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Well at last I have a minute to get myself rested up....after my visits to Greece , Italy and Denmark  I have a few months to recover before I globe trot again to Florida to judge the sweepstakes for Tampa bay Bulldog Club .I enjoyed doing the Bulldog Days but get a bit stressed however I shall never stress about the weather for my Newark one again !as the weather could not have been worse, the forecast was bad given out a couple of days before and for once they didn't get it wrong 2 months rain fell in the one day , it hailed , it thundered and it lightened it rained the most torrential  downpour lucky for me I had decided to take the plunge and pay for the venue even though it was very expensive £238+VAT £273 that's a lot to find before you start but as usual my team all came together the Blackpool and  other clubs  were there ,and my friends who aren't bulldoggers all mucked in and we had a great day.We had some VIP guests  Chris Thomas and Graham Godfrey Kingrock ,Maureeen Mortham Packapunch it was lovely to see some well known bulldoggers of old joining us thank you so much for coming ..it bridges the gap between all bulldog owners and the show world .Pauline had new helper in the kitchen by Sara who worked like a Trojan and her enchanting daughter Lily consumed a lot of cake LOL .Little Ali was unfortunately ill so Alans new partner Natalie also worked so hard on the BBQ ,thank you .Kimberly [My mate  who previously puppy sat the first two days was free to help and she was a star she ran around everywhere all day and was with me from 8am ................Andrea was a floater but did a great job wherever needed ....

Hartlepool had a great start to their Bulldog Day North  the weather was glorious and their venue a lovely country park the added advantage of many people coming along who were just visiting the park , they could buy food and this swelled the coffers very much ,Michelle had many helpers friends etc and had Pets At Home Hartlepool support, the Northumberland and Durham came and special thanks to Gail Westmoreland who doused any warm looking bulldogs in her pool all day and we had no over hot bulldogs to thank her for efforts. Ian the bulldog Barber  and his lovely daughter did lots of work helping out  at the BBQ,it was a great success and will be repeated same weekend next year.

I just judged the Yorkshire Bulldog Club and once again it was scorching hot which must have put some people off travelling, my entry was 86 but 50% were absent, my dog classes were sparse but lucky for me what was there was quality ..the bitches classes were well filled and I had some difficult choices to make , many bitches could have exchanged places it was lovely to find a lot of dogs in my line up I wouldn't mind owning a judges dream, my Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show were stunning and my reserve best bitch was Vicky Coles Brandy[Whitecole Elegant Miss ]  a Preston daughter from a Genie Bitch , Spalfords Bailey over Ice got a Second in her class also Preston Daughter.I really enjoyed judging, I am very positive and quick I know but when the decisions close its difficult...........thank you if you entered under me .

Family wise Johns Daughter and family have moved into Lincoln , they have two bitches who they show and the children do junior handling  so soon the Bonifacio clan wlil be extended at some shows Ruby the sister to Mavis is looking good so she should be out in the ring soon if she will behave .Bonnie has already done some winning.

My mum is not much different we are going to take her out of the home for three days visit to the seaside, my sister Robbies idea and Alisons organising it I am the Driver ...

Many puppies out of my dogs around , 4 litters born and several more expected . a few veterinary blips that have cost a few puppies survival ,including a wait from Friday to Sunday for a bitch in labour got inertia and lost more than half her litter ,a C section of Friday might have had a different result :-(( but we no nothing us laymen and are even told the breeders know nothing and are unethical .

I am going to do a second edition book  with some added information for the Breeding for Beginners , when i get time to sit and do it ...............

Question and Answers at the Bulldog incorporated  28th June  at Little Hadam Hall  Ware ,Herts .

Deborah gets married on the 11th July with her reception at the Theatre Royal  should be good fun ..I got my outfit now ,I wore Davids wedding outfit to judge in Italy and The Yorkshire and it will be suitable for Florida so I am getting my moneys worth  so Johns happy as i thought he was going to faint at the bill for the complete look....

I am now voiceless as after my judging  I felt had a sore throat coming , well its come and now I can't speak John says its bliss !!!but I feel rotten .

June 3rd well we have missed May out ! I went to Italy it was fabulous  and to Denmark wonderful as usual .

Well my eldest son David came here with his lovely partner Ingrid who I loved on site :-)) then we went up to Gretna Green where they were married with John and I as witnesses it was fabulous  and I can highly recommend the ceremony over the anvil , we then had a reception complete with cake and champagne toast !!

Then onthe following Thursday I made my trip at last to Athens [postponed 4 times ] !!! I showed Sissy's bitch in the show in Athens

We then had our Blackpool and Fylde Show which had our Swedish Judge Karin Ogren  and she stayed here for a couple of nights was very good company and her friend Karin .Now we are planning our trip to Tuscany to judge the Italian Bulldog of the Year , with 2 other judges from the UK , Life is hectic !!

Well last week we had the KC meeting it went quite well with some of our points and reasoned arguments understood .but it will be a good while before we know how much of the Breed standards original wording will be reinstated .My fellow negotiators and I worked so well as a team feedback was our presentation was well received.

Now my planning skills are directed to Bulldog Day UK  North  May 31st and Midlands June 7th  its going to be hectic doing both but should be all in place after one to run the next one ,Volunteers are needed for the Newark one , helpers to man things and to take the entrance money etc etc ,the website will be up and running this week if all goes well .

Still have Lincoln for sale , two people were interested one can't   afford him and its not just me that has a say in his price hes already very reasonably priced but I need him to go and get used to a new family as here he's in the pack ,he's a lovely boy .

My mum is having a bright spell, she looks so thin and wan but is smiling and seemed to know it was Mothers Day,and I got two of my children, James and Kezia ,plus grandchildren 5 of them ! to go out for lunch with  and a lovely time was had and David my eldest son is expected up here this next weekend for the first time with his new partner ...so family time is good .My sister Alison came with us for our meal and one of the nicest things to come out of this sad time is that we seem to be appreciative of the family ,meeting up more and talking more ......

Deborah my step daughter is getting married in July and holding her reception at the theatre as that's where she met her fiancé years ago ...... she has always been extremely kind to me  and has included me in the choosing of her wedding dress and bridesmaids things ,and I am enjoying playing a role  in her wedding plans .

Now follows a very busy time next weekend I am going to see Sissy in Athens  this is the 4th attempt to get there and each time I have had to cancel it  but this time I hope I can go there! there is a two day dog show in Athens I hope to get to see some of  it .Then I have the Swedish Judge coming to stay for the weekend she is judging the Blackpool and Fylde Club show ,then to Italy for Bulldog of the Year  followed by Bulldog day in Denmark........then our two bulldog days here  and my own Breed Club Open Show  appointment .....after that there is a lull ! so I may be a bad blogger as usual for a few weeks ,

Made 3 trips to Cruft's  did Discover dogs with the Blackpool Breed Club ,took Preston Reverie and Genie , who  didn't let the breed down remained super calm all day no panting or looking stressed how I wished someone would come up to the stand and try to make out they were not healthy would I have enjoyed putting them, right .to say this bad publicity is so rife the people were just as crazy over the Bulldog as ever several people kept coming back all day.I had a leaflet printed for all the Clubs to hand out and it was also put in the Press Office it was frequently asked questions about the Bulldog , I handed out at least 150 so some people will have all the answers about our breed

Well first of all I want you all to read Tanias blog on the  latest news on the RSPCA report too  http://www.bulldogrescue.co.uk/blog.htm

I got this report at 6.am in the morning printed it off and studied it ,its supposed to be scientific but I can honestly say there is absolutely no new information relavant to the bulldog in it It continuously refers to the English Bulldog  as we all know our dog in this country is just the BULLDOG and it proves that the references they are using are from other countries where its listed as ENGLISH BULLDOG , USA , and FCI countries,It has everything referenced it mentions and I followed the references and found old hearsay in most of them nothing based on actual fact.I knew when the RSPCA woman at on the radio interview said to me 'we have Rucks of information which proves how unhealthy the bulldog is  that they had no such thing because the Kennel clubs survey didn't enough  dogs participated in it to draw accurate conclusions ,which they  themselves  admit on the first page of the summary , John and I did the most recent breed survey and we knew no OTHER  SUBSTANTIATED INFORMATION was available ..

This should be challenged strongly by our breed and others that are probably seething too , it contradicts itself everywhere claiming the bulldog has the most hereditary defects but quoted that the Labrador has almost double.........

The Kennel Club has given a good press release on it  and has firmly told them they have no intention of banning any breeds......which they suggest about the bulldog ..and also no further action in the line breeding of pedigrees as they recently declined to register mother son father daughter and full sibling matings ,the RSPCA are calling for more matings to be banned , this would be a disaster to most breeds .........

The Mating Cradle strongly disapproved of sold by  a person I will not give advertising to is also quoted , This man is not an experienced bulldogger does not represent the feelings of Bulldog Breeders in this country ,is a total loner and I cannot understand why the film company PP and the RSPCA are even giving him the time of day he is not a bulldogger of repute his opinions are his own .......I cannot understand why one man who has no  kudos in the breed is being quoted as though hes 'someone of knowledge ' ahh wake up and eat your cornflakes .RSPCA and PP you have been duped !!!!

As far as RSPCA goes I have been trying to get the figures of the PTS and its hard to get as they are fudged with other animals , but  I cannot get a breakdown of the pedigree dogs versus crossbreeds  .I think this is because pedigree dogs get adopted at higher adoption fees than the cross breeds who make up the majority of PTS but I want the figures to prove this .maybe I should just publish a Scientific report trawled from the internet  and challenge them ,why are the vets and the Rspca  encouraging crossbreeding when those make up the majority of dogs long term in shelters........and I strongly dispute them as being healthier because they have no data on them as which breed from the 57 varieties would one say various illnesses are from....it was stated by Passionate Productions that cancer and Epilepsy are results of inbreeding and pedigree matings so how come the human population who do not do those 'matings ' are plagued with these problems .......?

Well Joni is growing great,Lola the Chi is fabulous ,al the rest of the dogs are doing fine ,Mavis is looking promising....

My poor Mum is not doing so well after a fall at the home shes looking so bruised and my sister reports she is very vague and out of it ....am going to see her today ...life is still hectic ..

Mum has fallen in the home and looks like she did several rounds with Tyson..........we managed to visit her yesterday and I am pleased as the roads will be bad again .Tracey contacted the Lincolnshire Echo and we did a photo shoot and an interview  http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Shaping-change-British-icon/article-675533detail/article.html.Linc the last puppy of mine left here yesterday ,but I have a little Preston look alike belonging to Kim to sell for her  hes very cute will be a great puppy for someone who may want some showing fun with one .Joni is looking very good now ,and is cute but rather fat at the moment !

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I am speechless rarely happens! the furore this week over the bulldog has raised everyone's temperature from full support to abuse we bulldoggers have had it all,two radio interviews , both hard work but didn't lose my patience. This Breed has survives 200 + years in its present form, the standard is older than the Kennel Club, was the worlds first written up blueprint for any breed anywhere , ok I forgot its another piece of English heritage  we are being  coerced into losing under several subversive guises .The RSPCA has very little to do or knowledge in the bulldogs welfare , when they get one in the sell it with a large adoption fee , because they can use it to raise money but they are not mentioning the thousands of destroyed dogs of cross breeds they put down everyday , because they can't get adopters for those , why encourage more crossbreeding ? its a none sense they are healthier  and temperament is an unknown ..........and the RSPCA has made lots of money from dog lovers like myself at Companion Dog Shows countrywide ,AND I didn't know until this week that the spokesperson on the TV for the RSPCA is a celebrity personality dabbling in many areas of  interest , how come he has suddenly enough time or inside knowledge on pedigree dog breeding!! http://www.markevans.co.uk/ he's made a career of presenting on TV  and knows how to manipulate public feeling ......so whatever he states one can wonder if his passion is real or acting ? well this is a bit of a real thoughts blog !I better close as I could ramble and rant on in my fury all night .MY DOGS CAN ALL RUN AND THE OLDEST ONE HERE IS 10 YEARS OLD NOW , I JUST LOST SAM AT 11+ AND DEEDEE WAS 13 ...........COME ON PEOPLE FIGHT FOR THE DOG WE LOVE !

Well I am online for a change my server has been playing up terribly but they seem to have sorted it , after much moaning about their service for the last 6 weeks, lots to tell you, John got his Chihuahua bitch for his birthday , she is 11 weeks old and called Lola will put some photos of her on the website soon ,I love her .

The littlest  bulldog bitch is 4 weeks old on Wednesday and doing well now eating from a bowl and no longer bottled or tubed she has never been ill just has had no mothers milk so we are happy with her she is staying and is named in French [as shes a Bonifacio] ,Joan of Ark  so she is Joan, and the brindle bitch from Reverie is called Mavis ! she is staying too so we have 3 new members of the household now to start 2009 with .

The red dog and bitch left this weekend and I have some interest in the brindle boys , they are all very promising,they a 9 weks and 2 days old and i like them to go to their new homes now ideally as they settle in very well at this age .

 My Boys are doing well with their studs I have several litters scanned and not yet born in several places around the country  watch the website for more news on them .

On a sad note my mum is not doing so well in the nursing home and we suspect she has had another brain bleed ,she has lost weight and is sleeping alot again ,very upsetting .and more stress .

Christmas came and went with a very mixed  batch of feelings and happenings, our friend Dianne was involved in a terrible accident on the Saturday before Christmas , was driving and her boyfriend and his best friend were killed , she was in the hospital flat on her back and we visited her on Monday when we found out about it and again on Christmas day in the evening .It made me extra wary driving as I felt that in a split second any of us could have this accident sort of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, years ago my first husband taught me to drive and said quite wisely its not you but you should treat everyone else as unpredictable, try not to anticipate what people should do as if you are alert and wondering you might avoid an accident ,I have been driving 30 years and have never forgotten that .

Christmas Eve I visited Mum in the home , and had a meal with my sister, I took out the stitches from a bitch who has puppies from our dog and ended up at Kezia's with the grandchildren who had brand new Santa hats and PJs.I had the little puppy with me in her incubator with a hot water bottle in it till I could re plug it in .

Missed Dad , kept thinking of things I must tell him ,strange not being able to do so .

I had a super Xmas Lunch cooked by Johns daughter ,and puppy came too[in her incubator ] we then have had a steady stream of visitors  and very enjoyable company although today  trying to cook a Sunday  lunch for 9 with 7 puppies nibbling at your toes is not to be recommended.

There is a meeting to discuss the KC letter on Tuesday in Leicester ..so we have puppy sitters  as they are a real handful now .

My next book is going to press  its a general Dog Breeding book suitable for all breeds but info on difficult breeds that need TLC 

Well last Wednesday  Winnie was scanned and was having a phantom so no puppies from her ! Lady was in slow labour and we had her to the vets .,someone up there must have been looking after me because she had 1 live bitch puppy and 1 decomposing pup , the little girl was taking on water and was very hard to get going, which in retrospect I think was due to the time lag between her mum going to sleep and getting her out , the only time I have ever seen such a 'flat unresponsive puppy was anaesthesia problem , so I was desperate to get her home and warm, I got to use the special care unit that Gail and Matt bought me for saving their puppies its got a special attachment and I was able to use the oxygen in the first 30 minutes and  she picked up as soon as she got properly warm. She weighed 11.9 oz but a lot of that was water , she went down to 8.3oz and I gave up trying to feed her on Lady and started tubing her , today she has gained and is well past her birth weight ! hooray !

She now looks like a bulldog all water gone and she has a lovely wide 'Bonifacio' foreface !she is not going anywhere if she survives  ..is not for sale .The other puppies are brilliant and there is not a 1 that I feel will not have a chance to go to the show ring all are so uniform and lovely ....I have 3 boys to sell ready to leave early  January

My Dads funeral took place without a hitch except John got lost and missed the Crem service , I determinedly read  the reading for Dad,from Pauls Letter to the Corinthians a favourite of mine and one I read at assembly when I was young and parents were proud of me so it made it important to me  to do that last thing for Dad .His ashes were interred in Belper Cemetery  last Wednesday  with my two sisters and two of our daughters  and my great nephew , we ate at a local restaurant and made the very best of a bad day I  can honestly say the meal was the most comfortable and we all felt very close , we plan to do it next December ,and made a pact we might do it at our birthdays too.Dads resting place is overlooking open countryside which he loved,  so on a frosty but sunny afternoon we  said our final farewell xxx RIP Dad .

John and I  went to the Nationals at Philadelphia  it was as usual very good fun and extremely interesting some seminars and some discussion ,had great fun with my old and dear friends who helped me get thru some awkward days where I seemed to be suffering from anxiety ,it is early days to cope with our loss and the worry of the last few months and probably the last 5 years of worry over my parents ..mum is in the  nursing home now and they seem to be looking after her very well  she doesn't really show whether she understands Dad has gone now so we dont know how shes feeling as she doesn't speak this is really hard for us all ..

Christmas is almost upon us and I am expecting Lady to produce her last litter any time now or  from about Wednesday ,She is refusing to eat  which I hate and my kitchen has dishes with all sorts of food  opened to try and get her eating ! we have a maternity wing [Dining Room ] which is where Lady is and a nursery [Kitchen ] where Reveries babies are now living. its all organised and the house is never left  without someone sitting as we always watch our puppies 24/7 .

BAD NEWS the Kennel Club has rewritten huge chunks of the Bulldog Standard removing some of the most descriptive words and now no longer want us to refer to the Roach Back  want heavier hindquarters and change the position of the facial bones in other words making it look not like a bulldog .We voted at Breed Council NOT TO Accept this interim standard which they are trying to foist upon us from January 1st

Please join your local breed club and help us save the bulldog as it is BRITAIN'S ICON

Its a very difficult time  I cannot see my mum as its too far to go and to get back in between the feeds. My sisters are constantly on the phone.We are supporting each other and the funeral is on Tuesday we are worried as to how my mum will cope or understand , the obituary notice is in the paper  http://announce.jpress.co.uk/1309134,it  we loved our Dad ,I have made the order of service leaflets myself, it all seems a bit unreal and the only bright spot are the puppies who are depending on me ,one finds out who ones friends really are at a time like this, I don't feel much like talking but companionable silence is good !ageing is sad  and every day that passes I realize how fragile life is and how we should  grasp it in both hands before it slips away .......

Reverie is restless.....me too I have had a hard day I am worried about my mum and wish I knew how much she understands ,complications and emotions running high

 I  got the call and drove the two hour journey to the nursing home and was in time with my two sisters to hold our Dad as he left this world. Poor Mum doesn't understand and showing her Dad and getting her to say goodbye after 58 years of marriage was one of the hardest things to do in my life I am so drained I cannot express how I feel .

Reverie is still eating and large so soon I will be extra busy ........

Remember the Queen saying she had an  annibilus horribilus  [spelt wrongly !!] well my sisters and I just had a 10 day one!!!  my parents have had to go in a nursing home we just could not cope with their care any longer safely and the nursing home across the road had a double room so they are in there together, its still awful ,dad hardly conscious and mum is scared but  we reached a point where we knew we couldn't care at home any longer .We set up the Dvd and Tv in their room and i bought an old black and white musical with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers and mum and i sat together this afternoon  and watched it as someone told me that the things in the past are still vivid to her and she enjoyed it , Dad lay there out of it but probably listened to the Gershwin music .....besides that we have added family troubles so i don't know whether to cry or scream .

BUT REVERIE IS GETTING VERY BIG !!! but i inherited a 8 year old Shihtzu male who is spoilt rotten and never left grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrbut i have to take him to visit mum each time i go but Reverie likes him, thank god \\\\\\\\!so hes allowed in the maternity wing !

I don't know how long this is going to go on for :<((

Very difficult Blog to write ,I should be in Greece with Sissy  tonight I was really looking forward to a last bit of sun and fun with one of my dearest friends but it was not to be. On Sunday my Dad who is on oxygen 24/7 and has been ill for a long time , took a turn for the worst, and I dare not risk being out of the country after the Dr told me there is nothing more they can do for him, my Mum has Vascular Dementia and cannot be left alone so this has a terrible consequence, she needs full time nursing and they had made a pact to stay together and to be at home , my sister has been there but now its my turn to go to stay at the house and sleep in until they have some night sitter that can help out  ,although my Dad has been ill for such a long time and one knows that the inevitable will happen you think you have prepared yourself for it but its still a sickening shock when you know its happening. I suppose one can't ever be prepared to say goodbye to your parents ,while you grow up and during your lifetime they are always there and there is never enough time to tell them how much they mean to you.I have always been close to my dad as he has been the one who nurtured my love of animals being a farmer and also a dog breeder over the years , owning bulldogs in the 1960s,he recently bought Jacque with me and has followed Jacques wins with great interest,and his rosettes have pride of place on their fireplace he was so proud when Jacque won the Puppy Competition at the Yorkshire .So with a heavy heart I  am going to the house tomorrow . Hug your own Mum and Dad extra hard next time you see them xx

Reverie is Expecting mid November .....vet saw 3 puppies on the scan.

No excuses for lack of Blog just no time !

I had an unexpected visitor in my new incubator on Sunday a poor little baby born too early and far too small, I tried hard to save her but on Monday teatime she started to cry and nothing I could do for her could stop it ,as I have said before in my book and on the tube feeding advice leaflet its not possible to save them all and she was suffering so my dear vet Annick PTS at 8pm, I was very sad and I buried her on the lakeside bank and put a primrose on top ,she didn't have much of a chance at only 4 ozs  she has a brother who is hanging on by a thread , she was one of 4 ,1 dead at birth , sister at 3ozs dead at 12 hours and herself at 4ozs and the boy who is still with his mum at 6 ozs but is not doing too well, the owners are lovely people and were so excited at the litter ,but they have bred before so have experience .very sad all round . you know how big an infacol bottle is

Sadly The Little boy left with his mum also passed away he was named Paddy RIP little babies

My Darling Sam our old rescue has had to be PTS due to chronic ear troubles which have plagued him all the time we have had him,the antibiotics failed  to work and hes was in agony we couldn't even touch his head  and at almost 11 we couldn't put him through the most invasive surgery necessary  to ease his pain, on veterinary advice I decided  the kindest thing for Sam was to let him go,but it has devasted me as I loved him dearly like one of our own ,he took my dearest Joshuas place on the sofa by me and eased that pain and now once again its empty ,Run free Sammy at Rainbow Bridge ,maybe you can find your old owner waiting for you if not wait for me xxxx will miss you Sammy xxx

Well still am a bad blogger..........nothing new there then lol ......had a good bulldog rescue picnic, despite the weather trying to drown us all ! always love to spend time with Tania and Dizzy  and look forward to the times when we can chat and catch up even if Dizzy was addicted to Big Brother and made us sit through the final! lol

 After the picnic the weekend went into sharp decline. We went to Richmond and were knee deep in mud as were our beautifully bathed and groomed show dogs , i felt very disappointed that the judge after her initial interest in Jacque just passed us over and positioned her first pull outs in front of us and could not see us anymore ! several of my friends also were very disappointed in the judging of their dogs too .The final straw was one dog placed had such a weak back end it kept sitting down and stumbled on the move ......i was not a good loser............in fact i was in a right mood !everyone ran for cover and John even conceded I had reason to be annoyed and he took Preston in as i didn't want to get knocked yet again .He got VHc[5th].............

I have been seriously depressed about the show scene since the Leeds show, I really wonder why we do it  at all ,never mind exposing the pedigree dogs what about a programme on the masochistic tendencies of exhibitors , paying good money to be  dumped !

Politics were rife at that show we all knew the result of one CC before we left home how bad is that and how daft we were to support the entry ,I used to think a good dog will win through the old timers are very good at spouting that at everyone .Rubbish ! and that's my final word on the subject .

However I am very proud of our dogs all my dogs here have either been shown or are of show quality we don't breed from any that we wouldn't take in the ring ourselves our foreign visitors always  say  we have quality dogs and we have a waiting list of people wanting  puppies abroad but i will not send anything at 9 weeks thinking it might be promising .......so we rarely export but my ones to the USA  did quite well in the ring 12 years ago ...................and of course I do co own an American Champion .....

So Its not all bad LOL

Personally it is parents still very ill.................family troubles ..ect.................

Preston is still much in demand and also Artemus has sired 3 litters now ....Recently Artie has sired 6 ,3 girls 3 boys looking good so far .

In the past few weeks  there has been a film shown on tv from Passionate Productions it was an expose' film on pedigree dog breeding, in October  2006 they made contact with me and as they told me it was a serious film on canine evolution I helped them and gave them several introductions to important people with good knowledge of the breed and when the Kennel Club issued a statement disassociating themselves with this film i panicked  and thought they were about to do a hatchet job on the bulldog ...we were barely mentioned for a change probably because we have been active in health issues and we didn't make sensationalist news .....the statement i have made about it is linked from my main page. I have every sympathy  for the Kennel Club who do try their best they were made to look total idiots .I spent hours on the phone discussing this with them and other breeders and members of the health committee expecting to have to defend the breed we didn't in the end.I do feel for the breeders in the breeds that were featured as I know many committed breeders are doing their best to rid their breeds of illness  but no acknowledgement was made of that .

I have been printing a small new magazine for the rescue ,its not very big but 100 copies of 24 pages has taken a lot of time .

Dr Batty has written and published a new book about the bulldogs violent history ,although I don't go along with all his train of thought I enjoyed his theories and the illustrations definitely one for the collectors its going to be on sale from my web page soon ....

Yesterday we took Jacque to the Yorkshire Silver Rose Puppy Competition and he won it has a fabulous rosette and a bulldog horse brass , these are going to my Dads house as he co owns Jacque with me....hes very proud  at this show were 4 of Gail and Matts puppies ,it was lovely to see them lined up in the puppy walk they all look like chips off the old block Preston !

Next shows for Jacque are Championship Shows  so  watch this space to see how he does.

Well !!!!!Bulldog Day UK  was a stomping success again and already we are being asked about next year , we have had a suggestion we take it up north next year and then do Nottingham again the year afterwards , no decisions have been made , but the preparation and planning is a huge task  I started in February and the actual programme took 2 weeks to print as I was just using an Epson Inkjet .and of course I have puppies  to see to  so I need to think  about the time it takes .......I know that the people learnt alot .we raised over £1,000  final figure not yet in

 I am rubbish at daily or even weekly blogs....... just far too busy , I am in the throes of doing the Bulldog Day  preparations ,so have been printing day and night 100 programmes  for sale on the day at £1 each , they will be available from the website if you send a stamped addressed envelope if you can't make it and want to see what happened and see the adverts from our supporters watch afterwards  on the photos page .

 Carl and I have a litter of puppies between us they are doing fine there is going to be a boy who is looking like Artemus for sale  hes only young yet but if anyone is looking for a strikingly marked dark brindle and white dog this may be your lucky day ! a white girl and and a brindle girl will also be available but we are not counting our chickens until hatched !contact me privately 07752912122

I have had a very busy week  Tess has now gone to live with Jackie [and Lizzie the harelip puppy who is now huge !]Tess did not turn out a good breeding prospect so has gone for free with no papers to a friend who has now had 3 bulldogs from me !She will never be bred as we thought she had no neck and didn't breath as quietly as we like our dogs to do.

As you probably realise breeding for healthy puppies is not without its heartbreak I hate parting with any of my keepers but if the correct home comes along I feel Tess will have a great home with lots more individual attention than she will get here as one of the 'pack' so my feelings aside  she is now settling in in Huddersfield .Funny thats where Disney lives too !

We have bought back Winnie from the litter Tess was from so we can continue with Johns unbroken bitch line which now is in its 9th generation , not many breeders have got a line like that !

We have mated several dogs this last few weeks so there should be puppies from our dogs around soon again.

We had a great week looking at the offspring from our dogs,a boy from Manchester , a boy and girl  in Wragby and last night we had a great visit from Vicky Cole and her partner Phil and Maddi her bitch puppy from Preston whom she is starting to show, we were very pleased with her as she is from a bitch out of our Bonifacio Genie and mated to Preston so it was nice to see she has inherited some very good breed points, she has an excellent topline and super tail , Preston seems to throw quite good tails even on tight tailed bitches ,she has his topline too  which is correct .. good luck Vicky we think you could have some fun with her !

Plans for Bulldog Day are Now occupying my time and thoughts and ofcourse my parents are still requiring much help ...............June 1st Tollerton Nr Nottingham sees every one who loves bulldogs getting together and a learning fun day will be had by all !mated 2 bitches but don't know if they are in whelp yet.

More Bitches mated to our dogs watch for details as they are born added to my website...............

My news is I bought Madonbulls Jack Flash avec Kezia , so we have a new white bulldog male to add to our stud  team, he has a great pedigree too so watch the stud space as he will be added when he is older ..I am training him and co own him with my parents  who are looking forward to his progress and he accompanies me to their house every visit  which they are looking forward to very much .Photos will follow  soon for now hes a cute puppy 13 weeks old and a bundle of fun !

More bitches are mated to our dogs watch the website for any available puppies as they are born and reared

Things are very hectic here ,we expect Crufts visitors Jay Serion and his wife , we are visiting several kennels   and there are the two shows in that week our dog sitter will be moving in !

Personally things look black  my parents are still in a bad state and the new caring agency although stated well have deteriorated  rapidly the latest carer trained in Cell Block H  and nearly came to blows with my sister yesterday ,this means more trips to them and less time for the dogs ......i don't know if I can breed at present as if I do, if anything goes wrong like last time [Effy died leaving 6 puppies ] this would mean I couldn't leave them to go to mum and dads .grrrrrrrrrrrrrr difficult  decision .

I have some good news soon but am keeping it under wraps at present watch this space .................

We judged last weekend at the Leigh Canine Society in Lancashire ,we had some lovely dogs and John did Bulldogs this time,we were lucky we had no absentees in Bulldogs  and a good quality of entries.I did French Bulldogs Lhasa's and Akita's  most of our winners got group placing so we were pleased the BIS judge liked the dogs we sent through to the group.

I have been visiting the white puppies and am'hanging my nose over one' which my gran would have said :-))I had a photo session with Artemus and Preston in the garden on a lovely sunny day see the photos on the Stud website Genie in Box Productions,parents still very ill so life is hectic ,we are planning a trip for an American visitor, and I booked my bargain [£53 return] air ticket to the Danish shows in May .........

Visited Paddy and his brothers ,they are really stunning puppies....

Judged at Rugby Canine and District Open Show , had a great day and I already put up photos and critique while it was fresh in my mind,  very nice people chatted lots afterwards, and really good surprise was the puppies from last years Orphan litter owners came to see me he's so thrilled with his two pups he's going to show them at the East Midlands  Bulldog Club in March  which will be very nice for us to get to see them .

Artemus mated Tina on Thursday and will be doing so again tomorrow  , that was an excellent first time mating he  is a good boy!

Puppies due from Preston about now....... waiting to hear

Lots happening still I have been to see Paddy the little one I had as a lodger and hes doing fine,I am so fond of this puppy I hope he turns out the best for showing as I will be happy to watch his progress!if he stays with Andrea who is besotted with all three ! they are having the very best of rearing.

Preston's litter of 11 are super we went to look at them last week, the one Karen is keeping is looking very promising ,amazingly she has only 3 dogs left to sell I was worried she would have a hard time selling 11 but everyone who has seen them wanted one !

Tracey from Spalfords bulldogs has kept a very nice bitch from Preston called Spalford's Baileys over Ice  she has attitude and Tracy is looking forward to showing her if all goes well ,Kimberley's  bitch Tina is in season and so they are going to use Artemus as his proving litter,I have checked he's firing on all cylinders and a very impressive high density and fully mobile sample has been collected so its all go next week for Arty

Artemus pedigree is the most interesting one I have here as hes got some super dogs on it , see the link from the index page ,he will match many lines as hes got several line breedings in his back pedigree, but ofcourse he may throw brindle as well as the other colours,I used not to like Brindle but I am very very thrilled with the depth of colour my brindle bitch Reverie and Artemus have..its so rich and dark.

All of my males have the most superb temperaments  so laid back and real gentlemen at mating time,in fact I think i find my boys are so very affectionate I would highly reccomend males as pets , as mine are so faithful .

Seminar is being worked on to rear and save problem Bulldog  puppies ,contact me for more details

Hectic again !!

Litter of 11 born from Preston all surviving aged 5 weeks now  contact details on the homepage ...............4 more litters maybe around if the bitches take

Happy New Year everyone, I had a bad Christmas as I got  the dreaded flu bug and spent most of it being ill !

I made friends with a young couple who live near the Humber bridge, they have had their first litter of 3 puppies from Inger from Sweden's male Arthur ,I have had one of these puppies to stay for 48 hours whilst I tubed him to save his life as he had a throat infection which had stopped him feeding. I really put intensive nursing on him and in 48 hours he was well enough to return to his mum and litter mates, this was so great as the vet of the owners had told them to give up on him !my own vet bless her[Annick Sackx] was willing to give me a hand to turn him around. Its great when you have a vet who will help and listen to you this is definitely the secret of successful breeding............so make sure your vets working with you if anyone else tells me about young females fresh out of vets school saying bulldogs shouldn't be bred I shall scream !

We have Preston and Artemus entered for Crufts but Reverie may be bred by then so we aren't taking her .

My friend Sissy from Greece will be judging the Blackpool and Fylde Show in April 6th come along , enter your dog and meet her !or just come and watch details from www.blackpoolandfyldebulldogclub.co.uk

Well lot's happening as usual, Puppies from our dogs, looking super , several really promising ones ,Spalfords and Whitecole are both keeping bitches  to show .

Took Artemus to The British Bulldog Championship show  where he came 3rd in Minor Puppy Dog and qualified for Crufts  at his first show,there are two more litters coming from Preston,1 has 2 dogs the other has yet to be born but scanned for a large litter so fingers crossed for that bitch .

Family problems my parents have health issues so I am not able to  spend as much time writing at the moment .Sam[our rescue ] had a type of stroke Vestibular disease  and is making a slow recovery ,we are treasuring everyday with him .The proofs have come for the next book but it needs several adjustments .

See my photos from my USA trip online link from main page ......Bulldog Club of Americas Nationals and judging in Illiana Bulldog Club

Such a lot has happened in the last few weeks and I am still to busy to record it all .We took Artemus to the Yorkshire where he performed like a pro he was too young to compete but he got his puppy walk Rosette.we met up with several puppies out of Preston and Genie which was lovely , I met with several people who had asked for breed advice and it was a very enjoyable day out .oh not forgetting meeting Disney who was a very good boy and i enjoyed spending time with Nichole , James, Jasmin  and James Junior .

The Next day we flew to Athens as guests of Sissy Adramitli our dear friend who has stayed with us very often in the Uk , we had a lovely four days holiday and then the problems kicked in Sissy had 14 puppies in two litters 9/16 weeks old all got a very bad strain of kenned cough.by Sunday she got ill herself and was rushed into Athens hospital with suspected Apendicitus......ekkkkkkkk that left John and I dog sitting with Jarek her partner, 3 puppies came into my intensive care area on the veranda because they developed pneumonia ....aggressive antibiotic treatment and steaming saved 2 but after a fight lost 1, John came home alone as I couldn't leave with Sissy in Hospital, and I  stayed until Saturday , Sissy was home and they were gradually improving..I would have stayed longer but I am due to go to the Usa for the Nationals on the 29th September till October 16th  so I had to come home .

My parents are so ill at the moment that my head is not clear to do much else than worry about them.I have attended some more seminars for college lecturers in readiness for my workshop on November 10th , Puppy Rearing [anyone can enrol via Lincolnshire Lifelong learning Programme ]

I may not post again until after my USA trip  but if you need a word you can e mail me  and I shall look out for the emails on my laptop...

I should have taken Preston to Wales today under Chris Thomas , I just could not make the journey, i have severe neck and leg pain the damp weather really does play havoc with it .

I had a very busy week too as I am teaching in Adult Further Education in the Autumn , the first one is on  November 10th  there is a workshop on Puppy Rearing in Lincoln , I had to attend an induction course  at Spalding , I also went to London last Wednesday .

Artemus went to our local Pets at Home and outside Morrisions where he was much admired  by many passers by ,he needs socialising , and I discovered he is crazy about people of all ages and sizes but hates the noises of trolleys, cars and motor bikes .he is going to the Yorkshire Puppy walk  next Monday

 Some swine has broken into our garage  and stolen tins of dog food about £50 worth of Pedigree chum in Jelly if you get offered that cheap let me know!

they also stole £150 worth of electrical garden tools and even emptied my freezer .I hope some of it poisons them as some had been in a long time !
I am seriously thinking of getting a very big dog to have outside.........Dourge de Bordoux or some such.........whose job will be  to guard us..............

Disney has gone back to his new home with James and Nichole,he seemed  to  enjoy his stay here whilst they went away but has settled back onto his sofa like hes never been anywhere else.

Ellen [Kezias Engaging Elle ] is over 11 and is here while her family go away for 4 weeks + she is very short sighted and doesn't do much except sleep eat and poop but is content enough , she has lived with Jackie about 6 years now and has the little hare lip pup Lizzie from last year as her companion. She was too old for Kennels so she is back with me her original Mum and we are enjoying getting to know one another again ,Ellen was the cute puppy on my very first website on my shoulder ,its strange looking at her now and thinking of how she was as a baby.I am pleased with the lifespan  of that litter ,Joshua Had a Stroke last year which caused him to have to be put to sleep but he was quite active until the last,litter  brother Issac lived to about the same time as Josh  and here is Ellen going strong.........

Minnies photo got put on the cover of Camino Books Champion 2007 , she is not a champion but they loved the photo and as I gathered up a lot of champion photos for them and both John and I have written articles for it , it was nice to see her on the front !

My book sales are doing well, steady and I did get spotted at the local market ! fame atlast :-))

I am writing seriously now most days and I carry a small note book which I scribble frantically when I remember something I want to put down ,I have had to refresh alot of what I learnt previously about Genetics and I am finding things out I had not even thought about before ,looking at breeding from an  all breeds perspective .

Not many shows coming up for me as I am just too busy.

Well so much for a daily Blog I ran out of time !!all five Orphan puppies survived, I kept Tess a little fawn and white Girl she is now 16 weeks old,I had a singleton brindle and white  boy from my friend Carls bitch Della, he is here and hes 11 weeks old his name is Artemus and I intend to run him on and will post photos soon  ........I have not even had much time to  go to the shows I have only been to two in the last few weeks .Our Bulldog Day UK was a great success and will be repeated in May next year.

Will try to write a bit more often, but I am in the middle of doing a new book for all breeds  and its taking every spare minute ..........