Wednesday 27 July 2011

Why do I love this dog?

Muddy bearded lady
I have forgiven Bepop for being such a grump at the Game Fair, its hard to be cross with her for long. I knew it was going to be a bad day,we arrived at the gamefair, she jumped out the van very excited, surveyed the situation and hastily jumped back in the van, and curled up into a tiny ball, she knew what was ahead of her!!. I have since told her that was her last Gamefair appearance, luckily her children are more excited about being in the pen and they make the effort to wag their tails and say hello to the thousands of visitors. Bepop spent the day curled up behind my chair trying to impersonate the grass she was lying on. When she is depressed, thats how she deals with life, curls up and its amazing how small she becomes, her head disappears and she looks rather like a shaggy cushion, no tail, no legs, no head, just black curls. On a positive note, she didn't dump in the ring, and those visitors that had dog biscuits were greeted in a normal barbet style, In hindsite, she may have been hungry as we had an early start (4.45am) so perhaps I need a slapped wrist for that, but grumpy dogs and a long day out at the gamefair don't mix. Remind me in 2012 not to take my dearest dog.  

Mud dog

Hard to believe this is a labrador, imagine the state of Bepop she was sooooo muddy!

Friday 15 July 2011

Importing a barbet

Good news for our breed.
January 1st 2012, the quarantine/importing rules are being relaxed inline with the rest of Europe.
This will mean that a barbet can come into the Country at 16 weeks, after he/she has had a rabies vaccination at 3 months, and then the standard 21 day wait.
This really does mean a green light for new barbet bloodlines, which can only be good news for our limited genepool.
Our breed does like most breeds need socialisation from an early age, importing at 11 months old means that a new owner misses those vital months and its hard to expect breeders overseas to give a puppy the one to one attention it needs.

Ooli again sporting his working trim

This photo shows that you can take a barbet short, and they still look like a barbet.
Ooli has very strong,thick bone so he is easy to take short as he still very much in proportion.
Luckily barbets do not smell, my hands yesterday were black and greasy after grooming him, he has a very oily coat, yet when I bathed him, the water ran clear as he now swims in his leisure time.
Next job is to bathe my gang, Bepop is going to the game fair on Sunday, so she is my priority.Betsy will be next, short back and sides for her due to her condition

Thursday 14 July 2011

Novaforesta Dudley time for a haircut

A hairy Ooli
.Always a pleasure to see Ooli and today he had a much needed haircut.Ooli now spends much of his time up in the forest, and has discovered that he is indeed a waterdog as a small lake is now part of his walks
A much happier Ooli

Are my dogs bright?

Typical, for many weeks my dogs have been eating mangetout with their dinners as I have been growing in my allotment and also have plants at home. I have been careful not to use the plants at home for the dogs just in case they made a connection.
Yesterday, I made the error as I was short of greens, so picked (whilst being watched!) mangetout from my garden at home.
This morning, two dogs were helping themselves to a crunchy breakfast.
Today I will pick the rest as the plants are doomed, yes I can say ''no'' but when I turn my back, they will find it hard to resist. Life is fun with dogs, especially with poodles and barbets, these breeds plan ahead, and think, always one step ahead.
The culprits in the photo are Bepop and Bobby, Jazz and Betsy were still asleep!

Wednesday 13 July 2011

World dog show Paris 2011, the results

54 Barbets , although a few didn't show on the day, still for the breed a fantastic turnout.
The breed was not in the ring until the afternoon, so we arrived a little later than the previous day after picking up a couple of hitchhikers! and then spent most of the morning in a queue at the vets office to have our dog`s passports stamped for their return to the UK the next day. I have to admit it was a frustrating wait, but we were in France, and it`s probably an advantage that I don't understand the language well enough to rant or make demands.
The results are shown below, a French judge this time, one that has judged Betsy and Bepop before and liked them. Although (Novaforesta Dora) Bonnie got an excellent, she was not shortlisted for the final 6 dogs which I was disappointed in, having seen the judge giving her a good look, he had definately liked Bonnie, but that is dog shows for you.I am very biased, but there were a few barbets that I would have loved to bring home.

              Odo (Novaforesta Denzil) was graded `excellent`, Ebene also got an excellent and won her class, although she was the only entry!.
I spoke to as many people as I could, but its always difficult by the ringside as when your breed is being judged you are watching the dogs, and when it is over, the next breed and all their owners are waiting, and so its time to move on.
More photos later........the dogs that won both days were lovely, a deserved win, and to win at the World Dog Show is an amazing achievement.

1er, 2e, 3e  indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd followed by the dogs grading...excellent, very good etc.
Meilleur de Race = Best of Breed,  Meilleur Jeune = Best Youngster
 
Barbet Classe INTERMEDIAIRE  MALE Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe

36499 
1er 
EXCELLENT 
     

Barbet Classe OUVERTE  MALE Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe

36500 
1er 
EXCELLENT CACS - RCACIB 
     
36501 
4e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36502 
2e 
EXCELLENT RCACS 
     
36503 
-  
TRES BON 
     
36504 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     
36505 
3e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36506 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     
36507 
-  
TRES BON 
     


Barbet Classe TRAVAIL  MALE Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe


36508 
1er 
EXCELLENT 
     


Barbet Classe CHAMPION  MALE Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe


36509 
3e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36510 
1er 
EXCELLENT CACIB 
Meilleur de Race     
36511 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     
36512 
4e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36513 
2e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36514 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     


Barbet Classe JEUNE  MALE Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe

36515 
3e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36516 
1er 
EXCELLENT 
 Meilleur Jeune    
36517 
-  
ABSENT 
     
36518 
-  
TRES BON 
     
36519 
2e 
EXCELLENT 
     


Barbet Classe NE CONCOURANT PAS  MALE Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe

36520 
Non présenté
-  

     


Barbet Classe INTERMEDIAIRE  FEMELLES Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe

36521 
1er 
EXCELLENT 
     
36522 
-  
TRES BON 
     
36523 
4e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36524 
-  
TRES BON 
     
36525 
2e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36526 
3e 
EXCELLENT 
     


Barbet Classe OUVERTE  FEMELLES Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe

36527 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     
36528 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     
36529 
-  
TRES BON 
     
36530 
-  
TRES BON 
     
36531 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     
36532 
-  
TRES BON 
     
36533 
-  
ABSENT 
     
36534 
-  
ABSENT 
     
36535 
3e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36536 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     
36537 
1er 
EXCELLENT CACS - CACIB 
     
36538 
-  
TRES BON 
     
36539 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     
36540 
2e 
EXCELLENT RCACS - RCACIB 
     
36541 
4e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36542 
-  
EXCELLENT 
     


Barbet Classe TRAVAIL  FEMELLES Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe

36543 
1er 
EXCELLENT 
     
36544 
2e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36545 
-  
TRES BON 
     


Barbet Classe CHAMPION  FEMELLES Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe

36546 
1er 
EXCELLENT 
     


Barbet Classe JEUNE  FEMELLES Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe


36547 
2e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36548 
4e 
EXCELLENT 
     
36549 
1er 
EXCELLENT 
     
36550 
-  
TRES BON 
     
36551 
3e 
EXCELLENT 
     


Barbet Classe VETERAN  FEMELLES Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe


36552 
1er 
EXCELLENT 
     
36553 
2e 
EXCELLENT 
     


Barbet Classe NE CONCOURANT PAS  FEMELLES Juge : M. MARTIN Philippe

36554 
Non présenté
-