27/10/07

A profitable Christmas Show was held today by the Dublin Dog Show Society. In the Irish Wolfhounds, Gulliagh Albus won the Green Star Dog under Mr Eamon Murray. Meanwhile in the Dachshunds, Mr Mick Drennan was judging and Gulliagh Dunk'n Donut and his mother Cindy vom Gesselner Feld won both Green Stars, with Dunk'n winning Best of Breed. Later in the Dachshund group which Mrs Cathy Delmar was judging, Dunk'n was placed Group 3.

20/10/07

A super day at Portadown Canine Club Championship Show, in Belfast. The Wolfhound judge was Mr Stephen Lloyd, and he gave our Gulliagh Albus the Dog Green Star and Best of Breed, while Gulliagh Jill Pole, owned by Pauric O'Neill, won the Reserve Bitch Green Star.

Later on that day, in the group, G. Albus was placed Group 2, under Mr Adrian Collins.

28/09/07

Back from the Irish Wolfhound Club of Northern Ireland Championship Show, held in Hillsborough Fort, Hillsborough, Co. Down. Jürgen Rösner (Oelmühle) from Germany was the judge.

Out of a record entry of 98 dogs, we had a great day. In the males, Gulliagh Hagrid won Post Graduate Dog, while his brother G. Albus won Limit Dog. In the challenge, G. Albus, at only just 2 years of age, won his first Challenge Certificate, and went on to get Reserve Best in Show. In the bitches, sisters G. Corrig and G. Barraduff won Junior Bitch and Yearling Bitch respectively, while Pauraic O'Neill's G. Jill Pole was second in a very good Limit Bitch class.

In the specials, we won Best Team and Best Brood Bitch with G. Nedine. G. Barraduff won Best Yearling, and G. Albus won Best Limit.

15/09/07

Carlow and District Championship Show was held today. Both the Miniature Wire-Haired Dachshunds and Irish Wolfhounds shared the judge, Mrs Olive Thomas from England. She gave our Dachshund Gulliagh Dunk'n Donut the dog Green Star and Best of Breed, and in the Irish Wolfhounds, gave Pauric O'Neill's G. Jill Pole the bitch Green Star and Best of Breed, so a very nice day.

01/09/07

At Belfast for the first ever Banbridge and District Championship Show, were the judge, Mr Ben Reynolds-Frost from England gave Gulliagh Albus the Reserve Green Star and Pauric O'Neill's G. Jill Pole won the bitch Green Star.

Meanwhile in the Dachshunds, our Miniature Wire-Haired Dachshund Gulliagh Dunk'n Donut won the dog Green Star under Mrs Zeta Fogarty.

19/08/07

Down to Munster for Clonmel and District International Championship Show. The judge was Mr John Lewington from Australia, who gave Gulliagh Sequoia the Green Star and CACIB, which makes Sequoia up into an Irish Champion.

05/08/07

And the second show of the weekend was the Dun Laoghaire CS International Championship Show. Mr JJ Dupas from France was the judge, who gave the dog Green Star and CACIB to our Gulliagh Sequoia.

04/08/07

In Northern Ireland today for the Bangor and North Down Champions Show. Under Mr Keith Thornton, Gulliagh Albus was again Reserve Green Star, while G. Jill Pole once again won the bitch Green Star.

28/07/07

At Dundalk Championship today, were judge Mr Goran Bodegard from Sweden gave Gulliagh Albus the Reserve Green Star, and in the bitches, he gave Gulliagh Jill Pole, owned by Pauric O'Neill the bitch Green Star and Best of Breed, both Pauric's and Jill Pole's first Green Star. Later on in the day, G. Jill Pole was placed Group 4 by Mr Rodney McDowell.

22/07/07

Straight from Sligo to Leeds via the night boat for the Leeds City & District Canine Association Championship Show, Mr John Lewington from Australia was judging. Gulliagh Ardtully won Puppy Dog and Best Puppy in Breed, while his sister, G. Corrig was second in Puppy Bitch. G. Hagrid won Post Graduate Dog, while G. Albus and G. Molly Malone were second in Limit Dog and Open Bitch respectively.

21/07/07

Back in Ireland momentarily for Sligo and District Canine Club, were Gulliagh Albus won his second Green Star under specialist Mr M Mahonen from Finland.

06/07/07

The second show of our English holiday, this time the South Wales KA, which due to the rain, had to be moved to Newbury in England. This time the judge was Mr Keith Pursglove, who gave Gulliagh Hagrid and G. Ardtully firsts in Post Graduate Dog and Puppy Dog respectively, and G. Molly Malone second in Open Bitch class.

01/07/07

Over to England for Windsor Dog Show, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Under judge Mrs I de Haan from the Netherlands, Gulliagh Albus won Post Graduate Dog, and G. Hagrid and G. Molly Malone were both second in their classes, Undergraduate Dog and Open Bitch respectively.

16/06/07

The first ever Swords and District International Championship Show took place today. Our three males, Gulliagh Ardtully, G. Albus and G. Sequoia all won their respective classes, with G. Sequoia going to to win the Green Star, CACIB and Best of Breed, with G. Albus getting the Reserve Green Star and CACIB behind them.

10/06/07

The annual Irish Wolfhound Club of Ireland Championship Show, the Irish speciality, was held today at Moone, Co. Kildare. Once again we had a successful day, siblings Gulliagh Ardtully and G. Barraduff won Puppy Dog and Bitch, with G. Ardtully winning Best Puppy in Show.

Another two siblings, G. Hagrid and G. Albus, were first and second in their Intermediate Dog Class, and G. Sequoia was second in Open Dog and went on to win the Reserve Green Star.

Also, G. Nedine won Best Brood Bitch, and Max Finney handled five Wolfhounds to Best Team. 

19/05/07

Hibernian All Breed Dog Club had their annual championship dog show today, were under Mr Gerry Hickey, Gulliagh Molly Malone won Open Bitch, Green Star Bitch, Best of Breed and finally Group 2 under Mr Howard Tonks.

Only 2 more Green Stars left for G. Molly Malone's Championship now.

12/05/07

Over to England today for the Birmingham Dog Show, the National Dog Show for England. Mrs Kathy Johnson was the judge, who gave Gulliagh Ardtully Best Puppy Dog, G. Albus Post-Graduate Dog and the Reserve CC, his second one before his second birthday, and G. Molly Malone second in Open Bitch.

Another excellent day, especially for young Albus.

07/05/07

Finally the last show of a successful Mini Circuit, again at Clonmel for the Hound Association of Ireland, where under Mr Bryan Doak, Gulliagh Molly Malone won another Green star.

06/05/07

Down to Clonmel for the second show, ran by Fermoy Canine Club, where Gulliagh Albus won his first Green Star under Mrs T Savolainen from Finland, and our Miniature Wire-Haired Dachshund, G. Dunkin' Donut also won a Green Star under Mr T Pehar from Croatia.

05/05/07

The first of the 'Mini Circuit' shows today, South Tipperary Canine Club Championship Show, held in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Under Vincent O'Brien from Ireland, Gulliagh Molly Malone won the bitch Green Star.

07/04/07

The annual International Easter Saturday show, ran by the Combined Canine Club, was another successful day for us, winning both Reserve CACIBS and Green Stars with  Gulliagh Sequoia and G. Molly Malone under Mrs Gabriella Viega from Portugal.

17/03/07

Today was the first IKC St. Patrick's Celtic Winners Show, in which the entry is limited to the first 1,200 entries of dogs that have won a certain amount in the year before.

At this inaugural show, we had a good day, with Gulliagh Sequoia winning the Green Star Dog and the title 'Celtic Winner' under Mr T Griffin.