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Pip and her littermates came into the world by C-Section.  Unfortunately for us the vet was a locum & wouldn't allow me to be present.  The litter paid the price, I took home six pups with hypothermia.  Pip was one of the three I saved.  At five weeks old Pip weighed 400 grams which was only 50 g more than her birth weight! With lots of TLC Pip and her two brothers thrived & went from strength to strength. 

When my husband asked me what I wanted for Christmas that year, I replied "nothing I have everything I want" and so Pip became my Christmas present (complete with a wrapping paper coat!)

Our beloved Amy came to visit today!  It was wonderful to see her, she's fit and well and still very, very young in attitude (even if she is a little grey!)

Amy With David	Amy With Chris

Purdie - age 4 months

Skip & Rowley

Powerscourt Perdita (Purdie) came home today!  Purdie has been on holiday in Scotland with her litter sister, Powerscourt Tiger Lily (Patsy) since they were eight weeks old.

A very big thank you to Liz Craig (Rancecraig) for taking such good care of Purdie for me.  Also thank you for giving her a trim, it was nice to have her home looking beautiful!

Lottie also won her class and then went on to challenge Louis for Best Of Breed.  Louis was "handled" by Georgie's young friend who tried her best with him (he's just impossible when he's in the ring with Lottie!).  Lottie won Best Of Breed and the little imp Louis won Reserve Best Of Breed & Best Opposite Sex!

The Best In Show judge was by coincidence the same chap who officiated 3+ weeks ago at Newtown.  Lottie made the final cut again but that was it.  I'm fairly sure he's not a Gundog aficionado! 

Thank you to our judge of the day Linda Cooper (Megwellin) for her appreciation of my dogs.  This is the third time I've given an entry to this judge, the first time was quite a few years ago, at that time she appreciated the qualities of Toby (Powerscourt Higher Echelon) and awarded him Best Of Breed (he was also short listed for BIS on that occasion!)

Powerscourt Playboy  - 1^st Post Graduate, Reserve Best Of Breed & Best Opposite Sex

"Pritchard's Powerscourt Playboy. 1st, RBOB & BOS. A well presented compact 3 yr old male. Lovely head with correct expression, dark eye & good chiselling. Well set ears. Muscular neck into well laid shoulders. Good bone & feet. Excellent angulation as I would expect from this kennel. Correct topline which he held on the move. Moved well but didn’t have the tail action of 2."

Powerscourt Power Of Love JW  - 1^st Open, Best Of Breed & short listed for BIS!

"1st & BOB. Short listed for BIS. Pritchard's Powerscourt Power Of Love JW. Judged this bitch against different dogs just a few weeks ago and I haven’t changed my mind about her. She has everything I like. Very pretty head with a lovely expression. Good neck into a well angulated, compact body. Well sprung ribs, deep chest. Correct topline which she holds when she moves effortlessly around the ring."

Our precious Maddie left home today to live with our friend Alison.  Maddie has been a joy to live with and although she is very precious to us, we feel the time has come for her to enjoy a retirement home.

Every dog is special but some are even more special.  Maddie has been a wonderful companion & friend.  It's never easy parting with one of our dogs, however Maddie deserves a lovely retirement & we know she will have this with Alison. We will miss her lots - enjoy yourself Maddie Moo!

Maddie - 12 November 2005

We went to see Oscar (Powerscourt Paternoster) yesterday. He has matured into a lovely young chap.

He has a beautiful masculine head, good bone, a lovely deep chest,  a short body with good ribs and excellent strong rear quarters with deep well muscled thighs. 

Breed Judge: Mr Martin Sanders (Castellcoch)

"Pritchard's Powerscourt Playboy. Blue of quality, again one with a good head piece. Good eye and ear set. Well sprung ribs. Good topline and tailset. Moved well both ways. Close between 1st & 2nd."

Powerscourt Power Of Love JW  - 2^nd Open

"Pritchard’s, Powerscourt Power of Love. Pretty blue bitch, again quality head piece with feminine expression. Well developed ribs. Good bone and feet. Put her best foot forward. Unlucky to meet X-Factor on the day."

Ben is fit & well in Hong Kong and is being a good boy.  A new photo arrived today of him practicing his standing still skills!

Ben 3 ½  months old

Today was a show day.  Both Katie & Lottie showed beautifully & were rewarded by winning their classes.  Lottie went on to become Best Of Breed and made the final cut down to four for Best In Show! Katie was Reserve Best Of Breed.

Breed Judge: Linda Cooper (Megwellin)

"Pritchard's Powerscourt Pippi's Gift - 15 months old bitch with a lot to like. Compact bitch with a pretty head, dark eye, correct expression & chiselling. Good clean neck into well laid shoulders, straight front and well sprung ribs. The overall construction of this bitch was what I liked here. She moved very well with lots of drive, just a pity she wouldn’t wag her tail to complete the picture."

 Powerscourt Power Of Love JW  - 1^st Open, Best Of Breed & Short listed to final 4 for BIS.

"Pritchard's Powerscourt Power Of Love JW. Quality bitch. Nothing to touch her today. The most beautiful head and expression. The conformation of this compact bitch speaks for itself. Well angulated with well sprung ribs, level topline and correct tail carriage which just didn’t stop wagging on the move. She moved around the ring effortlessly and with lots of drive."

Today we said goodbye to Ben.  This delightful chap has gone to live in Hong Kong with Simon and Suzanne.  Like all Powerscourt's he was calm, clean, happy & none the worse for wear upon his arrival in Hong Kong.  It was a long flight for the little chap but he took it all in his stride.  Well done Ben!

Ben has two OptiGen Normal/Clear parents.

Ben 6 weeks old

Breed Judge: Jeff Horswell (Drakesleat)

Powerscourt Playboy  - 1^st Post Graduate

"Pritchard's Powerscourt Playboy. Nice compact type of cocker, balanced and sound. Has a fairly long head, correct stop. Decent length of neck, deep chest, well sprung ribs. Short loin. Holds a firm topline, moderate hind angulation, tight feet."

Powerscourt Power Of Love JW - 2^nd Open

Our darling Pip joined her new family today.  What a sad day it was for us but a happy day for our friends Rosemary & David.  Pip is the most wonderful of dogs and there is never a dull moment when she's around. We will miss her funny antics and her plentiful supply of love.  However all is not lost, Pip is only 10 minutes away & we still see almost as much of her as we did when she lived here!

Pip kissing Rosemary

We also met up with many of our puppy owner's and friends and enjoyed a lovely lunch!

Breed Judge: Fran Bowman (Franaille)

"Pritchard’s Powerscourt Power Of Love JW, 19 months old blue bitch with the sweetest head and expression.  Good reach of neck and well placed shoulders.  Nice legs and good feet.  Deep chest and well sprung ribs.  Nicely rounded muscular quarters.  Well presented.  Powerful movement. BOB"

Tsunami Charity Show

Powerscourt Power Of Love JW 1^st AV Gundog & Best In Show with the unanimous decision of both judges.

"There wasn't a dog there to touch her" - Glyn Griffiths

More good news from OptiGen!  Both Lottie & Tilly have had their test results back today, both girls are Normal/Clear!!

Lottie & Tilly

Powerscourt Power Of Love JW 1^st Open Bitch & Reserve Best In Show & Best Opposite Sex

"Pritchard's Powerscourt Power of Love - typey well balanced blue bitch, with a feminine head and expression, short well ribbed body, good length of neck let into nicely sloping shoulders, good turn of stifle, in good coat, well presented, moved soundly covering the ground well."

Lottie pictured with BIS: Withiflor White Knight JW & BPIS: Charbonnel Silk N Rose At Quintavia