Go Fwarkie!!

18 months ago, if someone had have asked me which of the dogs that I bred would be the first to win a best in show, I might have answered with Ronin or maybe Bond or Hiro… possibly even Shensei or Pat. So many times these dogs were in top condition and were very close but they could never quite get there.

But last night, one of the Breilla team cracked the big one and was awarded BEST IN SHOW – and the winner was Ch Breilla QuestCe Que Cest, aka Clark or Fwarkie to his friends.

Now for those who don’t know Clark, he’s a ripper of a dog, but he’s also so incredibly focussed on everything except for showing that he would never have been a dog that I would have listed as a potential best in show winner. The way I would describe him is, ‘crazy beautiful’ – gorgeous and goofy all wrapped into one. He definitely had a spark as a young pup but I didn’t think the spark was, ‘goofball’.

So now ‘Fwarkie’ is a Best in Show winner and I couldn’t be happier.

Go Fwarkie and well done to handler Meg Ripper who has had the task of keeping up with his antics. It’s no mean feat to avoid tripping over a dog in show ring who suddenly decides to dart in front of you then freeze on point at a bird.

Clark at 13 weeks old

New homes!

Ronin and the puppies started heading off to their new homes this week. This is a time that I love because I get to send the puppies off with their new owners who are going to get so much joy from their new family members.

Last week I sent Ronin (the father of the pups) off to his new home down in Canberra. The day I dropped him off I cried at the airport while signing the consignment note for his crate. Ronin has been my boy his whole life and to know that he was no longer mine and would no longer be greeting me every time I walked outside made me feel like I’d been punched in the chest. I miss the way he would sit down in front of me and put his paw out to touch me as if to say, “I’m here and I want your love… love me?”.

Over the years people have thought that I spelled Ronin’s name wrong. However it’s actually a Japanese word that means, “Warrior without a master”. Ronin has gone to live in a fantastic home and better yet, they also bought one of the puppies! Their new puppy flew down on Monday morning and her name is now, “Motoko”. Motoko was a female Ronin. I LOVE that Ronin and Motoko’s new family has embraced ‘my babies’ and made the transition so wonderful. I’ve already received a photo of the two of them together that I need to download and put up on the blog when I get a chance.

Another puppy also left on Monday evening. A solid lemon girl has gone to live with her new owners on Brisbane’s north side. The couple have been long time admirers of Pointers and felt the time was right to add one to their home. I can’t wait to hear the updates on her but I know she took to her new owners straight away when they came to meet the puppies. That’s always a good sign.

So now we have photos of the six puppies who are still here. The solid liver girl who looks just like her mum Kayo, leaves this afternoon and the solid lemon boy named “Guinness” will be leaving tomorrow morning. That leaves three gorgeous babies who are just waiting for the perfect home to come along…

Leaving this afternoon, our gorgeous little liver girl. She’s so pretty!

Leaving us tomorrow morning, “Guinness” aka “Breilla Two Chai”

The boy that I’m keeping. His name is Fuji and he looks soooo much like his dad, Ronin.

And the three girls who are still looking for new homes…

Super little lemon and white girl – If dog laws were different (and my husband more willing) I’d be keeping this beautiful girl too. She is a stunner and has the most lovely temperament. A real sweetheart.

And this girl is the clown of the litter – her tail was wagging the whole time we were trying to take photos

and last but definitely not least, a little lemon ratbag. She just didn’t want to co-operate because she thought it was playtime!!