MOORTIME

******Gypsy (at the grand age of 10 years) wins the Bitch CC at the Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show on 18th August 2007 & the following weekend wins Reserve Best Veteran in Show at the Newton Abbot & South Devon Canine Society Open Show.
On 15th December 2007, Gypsy wins Best Veteran in Show at the Bristol & District Dog Club Open Show. At CRUFTS 2008 Gypsy was awarded 2nd place in the breeds Veteran Bitch class (7 years & over)******

MOORTIME KENNELS has been in existence for twelve years.

All the bitches living in our kennel have been DNA tested by the Animal Health Care Trust - Eyes clear of Hereditory Cataracts. They have also been DNA tested for MDR1 (Multiple Drug Resistance Deficiency).

Flight, Fern, Spirit & Jay have been DNA tested by Optigen for PRA & CEA. As Sapphire's parents are both clear of CEA/PRA, she will also be clear.

Our dogs are dual purpose participating in Working Trials and showing in the Breed ring. We have experienced success in both areas with all five of our mature Aussies.

Gypsy produced our first litter of puppies in September 2002.

One of her offspring, Moortime Stormy Sky from Rosara ShCM was Best in Show at the North Devon Canine Association Open Show on 17th October 2004. Previous to this he was Reserve Best in Show at St Austell and District Canine Society Open Show on 22nd February 2004. He has gone on to win another Best in Show at the Plymouth & District Kennel Association Open Show on 19th November 2006.

Her daughter, Moortime Forest Fern CDex UDex WDex TD, has had continuous success at Working Trials. Already she has qualified CD Open in First place, CDex in Second place, UD Open in First place, UDex and then two WD Opens in Second and Fourth place. She has also gained three WDex qualifications, in the second of these she was awarded first place. The day after qualifying her second WDex, at a different trial, she qualified her first TD Open & was placed 3rd.

Another of Gypsy's daughters, Moortime Magic of the Moors at Shenkiri ShCM (Shenzi) was Reserve Best in Show at Anglesey CS Open Show on 14th May 2005. She has gone on to win Best In Show on 15th October 2005 at Llandudno CS Open Show. Shenzi has had one litter of 8 pups.

Shenzi has matured into a beautiful girl & on the 21st April 2007 she was awarded Best Bitch at the Working & Pastoral Breeds Association of Wales Championship Show. In May 2008 she gained the remaining points needed for her Show Certificate of Merit.

Flight had a litter of Red Merle/Red Tri puppies on 20th December 2003.

Flight's 1st litter did very well in the Breed Ring in the Puppy classes during 2004.

At Championship Shows:

Moortime Night Spirit achieved 2 Best Puppy in Breed,

Moortime Nighthawk over Jotars achieved 3 Best Puppy in Breed,

Moortime Flyby Night at Amenbury achieved 1 Best Puppy in Breed.

At Open Breed Shows the above three dogs achieved numerous Puppy Group and Adult Group places, all whilst under the age of ten months.

Moortime Nighthawk over Jotars (Dazzle) was Best Puppy in Show at Liskeard and District Canine Association Open Show on 18th July 2004.

They have continued to do well since moving out of puppy classes.

On 29th January 2005 at the Newton Abbot and South Devon Canine Society Open Show Dazzle gained Best in Show out of an entry of 1,300 dogs.

On 18th March 2006 at Bodmin & District Premier Show Dazzle again took Best in Show. This followed a 1st place in Post Graduate Dog at Crufts 2006.
His success continues as he was Reserve Best in Show at the South West Working & Pastoral Breeds Association on 6th May 2006.

Moortime Flyby Night at Amenbury (Apollo) - another of Flight's sons, was Best Puppy at Chudleigh Horse and Dog Companion Show in 2004 and in 2005 at the same show took Best in Show, followed soon after by being Best in Show at the Moretonhampstead Dog Jamboree.
Then again at the Chudleigh Show in June 2006 Apollo was awarded Best in Show.

Moortime Silent Night (Mocha) - another lad from Flights first litter gained 1st place out of 48 dogs in Novice Obedience at the Redditch & District Canine Society Open Obedience Show on 5th August 2007.
On 25th August 2007 he also gained 1st place out of 48 entries in Novice at the Cheltenham & District Dog Training Club Open Obedience Show,
He then went on to win Class 'A' out of 56 entries at the Axe Vale Dog Training Club Open Obedience Show on 8th September 2007.
As a result of doing so well in 2007, Sue & Mocha were invited to represent Wales in the Inter - Regional Team Obedience, working Class 'A', at Crufts 2008. This was Mocha's first time at Crufts where he worked really well doing the best scent exercise in the Class 'A' exercise.

Mocha has gone from strength to strength winning another Class A (55 entries) at the Sherborne Vale DTC Open Obedience Show on 27th April 2008. He then went on to win his third Class A (31 entries) at the South Cotswold DTC Open Obedience Show on 10th May 2008.
Good luck to Mocha & his owner Sue in Class B. Another Moortime star!

Moortime Night Spirit ShCM CDex UDex WD (Spirit) one of Flight's puppies from the above litter has remained with our kennel. She is a very pretty Red Merle Bitch who made her debut in the show ring at the end of June 2004 gaining two Best Puppy awards at Championship level and a number of Group placings at Open shows. She has gone on to gain her KC Show Certificate of Merit. She has followed in mum's footsteps in the Working Trials world & has now qualified CD, CDex, UD, UDex & WD.

Spirit gained the annual puppy awards for Breed Shows in 2004 from both ASCUK and NASA

Jay (Moortime Jay Fly So High) is from Flight's second litter. She is a Black Tri bitch that has been lightly shown in the Breed Ring and is training for Working Trials. On 18th February 2007 she won the Pastoral Group at the Yeovil & DCS Open Show. She is having time out at the moment as she has a litter of pups due.

Three pups from this second litter of Flights have already taken several group places at Open Shows.

Jay's litter brother Moortime Fly With Raven to Jotars (Raven) was Best ASD Puppy at WELKS Championship Show on 29th April 2006.
He followed this by becoming Best Puppy in Show (held over 3 days) at The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show on 10th June 2006.

Also on 29th April 2006 their sister Moortime Birthday Night (Echo) was Best Puppy in Show at the Burnham on Sea Companion Dog Show.

On 3rd September 2006 their brother Moortime Free Flyer Over Amenbury (Juno) was Best in Show at Rixey Park Country Fayre.

Our latest addition to the family is Moortime Devon By Moonlight (Sapphire), Jay's daughter. She will also follow in her kennel mates footsteps & will train for Working Trials & the Breed Ring.

SHOW CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

- Moortime Stormy Sky from Rosara ShCM

- Shepalian Nightflight to Moortime ShCM, CDex,
UDex, WD. Flight was the first ASD bitch to
receive the ShCM

- Moortime Nighthawk over Jotars ShCM .

- Moortime Night Spirit ShCM CDex, UDex, WD
We believe that Spirit is the third ASD bitch to
gain the Show Certificate of Merit.

- Moortime Magic of the Moors at Shenkiri ShCM

KENNEL CLUB GOOD CITIZEN AWARDS:

GOLD

- Shepalian Acountry Cousin of Moortime CDex,
UDex, WDex

- Shepalian Nightflight to Moortime ShCM CDex,
UDex, WD

- Moortime Forest Fern CDex, UDex, WDex, TD
(gained at 11 months)

- Moortime Night Spirit ShCM CDex, UDex, WD

- Moortime Silent Night

SILVER

- Dogs as Above

- Moortime Nighthawk over Jotars, ShCM

- Moortime Flyby Night at Amenbury

- Moortime Fly with Raven to Jotars (gained at 5½
months

BRONZE

- Dogs as above

- Moortime Magic of the Moors at Shenkiri ShCM

- Moortime Jay Fly So High

- Moortime Birthday Night

- Moortime Free Flyer over Amenbury


2007 CRUFTS RESULTS

- ASD Veteran Bitch 4th & ASD Good Citizen Bitch 3rd - Shepalian Acountry Cousin of Moortime CDex, UDex, WDex

- ASD Veteran Bitch 1st - Shepalian Nightflight to Moortime ShCM CDex, UDex, WD

2008 CRUFTS RESULTS

- ASD Veteran Bitch 2nd - Shepalian Acountry Cousin of Moortime CDex UDex WDex

2009 CRUFTS QUALIFIERS

- Shepalian Acountry Cousin of Moortime CDex, UDex, WDex