Josabieron

It is with great sadness that i must announce that "our baby", Molly, was taken from us on 21 october 2007.

she escaped from our house and went chasing some sheep in a field close to us, unfortunately a farmer, the owner of the sheep and the land decided that leathal force was his choice of pest control and subsequently shot her dead.
those of you reading this that know me personally, will know that this has had a devestating effect on me, and the rest of my family.
Nothing will ever replace molly, she was a future star and had attained her irish title at only 18 months, not to mention her BPIB at Belfast champ show, GBAS and more recently Crufts 07.
ALTHOUGH I WOULD GIVE ALL THIS UP, AND MUCH MORE, IF I COULD ONLY HAVE 1 MORE EVENING WITH HER SNUGGLED INTO MY HIP PERCHED ON THE SOFA AS SHE ALWAYS DID.
thanks to everyone who took the time to pass on their sincere sympathy.

George






STOP PRESS...STOP PRESS...STOP PRESS...

WE`VE FINALLY DONE IT, MAX WINS HIS 7TH GREEN STAR needed to now use the IR SH CH TITLE.

this happened at the combined canine club international all breed show in Dublin on Sat 7th April, taking BOB and his first CACIB.



(please also read further down to see mollys amazing progress)


what a start to 2007.... in january max is shortlisted in the N.I showdog of the year awards.

Max again wins 2 more green stars, both with BOB at the Newtownards champ show in February, and on 17TH MARCH at the IKC Celtic winners St patricks day show in Dublin.

sat 7th April, combined canine club international all breed champ show,
green star dog, bob & CACIB

21 April 2007
Cork green star Dog

2nd june 2007
irish Kennel Club, int champ show
Green star, BOB & 2nd CACIB.

16 June 2007
Swords & Dist Int Champ Show
Green Star, BOB, 3rd CACIB & Gp2.

7 July 2007
Bray & Dist Champ show
Green Star, BOB & Group 1

8 July 2007
Irish ladies kennel champ show
Green star and BOB

28 July 2007
Dundalk champ show
Green star, BOB & Group 1

4 August 2007
Bangor canine champ show
Green star


CRUFTS... CRUFTS....CRUFTS 2007

Max gets placed VHC from a total entry of 11, not bad for his and our first ever Crufts.


Introducing IR SH CH Maximus Decimus at Josabieron (max) born 28-3-2005
Sired by GB SH CH Keigame Modelman.
Max is our first GSP, and we were late starting to campaign him, our first ever show was an open show in belfast, Easter 2006, he was the only entry and obviously took BOB, under judge David Shields, not exactly a great achievement in itself, but later David`s critique in dogworld would show exactly what Max was all about, a glowing tribute to say the least.

20 May 2006
1ST CHAMP SHOW, SKC in Edinburgh, under breed specialist Irene Glen, awarded 1st place in junior class, 4 entries total.

1 JULY 2006
2nd CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Bray & District in Dublin, under IKC President Mr Sean Delmar, win green star and BOB.

2 JULY 2006
3RD CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Irish ladies kennel club in Dublin, win reserve green star

16th July 2006
4th CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Sligo & District in Longford, win green star.

19th July 2006
5th CHAMP SHOW, KC, East of England agricultural society in Peterborough, under breed specialist Mrs Jenny Burgon max wins junior class with a total of 4 entries

22nd July 2006
6th CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Dundalk & District, win green star and BOB

5TH AUGUST 2006
7TH CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Bangor dog club in Belfast, win reserve green star.

6th AUGUST 2006
8th CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Dunlaoghaire Canine Society, win reserve green star.

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20th AUGUST 2006
9TH CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Clonmel & District canine society, under international judge Ms H. Jokisieta (Finland) Max wins his first green star major, beating the adult dog and 2 champion dog entries, graded excellent for F.C.I but misses out on the CACIB, due to it not being awarded into the junior class, as per the Clonmel schedule.


22ND AUGUST 2006
10TH CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Killarney & District canine society, 3rd place.

24th AUGUST 2006
11TH CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Limerick & District canine society, judge Mr Brian Grace awards green star.

26th AUGUST 2006
12TH CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Tralee & district canine society, Mr S Warry (Australia) awards reserve green star.

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2nd SEPTEMBER 2006
13TH CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Drogheda, green star and BOB.

16TH SEPTEMBER 2006
14TH CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Carlow, green star

29th SEPTEMBER 2006
15TH CHAMP SHOW, KC, Belfast dog show society, wins class.

21st OCTOBER 2006
16TH CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Portadown dog show, max wins AV GUNDOG NSC, 5 entries total, inc 3 GSPs.
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22nd OCTOBER 2006
GSP CLUB SHOW in Warringtom wins class.
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28th OCTOBER 2006
17th CHAMP SHOW, IKC, Irish Gundog show in Dublin
reserve green star

30th OCTOBER 2006
18th CHAMP SHOW, IKC, All Ireland Bull Breeds Association in Dublin, Green star winner, beaten by molly for best of breed

11th November 2006
19th champ show, scottish gundog show, Royal Highland centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh,
Max wins res, from an entry of 9, not bad considering he was slightly on tilt having seen pauline at the side of the ring and then tried to go play with her. (a lesson learned here)

27th December 2006
Dublin dog show society, ikc
Green star & BOB

STOP PRESS..STOP PRESS...STOP PRESS..

2007 has started with a bang...

Molly wins BEST PUPPY IN BREED at CRUFTS under breed specialist Mrs Maureen Court, a total of 13 bitch entries and 9 dog entries
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MOLLY GAINS HER IRISH SHOW TITLE AT IRISH LADIES KENNEL ASSOC ON 8 JULY 2007
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1st April
GSPA Championship show
under breed specialist Mr Jim Rusk molly wins 1st place in her first Junior class, post crufts.

The stuff dreams are made of; please read on.

Molly continues to amaze:

January;
shortlisted in the N.I showdog puppy of the year awards.
February:
group 3 in the Q.I.C.C open show.
BEST IN SHOW, N.I Gundog field and
show society open show.

25 FEB
Green star at the newtownards champ show.

BOB and Group4 in the Belfast Dog Show Society open show.

17 MARCH 2007
ST Patricks celtic winners show, IKC
AWARDED CJW 07

21 APRIL 2007
CORK & DIST CHAMP SHOW
GREEN STAR & BOB

7 JULY 2007
BRAY & DIST CHAMP SHOW
GREEN STAR

8 JULY 2007
IRISH LADIES KENNEL CHAMP SHOW
GREEN STAR (GIVING MOLLY HER IR SH CH TITLE)

28 JULY 2007
DUNDALK & DIST CHAMP SHOW
GREEN STAR


introducing Symondsdean Gingham at Josabieron(Molly) born 8-1-2006, Sired by GB SH CH Barleyarch Cricket at Keigame SH CM, at only 6 months and 1 week old she wins a reserve green star at the Sligo Champ show, IKC.(16th July 2006)
Then 3 days later wins the minor puppy bitch class under breed specialist Mrs Jenny Burgon at the East of England Agricultural Society Champ show in Peterborough.)19th July 2006)

22nd July
Molly wins her first Green Star at Dundalk Champ show, IKC.

20th August (start of the Munster circuit)
Clonmel Champ show,IKC, under international judge Mr H Tast (Finland) Molly wins best Puppy in group at only 7 and a half months old.

22nd August
Molly wins another reserve Green star at Killarney

24th August
reserve Green star at Limerick

26th August (ending the munster)
At Tralee Molly wins yet another Green star and takes BOB under international judge and breed specialist Mr S. Warry (Australia).

2nd September
At Drogheda molly takes another Green star,IKC

16th September
Molly takes Green star and BOB at Carlow,IKC

29th September
Belfast Champ show,KC
Under breed specialist, Mrs M Hathaway, molly wins best puppy.

28th OCTOBER 2006
Molly wins another green star and BOB at the Irish gundog champ show in Dublin,IKC.

30th OCTOBER 2006
All Ireland Bull Breeds Association in Dublin,IKC, Molly wins Green star and BOB

11th November 2006
Scottish Gundog show, Ingliston, Edinburgh
Molly wins best puppy in breed, a total of 14 entries combined dog/ bitch, minor puppy/ puppy

18 November 2006
Cloghran all breeds show in Dublin
molly wins green star & BOB

27 December 2006
molly wins green star, beaten by max for BOB

Granny Gill told daddy to get a nice clean headshot for the website

Allow me to introduce ourselves, my wife pauline, son (9yrs) joshua, daughter (4yrs) abigail and i george have been very fortunate that the gods decided we should be responsible for 2 (currently) GERMAN SHORT-HAIRED POINTERS, or GSPs as they are known.
We live just outside Ballyclare, Ballymena, 10 miles north of Belfast.

Having just moved in to a new house almost 3 yrs ago we decided that now with an acre of land around us we could take ownership of our first family dog.
having previously met a GSP some years earlier, it was easy to decide that the GSP was the right breed for us. (cause everyone is slightly exciteable in our house, fitting in perfectly with the temperament of ur normal GSP if there is such a thing).
We found the champdogs website, and subsequently spoke to some breeders regarding aquiring a puppy.
A very nice lady, Gill Roden (Keigame affix) helped us find our boy Max, sired by SH CH keigame modelman, (A boy she bred and campaigned), the dam a nice girl Tincroft charlottes web, from Mrs Sharon Hodgetts, Sharon allowed us to name him maximus decimus, max for short.

OF COURSE ONCE YOU OWN A GSP THEY KINDA TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE, so we got max a sister(well shes actually his half cousin, their daddies are brothers) a year later, symondsdean gingham, (molly), from Mrs Sheila Mercer, the dam symondsdean ugene, the sire SH CH Barleyarch Cricket at Keigame JW SHCM, owned and campaigned by Gill Roden.

As they say the rest is history, we started to show and started to win, (not cause we are so good at what we do , but cause we have 2 beautiful children, the canine ones i mean, max & molly).
we have been so fortunate thus far with virtually every breed specialist praising our 2 kids, (sorry but they really are our children, we dont like refering to them as dogs, its almost derogatory).
credit for their success must really be taken by their grannies, aunties etc, not the 4 legged ones, but the people whom bred their ancestors.
You can see for yourself if you check their pedigree.

Molly seems set to overtake max, she really is a beautiful girl, and turns heads wherever she goes.

Please do stop by for a chat when we are at the shows, we love nothing better than to show off our new family members.
both are dogs are micro-chipped, regularly vet checked etc, and will be eye tested, and hip scored shortly.
we have been granted the kennel affix JOSABIERON .