Magic Merlin here ,I love all the fuss I get off everyone that walks by me -not as much as I used to when I was tiny - but I can still stop the traffic at 500 paces, then I stand & pose . I like the showing I suppose mom always tells me I'm the best but i dont like not being called up for a rosette they're so munchy delicious - not that I can get hold of them that often they're up on a pinboard. My birthday is 24th June and I was born in 1998 so i'm still a babe . I like lots of belly rubs and cuddles ,socks ,underwear, bonio's, and chasing my dumbell, my frisbee or a sock ,I won't chase a ball though My litter sister Rosie came here with me and we love to play fight then snuggle up warm together. See my pix of me standing and being cute told you I was lovely didn't I ? At The City Of Birmingham Champ Show Friday 3rd September I won my class - Junior dog under Mrs.J.Wilson-Stringer.

On Sat 11th Sept 99 At Rugeley & District Canine Society Open Show the Basset classes were judged by Mrs Liane Compton-Bowskill (Cabochon) and I came 2nd in the Junior class. MY   LATEST   BIG   WIN

More exciting news from the show ring , we were at Stratford – on – Avon Canine Society Open Show at The Sports Connexion, Ryton-on-Dunsmore Saturday 18th Sept 99.

DELACROIX HELEN’S BOY won Best In Show !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was judged on the Group System by Mrs Anne Foxwell (AULDMOOR) who I believe is in Wolfhounds but I’m not sure.

We had to enter AVNSC winning the Junior class ;Post Grad was won by a Basenji – Lane & Horner’s ANTEFAA SPRING AZURE WITH BOKOTO ; Second was Haynes NEDLAW CLEMENTINE AT HAREBOLT ; Third Palmer’s DELACROIX ENCHANTICA ; Reserve Schaanning Ling’s Deerhound BEARDSWOOD IVANHOE.

I missed writing the full results of the Open class but know Elliott’s CARTHILL CLOUDY won he also received Reserve Best Of Breed and won Any Variety Veteran also under Mrs Foxwell.

We went on to win Hound Group and received an engraved medal and a bag of treats etc donated by T.P.M.S.Fresh Frozen Animal Foods .

Then we won the BIG ONE I didn’t have quite the fan club of the Sheltie which was Reserve I don’t have his name but I was very proud we received a huge rosette;a 20kg bag of Terrier meal ; and £20-00 which bought us a celebration meal and the hounds a new bone each.

Best Puppy was I believe a Parson Russell Terrier at his first show and Reserve was a Borzoi.