree dog and the Rottweiler was
a breed of dog that I had admired for some time. I
did my research, watched a few local shows and scanned the
newspapers for any local litters. I
found myself in Cheltenham at the home of John & Audrey
Hodgkins & their daughter, Cath. They had one bitch left
from their litter. Everything checked out, her parents were
hip-scored, mum & grandmother were present but most of
all, the pup was strong & healthy, so I took her home…
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