Curly Comms
There’s two weeks of news, information, and communication, in this week’s Curly Comms….
For w/e 27 August 2023 & w/e 3 September 2023.
At Driffield Championship Show, CCRC Chairman, Nigel Spraggins and his wife, Sandra’s, Merry – Tusepo Amazing Love won her 2nd CC, and Nornie – Sh Ch Maycourt Hot Love At Tusepo was Reserve in the Rob Farnsworth Veteran Stakes from an entry of 25.
So this week we took the opportunity to ask about the Tusepo Affix.
Nigel said:
I was born in the Belgium Congo, now DRC. The local language in the area we lived in is Kiluba. We thought it would nice to use a Kiluba word for our affix. Surprisingly the Kennel Club refused some of the words. They agreed to Tusepo which is a farewell salutation ‘Go well’ …. So we have ‘go well curlies’
What a great story! So interesting…
Curly Coated Retriever Club Breed Appreciation Day, 23 September 2023
If you have already registered an interest in the Breed Appreciation Day, being held by the club at Chelford Village Hall, Knutsford Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AS, then the booking form and itinerary have been emailed out by Breed Education Co-ordinator, Caron Chattwood. Please can we ask you to get your completed forms back to Caron as soon as you can, and if you have any queries please contact her at email address caron@duerden.co.uk
Driffield Championship Show, 28 August 2023
Judge: Mr D Bell
Lovely entry for Judge, David Bell, 35 dogs making 41 entries, on the Bank Holiday weekend.
David Bell’s winners were:
Best of Breed : Mr & Mrs J & M B Stephens, Sh Ch Brightmeadow Never Say Die JW Sh.CM
Dog CC : Mr & Mrs J & M B Stephens, Sh Ch Brightmeadow Never Say Die JW Sh.CM
Res Dog CC : Miss Jillian Stubbs, Brightmeadow Take Your Time At Densdale
Bitch CC : Mr Nigel & Mrs Sandra Spraggins, Tusepo Amazing Love
Res Bitch CC : Miss C Mercer & Miss LA Thomas, Tyneside’s My Heart Will Go On To Stormacre (Imp USA)
Best Puppy : Miss Patricia Victoria & Mrs Karola Inman, Foxriever Silver Wing Among Keamarola
Best Veteran : Ms Shirley Buchanan, Fleetpaw First Lady
Best Special Beginner :Mr Ethan-James Denis Owain Emery, Foxriever Midsummer Magic
Merry, Tusepo Amazing Love, won her 2nd CC.
Congratulations everyone!
All the results can be found here on the Show Results page
Also to Note at Driffield:
Kennel Club Breeders Stakes
Judge: Mr Tom Graham
1st: Moskowitz – Ravenho, the team being Mum – Blue Willow at Ravenho, and the ‘Pups’ – Ravenho Uptown Girl For Brightmeadow, Ravenho Mochara Cadeaux & Ravenho Tallow Tango At Pattonia
YKC Member 12-17 (4 Entries) Abs: 0
Judge: Mr Alan Carter
1st: Edward Eddery, with Stephen & Elaine Clack’s Bazzy Inti Anka At Molokain (Cze Imp)
Rob Farnsworth Veteran Stakes
Class 2619 AVV D/B (Gundog) (25 Entries) Abs: 0
Judge: Mr M J Rees
Res: Mr Nigel & Mrs Sandra Spraggins, Sh Ch Maycourt Hot Love At Tusepo, winning £10.
City of Birmingham Championship Show, 3 September 2023
Judge: Mrs J Bayne
Another lovely entry for judge, Mrs J Bayne, with 44 dogs making 48 entries.
Mrs J Bayne’s winners were:
Best of Breed : Mrs Fiona & Miss Chimene Carrick, Tessmene The Cats Whiskers
Dog CC : Mr & Mrs J & M B Stephens, Sh Ch Brightmeadow Never Say Die JW Sh.CM
Res Dog CC : Mrs Sandra Mistlin, Maycourt Starman By Crookwood Sh.CM
Bitch CC : Mrs Fiona & Miss Chimene Carrick, Tessmene The Cats Whiskers
Res Bitch CC : Mrs Selina & Master Henry Parker-Miles, Overbore’s Ace Of Hearts (AY1)
Best Puppy : Mr B J & Mrs S M Perkins, Maycourt Miss Sweetness At Tengore
Best Veteran : Mr & Mrs J & M B Stephens, Sh Ch Brightmeadow Never Say Die JW Sh.CM
Best Special Beginner : Mrs Ellen Sutton, Kelsmere Kaddington
Pussy, Tessmene The Cats Whiskers, won her 4th CC. As we’ve said before, always nice to win that 4th one, after being made up to a Show Champion.
Congratulations everyone!
All the results can be found here on the Show Results page.
Also to Note at City of Birmingham:
Bannerdown Junior Stakes
Judge: Kevin Young
AVG JD/B (37 Entries) Abs: 26
1st: Mr & Mrs J & M B Stephens, Ravenho Up Town Girl For Brightmeadow JW
Higham Press Veteran Stakes
Judge: Kevin Young
AVG VD/B (28 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: Mr & Mrs J & M B Stephens, Sh Ch Brightmeadow Never Say Die JW Sh.CM
KC Breeders Competition
Judge: Mr R Stafford
VHC: Moskowitz – Ravenho
Newton Abbot & South Devon CS, 26 August 2023
Judge: H Male
Open
1 Margaret Edworthy’s Maycourt Heartbreaker, BOB
2 Di Courtier’s Maycourt Take Me To The Top, RBOB & BP
3 Di Courtier’s Maycourt Cover Shot
Maycourt Take Me To The Top went on to take Puppy Group 4 under Group Judge, Judi Whitworth
Stakes
Judge: J Leadbetter
Puppy
3 Maycourt Take Me To The Top, winning £20
Open
Res Maycourt Stairway To Heaven, winning £15.
Pontarddulais Agricultural & Horticultural Society Open Show
Judge: Fiona Whitehead
Sarah Finch & Duke, Molokain Doing The Do At Cetgueli won AVNSC postgraduate class and then went on to win Best AVNSC Gundog.
Hampshire Gundog Show
Judge: Ramsey Nagaty
1 Binni Millichamp & Pete Miller’s Torin, Foxriever Solent Sensation At Wightcurls, BOB
Binni & Pete’s Viggo, Foxriever Solent Sostice at Wightcurls, RBOB
Cheshire Game and Country Fair, 27 & 28 August 2023
Curlies were represented in The World of Dogs at Cheshire over the Bank Holiday weekend. Nigel & Sandra with Nornie, Merry, & Cerys, and Wendy & Richard with Deco & Nox manned the stand over the two days. We also had some Curly visitors… Vicki, Rob, & Reuben came along with Anise. Meadow, a Fleetpaw curly came to see us, she’s a regular visitor – she’s a proper working curly now, ready for the start of the season. We also had a Brightmeadow curly visit us….. It was a great weekend, and quite a busy one with some really lovely people who seemed to have a real interest in the breed.
Dock Diving at Chatsworth Country Fair, 1 – 3 September 2023
Nigel & Sandra Spraggins’ Nornie took part in the Dock Diving activity at a sunny Chatsworth, over the weekend. An ideal opportunity to cool off and impress the crowd.
The Working Curly
CCRC Working Co-ordinator, Lesley Eden, has shared that the Midland Golden Retriever Club is holding a Working Gundog Certificate assessment day on dummies, on Sunday 15 October 2023, at Laurence’s Woods, Aston, Cantalow, Warwickshire, B49 6NA. Members £30, Non-members £40. The contact name is Lucy Jenkins WTS. Check out The Working Curly Coated Retriever FB page or contact Lesley Eden for more details.
Fun Dog Show – Junior Handler
Heather Driscoll and her young daughter, Isla were at a local fun dog show recently with Curlies – Beau and Iris. Isla was 2nd in Junior Handler with Iris and 1st in Longest Stay with Beau. Great to see the young handlers coming through.
Good Citizen Award Achievements
Congratulations to Vivienne Dooley & Walter, Rowancurl Pullman Porter, on achieving the Bronze Good Citizen Award.
Well done Walter!
Windsor Championship Show, 1 July 2023
Frank Kane’s critique is now available here on the Show Results page.
