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2011
10th -11th December
LKA Championship show
Graham wins CC & BOB under specialist Pat Banks and therefore finishes the year as #9 in the top dog tables.
Bruno wins CC & BOB under Bill Browne-Cole and has a group shortlist from Liz Stannard.
3rd December
Bristish Utility Breeds Assoc Ch Show
Graham wins CC & BOB under specialist Viv Kellard then finishes the day with BIS under Ernie Paterson
International news
Larry (Vanitonia If I Was To Tell You) gains his Finnish title and wins Finnish winner 2011
Sumo (Vanitonia Masuru) adds his International Title
26th October
Eastern Counties Poodle Club
Graham wins CC & BOB under specialist Irene Brough then BEST IN SHOW under specialist Julie Warnes
27-30 October
Midland Counties
Bruno won the RCC & Best Puppy under specialist Christine Hinton
7th-9th October
South Wales KA
Graham makes it 3 in a row !!!
He wins CC & BOB under specialist Judy Hannar, the Group under Bob Gregory and then BEST IN SHOW under Jan Rual
29th Sept-2nd October
Driffield Ch Show
Another show to remember!!
Bruno wins BOB under Tony Allcock and then wins the group under Toy Specialist Carl Sparrow.
Not to be outdone, Graham wins CC & BOB under Jack Bispham, Group 1 under Melanie Reed-Peck and then his 2nd BEST IN SHOW in 2 weeks under Denise Courtney
24th-25th Sept
Belfast Championship show
A Show To Remember!!
Graham wins CC & BOB under the first lady of Poodles Mrs Clare Coxall (Tiopepi), he then wins the Utility Group under Miss Jean Lanning and ends up going BEST IN SHOW under Mrs Freda Marshall
Our heartfelt thanks to all 3 Ladies.
Not to be outdone Bruno wins BOB under Cathy Urquhart, gets a group shortlist, then wins the Puppy Group under Clare Coxall and is Freda Marshall's choice for Res BPIS.
Ciera wins her 3rd CC from Terry Burgess making her our very first Bichon Frise Champion
It don't get much better !!!!
16-18th Sept
Darlington Championship show
Graham wins CC & BOB under specialist Sarah Oldfield then wins the Utility group under Ken Sinclair
Bruno wins RCC & BP under Jahn Staav. Not content with that he qualifies for the Pet Plan Junior Stakes Finals (The 1st Crested to do so!!) under jeff Horswell, and wins the Puppy Group and RBPIS under Brenda Banbury
2nd-4th Sept
City Of Birmingham Championship show
Graham wins CC & BOB under Derek Smith and gets a group shortlist from Andrew Brace
28th August
Poodle Club Of Scotland
Syd wins CC & BOB under specialist Diane Smith to become the very 1st Red Toy Poodle male champion
He ends the day with RBIS under Albert Wight
Bournemouth Championship show
13-15 August
Bruno amazes us by winning CC & BOB under Espen Engh as well as BP.
He then wins the adult Toy Group under Terry Nethercott
He also wins the Puppy Group & BPIS under Stuart Milner
all at just 7 months old !!!
Paignton Championship show
Graham wins CC & BOB under specialist Arturo Sheppard
International News
Sweden
Vanitonia Reality Check wins Best Junior In Show at the Swedish Toy Dog specialty
Australia
Vanity aka Aus Ch Vanitonia I Know So gains her Australian title
USA
Krystal gains her US title and is now known as Am Ch Vanitonia All About The Bling
Finland
Saffi gains her Finnish & Estonian Title to become Fin & Est Ch Vanitonia Just A Rumor
Russia
Larry becomes Russian Ch Vanitonia If I Was To Tell You. He gains his title with a group 1, 2 & 3 plus a BIS along the way
Denmark
Sumo becomes Danish Ch Vanitonia Masaru
Trent To Tweed Poodle Club Championship Show
A fabulous day!!
Alex wins her 3rd CC and therefore her title under breed specialist Val Beck.
photo by Stephi Reynolds
Graham wins BOB under breed specialist Karen Laws and finishes the day with BIS under respected specialist Roger Bayliss
10th July
East Of England Championship show
Vanitonia Wots Occuring aka "Bruno" debuts at 6 months old to win the RCC and Best Puppy under top toy specialist and allrounder Terry Nethercott
International News
In Japan, Vanitonia Cookie Dough wins her JKC title.
In Russia Vanitonia If I Was To Tell You wins BIS all breeds
Also in Russia, Tony wins another specialty BIS
24th June
Blackpool Championship Show
Will wins his 3rd CC with BOB to gain his UK title. This was only his 3rd UK Championship show. The judge today was Top Allrounder Michael Quinney. Interestingly, Will is the first Finnish import to gain an UK title. He finished the day with a group shortlist from Sue Terry.
11th June
Three Counties Championship show
"Graham" aka Vanitonia You'll See gets his all important 3rd CC from Top All Round judge Andrew H Brace. Graham becomes our 37th Toy Poodle Champion, our 74th in total.
4th June
Southern Counties Championship show
"Will" aka Flagstones Chinese Pony at Vanitonia attends his second UK show and gets his 2nd CC, this time with BOB from Finnish judge Harry Tast. He also gets a group shortlist
May
The National
Graham wins another RCC, this time from Dorothy Dixon
April
WELKS
Graham (Vanitonia You'll See) returns to the ring after a break to ger the RCC from Carol Brown
International News
Dante (Aus Ch Vanitonia Too Hot To Handle) gains his Australian Grand Champion Title
In the US, Vanitonia A Moment In Time finishes his title as a puppy for owners, our friends, Kay Palade and Virginia Dorris
March
DFS Crufts
We only took Sophie to Crufts and she won Open bitch and the RCC from specialist Michelle Meredith
January
Manchester Championship show.
A good start to the year for us.
Alex (Vanitonia Eye Candy) won her 2nd CC and BOB from Carol Charles and finished the day winning the Utility Group under Barry Day.
Sophie (Sh Ch Tweedsmuir Krystal Ice At Vanitonia) won the CC & BOB from Top Allrounder Zena Thorn-Andrews and then went on to group 2 under Keith Young
Our new Import from Finland Will (Flagstones Chinese Pony At Vanitonia) made his debut by winning the CC under Raye Parry
Ciera (Vanitonia Takin Back My Love to Louisianna) won her 2nd CC from Carl Sparrow