Gentiana

Gentiana Golden Retrievers

photo by: B. Briggs-Allen

LATEST NEWS:


Our beautiful Genny (Gartraith Gentian Image at Gentiana) now holds the title of Veteran Dog of the Year 2011. She qualified in the summer of 2011 and competed against all winners of the heats on 3rd January, 2012. We are very proud of her achievement.

We are delighted to announce that Tegan - Sh Ch Gentiana Golden Prince,who resides in Ohio, USA along with two other goldens bred by us, is now a dual champion. This title was awarded in April, 2011. Well done Cindy and Tony for campaigning this superb dog.


Our affix - Gentiana - is derived from our lovely girl Gartraith Gentian Image at Gentiana (Genny), who is a very pretty 8 years old girl. We called her Gentian after the beautiful Alpine flower because she was born in Spring about the same time as the Gentian flower blooms in the Alps. Genny enjoys the show ring,and is doing very well as a Veteran. She also likes to visit our local Nursing Home, where she gives a great deal of pleasure to the Residents who look forward to her arrival.

Major (Otterscroft Gruinard) at 5 years old

photo by: F & B. Briggs-Allen

We have had pedigree dogs all our lives but our first recollection of a Retriever was with a black Labrador which Beryl's mother and father owned when she was very small. Having owned a variety of breeds over the years we came to own a cream Labrador whose pedigree name was Anser of Howcreek (Ace) who was out of an Australian Champion. He came to us in December 1982.
It was in January 1990 that we came to love Golden Retrievers. Our first "golden" was Major (Otterscroft Gruinard.) He was a direct son of Sh Ch Jobeka Jasper of Nortonwood. and from the word "Go!" he went everywhere with us.
Major had a wonderful life and was much travelled.
He will always remain very close to our hearts.

Tara (Beamsley Becky) - aged 3

photo by: F & B. Briggs-Allen

In 1994 we were delighted that we came to own Beamsley golden. Beamsley Becky - Tara was sired by Ch. Bramhills Pied Piper of Almerak. She was a grand daughter of Sh Ch Jobeka Jasper of Nortonwood : a beautiful puppy adored by us and a soul mate for Major.
She was as a pretty as a picture and as bright as a button: always eager to please. One of her favourite occupations was chasing squirrels. Many times she out ran them with dire consequences for the squirrel ! We miss her very much and will always remember her with the greatest of fondness. She was a "Star."

Winston - (Gartraith Dreamkeeper at Gentiana)

photo by: B. Briggs-Allen

When Major was 11 and Tara 8 years old, Winston (Gartraith Dreamkeeper at Gentiana) joined us as a beautiful 7 weeks old puppy. He is a son of Sh Ch Elswood the Highlander and came to us from Gartraith Golden Retrievers in Yorkshire.
From the start he loved the car and soon came to realise that it meant wonderful outings.
Now 10 years of age he is still showing and doing very well indeed. He was Highly Commended in the Veteran Class at NWGR Club Championship Show in April 2011. He was Best Veteran in Show at Kendal-May 2011 and in December 2011 again achieved Best Veteran in show and RBIS at Lancaster & District C.Soc.
Gentian (Genny) also came from Gartraith Retrievers. She has a mischievous sense of humour. If anything quietly goes missing you can usually find it in Genny's mouth.