Jan 24, 2020 Wishing everyone a Happy Australia day long weekend. Only one show of the cluster for us and Sia wins an uncontested Best of Breed, Dion won her class and Cher was Reserve bitch challenge. Wishing everyone a Fab long weekend. No more shows for us till mid February.
Jan 19, 2020 Another single show weekend but what a day Sia tops out with Runner up to BEST IN GROUP (Group 2nd) again along with Intermediate in group whilst Dion got in on the act and picked up a nice Bitch Challenge, Karolyn won her class and was puppy of breed
Jan 16, 2020 A single show for us last weekend Sia continues on her fringie binge winning another Intermediate in group and being shortlisted for Best in group, the girl is starting to really mature now. Dion came out after a 7 month lay off with no coat to win her class and go on to reserve bitch CC. Also over the past weekend Pat and Kevin Mcgill's Cher collected a Best of Breed - Congratulations.
Jan 06, 2020 Already we have been to our first show for the year, a coolish evening to show under ex breeder judge Mrs Shelley Bateup (Lochyle Collies) we thank her for starting Sia's 2020 off with a bang Runner up to BEST IN GROUP (Group 2nd) , Karolyn RCC & Puppy of breed. Whilst Ross's son went on to Minor puppy in group and Olivers daughter took out the Rough Collie Best of Breed.
Jan 19, 2020 Another single show weekend but what a day Sia tops out with Runner up to BEST IN GROUP (Group 2nd) again along with Intermediate in group whilst Dion got in on the act and picked up a nice Bitch Challenge, Karolyn won her class and was puppy of breed
Jan 16, 2020 A single show for us last weekend Sia continues on her fringie binge winning another Intermediate in group and being shortlisted for Best in group, the girl is starting to really mature now. Dion came out after a 7 month lay off with no coat to win her class and go on to reserve bitch CC. Also over the past weekend Pat and Kevin Mcgill's Cher collected a Best of Breed - Congratulations.
Jan 06, 2020 Already we have been to our first show for the year, a coolish evening to show under ex breeder judge Mrs Shelley Bateup (Lochyle Collies) we thank her for starting Sia's 2020 off with a bang Runner up to BEST IN GROUP (Group 2nd) , Karolyn RCC & Puppy of breed. Whilst Ross's son went on to Minor puppy in group and Olivers daughter took out the Rough Collie Best of Breed.
So 2019 that's a wrap!
So much has passed in the last 12 months, from the lowest confidence destroying lows to the headiest of highs, we like many others around the country have been there.
We have lost during the year 2 very special girls who helped us back from the brink when they were born in 2005, Fancy and Bette were our rather tenous link to our foundation line. That line gained another generation during 2019 with the arrival of Meme's litter and the addition of Karolyn our keeper puppy. Another oldie to pass was the Smooth Collie Rosie, so grateful to Chez and Gez for the care/love they afforded her during her life and for allowing us the opportunity to have her back for a litter without which we would never have Freya or her brother Angus, sadly their blue brother Romy has passed as well. Also lost during the year was the Nova son Newman loved and cared for by Gloria Kees. Our thoughts and love are with all those that have lost someone special during the year.
Another link was lost in South Australia with the all to sudden passing of Freya's youngest son Quentin his loss is keenly felt by us here at Carluke and of course by his SA family of Denise, Tania and Kimberly Adams.
We have also had failed litters/pregnancies that leave us wondering if there is any reason to continue - so who knows if or when there will be another litter on the ground.
As if this was not enough we lost a gorgeous Chesnut Arabian filly Scarlet to a shocking paddock accident shortly after turning 12 months.
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As they say onto every sorrow a little sun must fall and life is for the living, so what of those heady heights!
Mum and I spent a lovely 5 weeks abroad - taking in British Collie club, Crufts, a CACIB show in Belgium as well as visiting friends Dora, Brian, Odile, Rene, Val and John, Mojca, Mark, Henriette, Jette, Tomas and Kristian as well as many others. We visited Austria, Slovenia, Netherland, Belgium, Germany, France, Denmark and the UK, some places only briefly but we certainly packed in several thousands of kilometres. We saw the Spanish stallions in Vienna, drank champangne at Veuve and Tattinger and wandered through many historic homes. We shared many of these experiences with old and new friends - Janice, Jackie, David, Raewyn and Christie.
During this time we are grateful that Allison was very ably assisted by Corina with backup from Teeny and Samantha for caring for ALL the animals and the property during a stressful time.
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The showring is often said to be the great leveller, given that all Carluke Collies since March 2019 have been shown/prepared from the home kennel and only by myself (Kate) with assistance from Rebecca, Samantha, Shelley, Kaye, Catriona (and possibly others that I have forgotten) when required for challange line ups etc. and on top of this I have also shown alongside our Roughs the Smooths of Foxbell Kennels I feel immensely proud of our showring success.
Firstly the highlights:-
BEST IN SHOW - COLLIE CLUB OF VICTORIA - HARRIET, CH SCOTTLYME PRELUDE TO A KISS (IMP BELG)
BEST IN SHOW - COLLIE CLUB OF NSW - PIP, GRAND CH FOXBELL FASHION PLATE
BEST OF BREED BRISBANE ROYAL COLLIE SMOOTH - SIA, CH FOXBELL X FACTOR - Crufts qualifed 2020
BEST OF BREED ADELAIDE ROYAL COLLIE SMOOTH -NAT, CH FOXBELL UN FORGETTABLE
BITCH CHALLENGE MELBOURNE ROYAL COLLIE SMOOTH - SIA.
RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE MELBOURNE ROYAL COLLIE ROUGH - PRIM, CH CARLUKE DIAMENTES AT DUSK - Crufts qualified 2020
apart from these noted wins, our dogs have also continued to win class in group and in show awards. Challenge points have been won by the following individuals (in no particular order)
Carluke This Is Me - Karolyn our 2019 baby.
Carluke Noroom Nmdanzcard - Saga
Carluke Myhart Willgo On - Dion
CH Carluke Diamentes at Dusk - Prim
CH Foxbell X Factor - Sia
CH Scottlyme Prelude To A Kiss - Harriet
Carluke Forever Inbluegenes - Cher
CH Foxbell Un Forgettable - Nat
NEW TITLE
CH Carluke Diamentes at Dusk, Prim completed her title whilst in Queensland with Angela Sime at the young age of 10 months then returned home due to personal reason, since being home she has continued on with her early successs and we thank Angela for her care during her QLD experience.
The Dogzonline pointscore!
whilst held in contempt by many, we are proud of where our dogs stand, given they compete against each other in the breed ring and against some of the strongest Working dog competition in the country.
TOP VICTORIAN COLLIE ROUGH SHOW DOG OF THE YEAR 2019
CH Scottlyme Prelude To A Kiss (imp Belg)
Harriet attended a total 5 shows in 2019 - those 5 shows had the largest breed entries across Australia for 2019. 1 show she was withdrawn from as she was lame (Sunbury 2019 judge Ms K McDevitt Ire) for 3 of them she was naked! the WDC, VIC Womens, Sunbury cluster weekend. Her results were outstanding
1 Best in Show - Collie Club of VIC judge Mr Trevor Haywards (Foxearth Smooths UK), RCC & RUBOB under Mr Billy Henderson (IRE) @ WDC and a 2nd to the Best of Breed winner at the 2019 Melbourne Royal Show.
# 3 VICTORIAN COLLIE ROUGH RISING STAR OF THE YEAR 2019
Carluke This Is Me
Only competitive from June 2019 and most of her shows have been interstate (therefore not counting towards a state total) she was #13 Nationally for Collie Roughs from 49 competitors
# 6 QUEENSLAND COLLIE ROUGH RISING STAR OF THE YEAR 2019
CH Carluke Diamentes At Dusk
Prim won this award depite not being a resident in the state since March 2019, she was also #12 Nationally for Collie Roughs and aged out in November when she also retired to change her coat.
#1 BREED CHALLENGE COLLIE SMOOTH NATIONALLY
CH FOXBELL X FACTOR
Sia has won some of the largest available challenge points in the breed (not including breed championship show in VIC which was the largest for the country) only just turned 2 she also finished the year as #4 Nationally Smooth Collie Show dog of the year from 8 competitors her wins for this award again were interstate and ineligible for the state count.
Proud indeed of our teams performance , during 2019 we attended mainly interstate/cluster show weekends.
Our boys have been used at stud by discerning breeders and the offspring we are pleased to say are repaying their breeders faith/hopes.
Oliver - Grand CH Carluke Au Contraire has a new Champion in CH Elfreya All In A Spin - Peggy has certainly given her breeder/owners a lot of fun in the showring, so much so they have repeated the mating and have 4 gorgeous babies born late December 2019.
Then there are the 2 Izkaze youngsters both with challenge points to there names as well as class in group/in show awards we wish Izkaze Le Corsaire & his sister Izkaze La Coquette all the best in their 2020 adventures.
Ross - Carluke Love Struck also sired a litter during 2019 putting into the ring in Australia Kirrieloch Danzin Onth Ceiling & his sister Kirrieloch Keep Dancing both have class in group wins, sweepstakes wins and points towards their titles despite only being 6.5 months of age, a litter brother resides in Singapore and at his first show weekend was in amongst the fringie ribbons as well, we wish Janice and Kirrieloch Dance Thru My Heart lots of love and luck for 2020.
2019 also saw Bond leave for his new home in Slovenia - Bond is Carluke Top Secret a litter brother to Prim - CH Carluke Diamentes At Dusk. Bond passed his breeding assessment with flying colours and we now can not wait to see what he produces for Neda and the Holy Mountain Collies.
We wish everyone a happy 2020 and hope you enjoy our journey through it.
So much has passed in the last 12 months, from the lowest confidence destroying lows to the headiest of highs, we like many others around the country have been there.
We have lost during the year 2 very special girls who helped us back from the brink when they were born in 2005, Fancy and Bette were our rather tenous link to our foundation line. That line gained another generation during 2019 with the arrival of Meme's litter and the addition of Karolyn our keeper puppy. Another oldie to pass was the Smooth Collie Rosie, so grateful to Chez and Gez for the care/love they afforded her during her life and for allowing us the opportunity to have her back for a litter without which we would never have Freya or her brother Angus, sadly their blue brother Romy has passed as well. Also lost during the year was the Nova son Newman loved and cared for by Gloria Kees. Our thoughts and love are with all those that have lost someone special during the year.
Another link was lost in South Australia with the all to sudden passing of Freya's youngest son Quentin his loss is keenly felt by us here at Carluke and of course by his SA family of Denise, Tania and Kimberly Adams.
We have also had failed litters/pregnancies that leave us wondering if there is any reason to continue - so who knows if or when there will be another litter on the ground.
As if this was not enough we lost a gorgeous Chesnut Arabian filly Scarlet to a shocking paddock accident shortly after turning 12 months.
*********
As they say onto every sorrow a little sun must fall and life is for the living, so what of those heady heights!
Mum and I spent a lovely 5 weeks abroad - taking in British Collie club, Crufts, a CACIB show in Belgium as well as visiting friends Dora, Brian, Odile, Rene, Val and John, Mojca, Mark, Henriette, Jette, Tomas and Kristian as well as many others. We visited Austria, Slovenia, Netherland, Belgium, Germany, France, Denmark and the UK, some places only briefly but we certainly packed in several thousands of kilometres. We saw the Spanish stallions in Vienna, drank champangne at Veuve and Tattinger and wandered through many historic homes. We shared many of these experiences with old and new friends - Janice, Jackie, David, Raewyn and Christie.
During this time we are grateful that Allison was very ably assisted by Corina with backup from Teeny and Samantha for caring for ALL the animals and the property during a stressful time.
^^^^^^^^^^
The showring is often said to be the great leveller, given that all Carluke Collies since March 2019 have been shown/prepared from the home kennel and only by myself (Kate) with assistance from Rebecca, Samantha, Shelley, Kaye, Catriona (and possibly others that I have forgotten) when required for challange line ups etc. and on top of this I have also shown alongside our Roughs the Smooths of Foxbell Kennels I feel immensely proud of our showring success.
Firstly the highlights:-
BEST IN SHOW - COLLIE CLUB OF VICTORIA - HARRIET, CH SCOTTLYME PRELUDE TO A KISS (IMP BELG)
BEST IN SHOW - COLLIE CLUB OF NSW - PIP, GRAND CH FOXBELL FASHION PLATE
BEST OF BREED BRISBANE ROYAL COLLIE SMOOTH - SIA, CH FOXBELL X FACTOR - Crufts qualifed 2020
BEST OF BREED ADELAIDE ROYAL COLLIE SMOOTH -NAT, CH FOXBELL UN FORGETTABLE
BITCH CHALLENGE MELBOURNE ROYAL COLLIE SMOOTH - SIA.
RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE MELBOURNE ROYAL COLLIE ROUGH - PRIM, CH CARLUKE DIAMENTES AT DUSK - Crufts qualified 2020
apart from these noted wins, our dogs have also continued to win class in group and in show awards. Challenge points have been won by the following individuals (in no particular order)
Carluke This Is Me - Karolyn our 2019 baby.
Carluke Noroom Nmdanzcard - Saga
Carluke Myhart Willgo On - Dion
CH Carluke Diamentes at Dusk - Prim
CH Foxbell X Factor - Sia
CH Scottlyme Prelude To A Kiss - Harriet
Carluke Forever Inbluegenes - Cher
CH Foxbell Un Forgettable - Nat
NEW TITLE
CH Carluke Diamentes at Dusk, Prim completed her title whilst in Queensland with Angela Sime at the young age of 10 months then returned home due to personal reason, since being home she has continued on with her early successs and we thank Angela for her care during her QLD experience.
The Dogzonline pointscore!
whilst held in contempt by many, we are proud of where our dogs stand, given they compete against each other in the breed ring and against some of the strongest Working dog competition in the country.
TOP VICTORIAN COLLIE ROUGH SHOW DOG OF THE YEAR 2019
CH Scottlyme Prelude To A Kiss (imp Belg)
Harriet attended a total 5 shows in 2019 - those 5 shows had the largest breed entries across Australia for 2019. 1 show she was withdrawn from as she was lame (Sunbury 2019 judge Ms K McDevitt Ire) for 3 of them she was naked! the WDC, VIC Womens, Sunbury cluster weekend. Her results were outstanding
1 Best in Show - Collie Club of VIC judge Mr Trevor Haywards (Foxearth Smooths UK), RCC & RUBOB under Mr Billy Henderson (IRE) @ WDC and a 2nd to the Best of Breed winner at the 2019 Melbourne Royal Show.
# 3 VICTORIAN COLLIE ROUGH RISING STAR OF THE YEAR 2019
Carluke This Is Me
Only competitive from June 2019 and most of her shows have been interstate (therefore not counting towards a state total) she was #13 Nationally for Collie Roughs from 49 competitors
# 6 QUEENSLAND COLLIE ROUGH RISING STAR OF THE YEAR 2019
CH Carluke Diamentes At Dusk
Prim won this award depite not being a resident in the state since March 2019, she was also #12 Nationally for Collie Roughs and aged out in November when she also retired to change her coat.
#1 BREED CHALLENGE COLLIE SMOOTH NATIONALLY
CH FOXBELL X FACTOR
Sia has won some of the largest available challenge points in the breed (not including breed championship show in VIC which was the largest for the country) only just turned 2 she also finished the year as #4 Nationally Smooth Collie Show dog of the year from 8 competitors her wins for this award again were interstate and ineligible for the state count.
Proud indeed of our teams performance , during 2019 we attended mainly interstate/cluster show weekends.
Our boys have been used at stud by discerning breeders and the offspring we are pleased to say are repaying their breeders faith/hopes.
Oliver - Grand CH Carluke Au Contraire has a new Champion in CH Elfreya All In A Spin - Peggy has certainly given her breeder/owners a lot of fun in the showring, so much so they have repeated the mating and have 4 gorgeous babies born late December 2019.
Then there are the 2 Izkaze youngsters both with challenge points to there names as well as class in group/in show awards we wish Izkaze Le Corsaire & his sister Izkaze La Coquette all the best in their 2020 adventures.
Ross - Carluke Love Struck also sired a litter during 2019 putting into the ring in Australia Kirrieloch Danzin Onth Ceiling & his sister Kirrieloch Keep Dancing both have class in group wins, sweepstakes wins and points towards their titles despite only being 6.5 months of age, a litter brother resides in Singapore and at his first show weekend was in amongst the fringie ribbons as well, we wish Janice and Kirrieloch Dance Thru My Heart lots of love and luck for 2020.
2019 also saw Bond leave for his new home in Slovenia - Bond is Carluke Top Secret a litter brother to Prim - CH Carluke Diamentes At Dusk. Bond passed his breeding assessment with flying colours and we now can not wait to see what he produces for Neda and the Holy Mountain Collies.
We wish everyone a happy 2020 and hope you enjoy our journey through it.
