Our dogs live with us in the home and come on holidays with us, my hobby is to do extra things with them such as showing or training and working them. This personal website is both about my dogs and somewhere to display my photographs of them. Dogs and Photography are both very enjoyable hobbies of mine and go well together.
Rosie & Saffy with their haul of trophies in 2014/15
Ebony & Sam
There had always been a dog at home in my childhood and when I stopped full time work and started a family I bought my first Labrador in 1992. Ebony turned out to be a lovely and biddable girl who grew up with my children and she was also responsible for introducing me to this versatile breed. I didn't breed from her but I enjoyed her immensely and along with Sam, our collie, we used to walk for many miles, tramping up and down the Cotswold hills along with my daughter in the backpack.
I chose a Kennel Club affix "Woodmist" which was inspired from a favourite old photo taken on a film SLR and is on the landing page of this site. In 2005 I bought a bitch called Wren from Mrs Lynne Minchella (Abbeystead) and bred my first litter 2007 which gave me Saffy. I am still in contact with Lynne and she has been a very good mentor.
I am proud to have bred on from Wren Labradors that have gained their Stud Book numbers, (that qualifies them for crufts for life) that have won Challenge Certificates in the show ring, been awarded Show Gundog Working Certificates and Working Gundog Certificates on Game and also Working Test awards. However, what gives me a real thrill is to see Labradors that I have bred (and also their progeny) working in a partnership for Dogs For Good and Canine Partners
I am on the committee of the Cotswold & Wyevern Labrador Retriever Club (and was previously their Working test Secretary from 2010 to 2015 and have recently taken up the role again) and I am also a member of the Labrador Retriever Club and several other regional Labrador Clubs. I have also qualified to be included on the A3 list of breed specialist judges having attended seminars, taken exams and judged all over the country. (I did have my first Championship show judging appointment in 2020, but that was sadly cancelled due to Covid-19, however I am now looking forward to an appointment in 2023.)
I have made many friends through both showing my dogs and training some and working them, it's a lifestyle!
I chose a Kennel Club affix "Woodmist" which was inspired from a favourite old photo taken on a film SLR and is on the landing page of this site. In 2005 I bought a bitch called Wren from Mrs Lynne Minchella (Abbeystead) and bred my first litter 2007 which gave me Saffy. I am still in contact with Lynne and she has been a very good mentor.
I am proud to have bred on from Wren Labradors that have gained their Stud Book numbers, (that qualifies them for crufts for life) that have won Challenge Certificates in the show ring, been awarded Show Gundog Working Certificates and Working Gundog Certificates on Game and also Working Test awards. However, what gives me a real thrill is to see Labradors that I have bred (and also their progeny) working in a partnership for Dogs For Good and Canine Partners
I am on the committee of the Cotswold & Wyevern Labrador Retriever Club (and was previously their Working test Secretary from 2010 to 2015 and have recently taken up the role again) and I am also a member of the Labrador Retriever Club and several other regional Labrador Clubs. I have also qualified to be included on the A3 list of breed specialist judges having attended seminars, taken exams and judged all over the country. (I did have my first Championship show judging appointment in 2020, but that was sadly cancelled due to Covid-19, however I am now looking forward to an appointment in 2023.)
I have made many friends through both showing my dogs and training some and working them, it's a lifestyle!
Judging at NDLRC
Open Show January 2014 - Best In Show
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Judging at NDLRC
Open Show January 2014 - My Best dogs
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Judging at KSSLRC Open show September 2015 - Best In Show
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Judging at LRC of Wales Open Show October 2016 - Best In Show
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