THE BASSE​T GRIFFON VENDÉEN CLUB

28/7/26

Not sure how we’re at the end of July already but c’est la vie! Heat wave is returning again so keep cool wherever you are.

Our Dogs have released the halfway points for the ‘Top’ awards for this year.

Current Top PBGV and joint third Top Hound is Sara, Oliver & Erin Robertson’s Ch Soletrader Fomo (Soletrader Marvellous Mo x Soletrader Tiktok), Top PBGV Puppy Maisie & Heidi Allenby’s Rangali Franknfurter (Ch Soletrader Happy As Larry x Ch Soletrader Fun Times for Rangali), Top Brood B*tch is Lizzie & Kyle Cadmore’s Ch Soletrader Cotton Candy (Ch/Am GCh/Aust/Ir Ch Soletrader Buddy Holly x Soletrader Candy Floss), and Top Stud Dog has ‘No Clear Leader’ to date. Top Breeder is Gavin & Sara Robertson of the Soletrader kennel.

Current Top GBGV Ch Tarmachan Mac Talla (Ch Macaroni v Tum-Tums Vriendjes of Tarmachan (Imp Nld) x Ch Tarmachan Miss Impatiens), owned by Fiona Buchanan and Michael MacLaren, Top GBGV Puppy Tiara Dusza Lesna At Arapelo (Imp Pol) (Boschendal De Bucamie x Pol Ch Princess Previa Z Chybowego Gniazda), owned by Karen Bayliss, Top Brood B*tch is Fiona & Michael’s Multi Ch Tarmachan Ice Diamond (Multi Ch Frosty Snowman x Ch Tarmachan Florentine), and Top Stud Dog, also belonging to Fiona & Michael, Ch Macaroni v Tum-Tums Vriendjes of Tarmachan (Imp Nld) (Ch Tarmachan Cartier x Rimini v Tum-Tums Vriendjes). Top Breeder is Fiona & Michael of the Tarmachan kennel.

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Leeds Championship show took place last week and Jill Peak found her BOB from the DCC winner, Ch Erylan Poseidon De La Mer JW (Erylan Zeus Roi Des Dieux x Erylan Fantastique Freya), owned by Tim & Debs Bartley, with the RDCC and BP going to his housemate Erylan Astraeus (Dance Monkey v Tum-Tums Vriendjes x Int/Ir/UK Ch Erylan Hera La Reine). Dianne & Phil Reid’s Maudaxi Rebel Diamonds (Maudaxi Egg Nog Eddie x Maudaxi Montee De Tonnerre) took the BCC and Gail & Raymond Foote & Erin McAulay’s Erylan Queen Maeve (Ch & Aust Sup Ch Dance Monkey v Tum-Tums Vriendjes x Ir Ch Erylan Fantastique Freya) won the RBCC. Ir Ch Erylan Chaud Comme Hades (Ogham Des Terres Du Templier with Soletrader (Imp Fra) x Ir Ch Clonallan Just Beginning avec Erylan), owned by Craig, Linda & Stefanie Brown, was Best Veteran.

Only one Open Show I’m aware of this weekend. At Wiveliscombe & District, Lizzie Cadmore’s Soletrader Sybil Fawlty (Ch Soletrader Happy As Larry x Ch Soletrader Cotton Candy) took BOB and Group 2, and Lizzie’s Ch Soletrader Splish Splash JW (Bientot v Tum-Tums Vriendjes x Ch Soletrader Tangomango) was Best Champion in Show.

In Finland at the Mikkeli National Show, After Me In The Spotlight (Taglines Grab A Summer Classic x Fin Ch After Me Check This Out), owned by Kristina Bergstrom & Oona Sukander, was second in the group. Staying in Finland but to the Jokimaan Puppy Show, Marika Okkonen’s Endless Saga of Thor (Fin Ch Nightdream Michael Jackson x Fin Ch Soletrader Lets Dance) was fourth in the group. At the Swedish Basset Club, Inge Hansen’s Väntans Överklass Öja (Swe Ch Around Is Da Sh*t x Swe Ch Väntans Xclusiva) was Puppy in Show, and Inge’s Väntans Zuper Zolo (Swe Ch Ismans Sniff x Swe Ch Väntans Tursamma Tuva) was Best Hunting Dog in Show, and also BIS2. It was the time of year for the famous Split 4 Summer Night Dog Shows in Croatia. On the first day at the CACIB I, Iva Raic’s Esp Ch Black Majesty Perfectly Imperfect (Black Majesty U Got The Look x Cro Ch Black Majesty New York), co-owned with Dea Kurjak, won the group, and did the same the following night in addition to a BIS2. Kristine Sittan & Iva Raic’s Black Majesty Pause 4 Applause (Black Majesty U Got The Look x Multi Ch Black Majesty New York) then took home the group win on Saturday at the CACIB III show, and on Sunday meaning two littermates shared the group wins all four days. Iva’s Black Majesty Slay Don’t Play (Soletrader Goosebumps x Black Majesty Scandal) was selected in Junior BIS on the first day, and then he took Reserve Junior BIS on the final day. At the South Estonian Summer Shows, Moonwood Bet U Think Of Me (Soletrader Times Square x Moonwood Ain’t She Sweet), owned by Pille & Katarina Lipson, won the group on Saturday, and littermate Moonwood Bring Me The Stars won the group on Sunday.

In Australia at the Warners Bay Dog Sports Club (AM Show), Aust Sup Ch & A2O Gr Ch Tumtums Macchiato (Sup Ch Dance Monkey v Tum-Tums Vriendjes x Violet Crumble v Tum-Tums Vriendjes), owned by James Bennett, Kirri Jacobson, Gwen Huikeshoven & Shellie Marshall, won the group, Open in Group and Runner Up BIS. At the PM Show he then repeated the exact results. The following day at the AM Show he took the group again and Open in Group, then at the Newcastle & Merewether Combined Canine Club (PM Show) he won again. Another group and Open group win came the following day at both the AM & PM Show. In Western Australia at the All Breeds Dog Club of WA (AM Show), Tumtums Peanut Brittle (Aust Sup Ch & A20 Ch Rokeena Richie Rich x Violet Crumble v Tum-Tums Vriendjes), owned by Ali Daniel, was third in the group, and at the PM Show he won Puppy in Group. At the Derwent KC in Tasmania, Aust Ch Tumtums Piccolo (Sup Ch Dance Monkey v Tum-Tums Vriendjes x Violet Crumble v Tum-Tums Vriendjes), owned by Daniel & Maree Aitchison and Shellie Marshall & Gwen Huikeshoven, was Best in Group and Intermediate in Group, then Intermediate in Show, with Puppy in Group going to Shellie & Gwen’s Tumtums Napoleon (Aust Ch Tumtums Piccolo x Tumtums Matilda). In South Australia at the Marion KC, A20 Ch & Aust Ch Tumtums Paddington (Rokeena Hollywood Boulevarde x Bonbon de Noel v Tum-Tums Vriendjes), owned by Judy Caruso, was Runner Up in Group.

In the USA at the New River Valley KC in Virginia, Am Ch CJ’s What’s The Buzz All About On Five Mile River (GCh Ch Black Majesty Satisfaction x GChG CJ’s Oh Happy Day On Five Mile), owned by Jeanne & Charles Hurty and Lynne & Mark Florian, was third in the group. In Wyoming at the Central Wyoming KC, GCh Trio's Bridgerton at Rosewood (GChS Soletrader Dean Martin x GChS Mirepoix’s Dubble Bubble), owned by Tiffany Cannon, Marina Rose, and Clint & Karen Livingston, was second in the group on Friday, and first in the group both days over the weekend. In Arizona at the Flagstaff KC, GChB/Ir/UK Ch M&M’s Stellar Mayhem and Madness (GChS Soletrader Dean Martin x GChS M&M’s Calamity Jane), owned by Janice Hayes, Eric Ciceron, Donna Moore & Jamie Souza Bartlett, won the group and BIS on Saturday, then won the group again finishing the weekend with RBIS. At the Hunterdon Hills KC in Pennsylvania, GCHB Storm ‘N Hounds Centerstage Fancy Debut (GCh Centerstage Hot Ticket x GChB Brownstone I Am The Storm At Goose Creek), owned by Donna & Edward Pangburn, was Owner-Handler Group 2 on Friday and OHG4 on Sunday.

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At Leeds Championship Show under judge Tom Johnston, Ch Tarmachan Mac Talla took the DCC & BOB, with the RDCC going to Pamela & Claire McGregor’s Ir Ch Claela Lets Drink A Toast (Ch Claela Infinity and Beyond x Ch Claela No Looking Back). The BCC went to Fiona & Michael’s Ch Tarmachan Clootie Dumpling (Ir Ch Tarmachan Albanwr x Ch Tarmachan Ice Diamond) and the RBCC Anita Roberts’ Ch Tarmachan D'ora Ligure (Ch Macaroni v Tum-Tums Vriendjes of Tarmachan (Imp Nld) x Ch Tarmachan Ice Diamond). Goudoulait Du Greffier Du Roi avec Claela (Imp Nld) (Don Juan Danda Bohemia x Cancoillote du Greffier Du Roi), owned by Pamela & Claire, was Best Puppy and Best Veteran went to Karen Bayliss’ Arapelo Darude (Picardan Du Greffier Du Roi Of Arapelo (Imp Nld) x Holmchappell Fantine)