December Already!!!! 25th September - Canowindra Show Our last show before our holiday, and what a lovely day we had!! Great weather, great friends and a fringie too!!! At only Phoebe's second show (as we have been showing her sister Audrey) she was shortlisted to the final cut for 3-6mth Sweepstakes and then awarded BABY PUPPY IN GROUP!!! So that makes 4 individual Baby In Group Winners from the 5 that have been shown Karma was also Bitch CC & Reserve of Breed too! 18th September - See You Soon Fatman!! As we prepare for our trip to the UK we sadly said farewell to Jacko today as he headed back to sunny Brisbane. We wish Helen the bets of luck with him, while we are away and look forward to seeing him again real soon xx 11th September - 'Two' More Another great weekend for our team, all over the state!! Our home team headed south to Murrumburrah-Harden Show. The day started out well with Audrey placing 3rd in the 3-6mth Sweepstakes (22 entries), and it kept getting better!! Jacko winning BEST IN GROUP 2nd under Mr A Hunt (NSW) Audrey was then awarded BEST BABY PUPPY IN GROUP!!! Not letting the team down Huey & Karma took both Reserve CC's as well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Up North Two Aspyre bred boys represented us at The Dogs NSW Northern Region (Inland) Championship Shows held at Gunnedah. Frank was also BEST BABY PUPPY OF GROUP!! Such a wonderful win for Frank & Andy, seeing as there were 5 baby pointers entered!! WAY TO GO BOYS!! Our other representative was the striking young lad - Winston!! With a large pointer entry (fantastic to see the breed numbers increasing!!), Winny was awarded Dog Challenge & Reserve of Breed on Saturday and Sunday he was again Dog Challenge & BEST OF BREED!! It is quite an ask for this youngster to stand up against his illustrous father Perry; but to go our strut his stuff, winning the CC two days in a row, shows just how special he is!! We are so very proud of this boy (and of Karen & James too), he has received so many wonderful comments and we just cant wait for his BRIGHT future!! 4-5th September - Wet, Wild N Fringies!!! What a weekend... suprised that we all managed to survive the wild weather that has hit NSW this past weekend!! Our home team headed West to Grenfell, and managed to find the rings through the mud... but getting the car out required the help of a BIG red tractor!!! Huey - 2nd 6-12mth Sweepstakes Dog Challenge & BEST OF BREED Shortlisted to final 3 for BEST IN GROUP BEST PUPPY IN GROUP 1st!! Jacko - Reserve Challenge & RESERVE OF BREED Karma - Bitch Challenge Audrey - Baby Puppy of Breed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Up North two more of the 'TWO' kids took to the ring, at Newcastle Toy & All Breeds and the Woodlands Charity Show. Hootie - 2nd 3-6mth Sweepstakes 2 x Baby Puppy of Breed Frank - 1 x Baby Puppy of Breed Well done Ash & Hooters and Andy & Frank; Good to see them sharing it around 28-29th August 2010 - More SA-cess Huge congratulations to Ben & Hollie - Zensu Pointers on another BABY IN GROUP for Kenzie. Well Done guys!! 21-22 August - Australian Boxer Nationals We flew South for the Boxer National Championship Show, held in Melbourne. It was great to be able to meet so many other breeders and get to view some of the dogs we have admired from Interstate & Overseas. It was fantastic to be able to catch up with Freya's breeder Lloyd too!!! Although not placed in her class (of 25 entries) Freya performed exceptionally well at her first indoor show. It was great to hear so many lovely comments on her and her exceptional movement. Congratulations to all the winners!! After the shows we headed North to Daylesford for a few days of much needed R&R. Which I think Freya enjoyed as much as we did, chasing the kangaroos!!! Certainly looking forward to the National next year (to be held in Sydney!!). 14th August - 'TWO' great Results It is wonderful to hear that even with no shows for our home team, the ASPYRE name still did well... in two states!! Here in NSW, Frank (Aspyre Two Be Quite Frank) was awarded BABY PUPPY IN GROUP!! Well done to his daddy Andy on a great effort!! While in South Australia, Miss Kenzie (Aspyre Miss Goody Two Shoes) went one better BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW!!!! Congratulations to Hollie & Ben on this great result!!! We are sure that there will be more to follow from this young lady!! 7th August - CRUFTS here we come!!! Fantastic news from the UK today... Flirt (Aspyre Flyin With Luv to Tomlow - Exp UK) has just qualified for CRUFTS 2011. At only her third show in the UK, expertly handled by Amelia Siddle, Flirt was placed 3rd in the Junior bitch class at The National Gundog Association Championship show, behind two of the top young bitches in the country. Flirty & Amelia also won the YKC Handler stakes!!! HUGE Thank You & Congratulations to Karen & Amelia for giving us such wonderful news!!! 6-9th August - Mudgee.... Brrrrrrrrr We headed to Mudgee this weekend to meet up with the extended Aspyre Family (Ashleigh, Janelle, Kristy & Andy), and what fun we had. Not only did we celebrate James Birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!) but had some nice wins as well. Friday - Mrs E Knox (NSW) - 5 entries Jacko - Dog CC & BEST OF BREED Karma - Bitch CC & Reserve of Breed Audrey - Baby Puppy of Breed Saturday - Dr G Cowie (NSW) - 8 entries Jacko - Dog CC & Reserve of Breed Karma - Bitch CC & BEST OF BREED Kite - Reserve Bitch CC Audrey - BEST BABY PUPPY IN GROUP and Final 5 in Baby Puppy Sweepstakes!! Sunday - Mrs J Smith (NSW) - 9 entries Jacko - Dog CC & BEST OF BREED Karma - Bitch CC & Reserve of Breed Kite - Reserve Bitch CC Frank - Baby Puppy of Breed Audrey was also 3rd Place in Baby Puppy Sweepstakes!! Needless to say that we are very pleased with our newest babies, and HUGE thanks to Yvonne Lipinski for letting us use Zorro, and we look forward to watching these puppies develop. 30th July - Winter Winners!!! The past few weeks have just flown past... with some fantastic results though we might add! 10-11th July : Bungendore & Palerang ABKC - Saturday: Huan - 1st 6-12mth All Breeds Sweepstakes Reserve Dog CC & Reserve of Breed Jacko - BEST OF BREED Sunday: Jacko - BEST OF BREED Karma - Bitch CC & Reserve of Breed 17-18th July : The North of The Harbour ABKC- Saturday: Huan - Minor Puppy of Breed Jacko - Reserve Dog CC Lacey - Bitch CC & RESERVE OF BREED (15entries!!) Sunday: Huan - BEST MINOR PUPPY IN GROUP!!! Jacko - Reserve Dog CC Lacey - 1st Open Bitch 24-25th July : Rylstone Kandos District Dog Club Saturday: Huan - Minor Puppy of Breed Jacko - BEST OF BREED & BEST IN GROUP 1st!! Karma - Reserve Bitch CC Kite - Bitch CC Sunday: Huan - Minor Puppy of Breed Jacko - BEST OF BREED & BEST IN GROUP 2nd!! Karma - Bitch CC Kite - Reserve Bitch CC We look forward to our next lot of shows coming up... as our new babies make their ring debuts!!! 5th July 2010 - Aspyre Update!!! Its been a little while since we had much news to post for ourselves, seeing as we have been at home on puppy duty. But we actually managed to get to a show this weekend!! With the newest addition to our team Jacko (MRBIS Aust Ch Hyborn Keep Them Guessing at Tukeglen - Imp NZ) making his first NSW appearance it proved for a lovely day out. Penrith Kennel Club - Judge - Mrs V Morrow (NSW) Huan - 2nd Minor Puppy Dog Jacko - Reserve Dog CC & RESERVE BEST OF BREED from 13 entries!! It was certainly strange only showing two male pointers.. and even weirder that they are both Hyborn boys We are looking forward to having some fun with Jacko over the next few months, until he goes back home to his owner Helen McCready (Tukeglen Pointers). It was also a bit of a sad weekend as we said Farewell to 4 of our new babies Aspyre No Two Ways About It - Flo has gone to live with the Cleary family in Bathurst, NSW. Aspyre Tell U A Thing Or Two - Tilly left to live with Trish Kelly & her family in Northern NSW. Aspyre Two Be Quite Frank - Frank has gone to live with Kristy & Andy. Aspyre Couldnt Give Two Hoots - Martha (aka Hooters) has gone to live with Ashleigh & Aunty Kite. Good Luck babies in your homes, and we look forward to hearing all about your adventures!! 4th May - Puppies have Arrived!!! Right on time Islay & Zorro's puppies have arrived!! 7 x Females (5 B&W and 2 O&W) 1 x Male (B&W) More details & pics are on their Puppy Page. 1-2nd May - Albion Park KC HUGE thanks to Lynne for taking the kids along this weekend, as James was away on Business and I was at home on Puppy watch!! Lynne had a great time showing the youngsters, and we were very pleased that they sort of behaved for her Huan - 1 x DCC, 1 x Reserve of Breed, 2 x Minor Puppy of Breed Karma - 2 x BCC & 2 x Best of Breed Lynne has been a godsend offering to take both Huey & Karma while we are busy at home with the puppies. I think that they are both enjoying being spoilt and their early morning walk along the beach too!! THANKS HEAPS LYNNE xx 17-18th April - Western Region Shows Another nice weekend away for our team, with some good results too. Freya - 1 x BCC & BOB Huan - 2 x Baby Puppy of Breed Karma - 1 x BCC & RESERVE OF BREED, 1 x RBCC, 2 x Puppy of Breed Lacey - 1 x BCC & RESERVE OF BREED There are some great pics on our Photo Page of the kids enjoying their weekend too, with a relaxing swim on a very hot day!! 10th April - Stroud Show!! We headed North this weekend to catch up with friends and enjoy a nice weekend away. Turned out to be another great weekend for our kids with: Freya - BCC & BEST OF BREED... which makes her now an AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION!!! It was nice to see the pointer entries continuing to improve with 7 pointers entered this weekend!! Huey - 3rd in 3-6mth Sweepstakes & Baby Puppy of Breed Karma - RBCC & Reserve of Breed KIte - Australian Bred of Breed Lacey - BCC & BEST OF BREED 5th April - PUPPIES!!!! We are pleased to announce that we are expecting our second litter in early May. Only Black & White and Orange & White Puppies are expected. Check back soon for more details. Enquiries welcome. 28th March - Newcastle A H & I Association A quiet weekend here with just the one show to attend.... but with some nice results from our kids. Freya - RBCC (4 entries) & INTERMEDIATE IN GROUP Huan - BABY PUPPY IN GROUP Karma - BCC (8pts) & RESERVE OF BREED We were speaking to the judge afterwards it was a tough decision for Best of Breed, I explained that I didnt mind which way it went as the DCC winner was one of our flyin kids... Winston!! 14th March - CRUFTS 2010 We here are Aspyre are extremely proud to share some exciting news from the UK. TOMLOW NIGHT AND DAY (aka Fugue) was awarded BEST OF BREED from an entry of 243 Pointers!! and... Sh Ch TOMLOW BRIEF ENCOUNTER (aka Fado) was awarded RESERVE DOG CHALLENGE Fugue is of course the mother of our lovely import Karma, and Fado is her Grandfather!!! HUGE Congratulations to Karen Sillince for such a fantastic effort with both of these wonderful dogs! Not definitely to be forgotten was Karma's father Darcy (Hawkfield Dapper In Black JW) who was 3rd in Open Dog (behind Fado) Well done to his mum Wendy Gordon on her successful day too! 13th March - BIG Day for Aspyre We had to travel a long way to a show this weekend... a whole 4 minute drive to our local showground for Castle Hill Show. Huan started off our morning well winning 2nd in the Baby Puppy Sweepstakes (21 entries). Under judge Tony Valli (NSW), Freya managed a Reserve Bitch Challenge and RESERVE OF BREED (7entries) Then it was time for the pointers Judge - Mr R Britten (NSW) Huan - Baby Puppy of Breed Karma - Reserve CC & RESERVE BEST OF BREED Lacey - Bitch CC & BEST OF BREED Lacey looked amazing, showing her paws off in the group line up, and was awarded ** BEST EXHIBIT IN GROUP 1st ** A fantastic result seeing as she has not stepped into a ring since May 2009!! ------------------------------------------------ ** HE'S BACK ** Once again Winston did us proud up at Newcastle at only his 2nd weekend back in the ring 2 x 1st Place 6-12mth Puppy Stakes 2 x CC's 2 x BEST OF BREED 1 x PUPPY IN GROUP 1st 1 x JUNIOR IN GROUP 1st Huge congratulations to Karen, James & Winny for such a super effort!! We are certainly looking forward to more great results from this flyin boy!! 6th March - Wonderful Wine Country Weekend This weekend we had a great trip away with the kids up to Mudgee!! As usual they all did us proud The star of the weekend was Karma, who came along this time for her first show this year. She managed to pick up a CC & Best of Breed as well as BEST PUPPY IN GROUP 1st!!! Freya also picked up another CC & Best of Breed and was Shortlisted to the Final 3 for BEST IN GROUP, but unfortunately missed out as the heat got to her!! This win left her only a few points short of her title, which we are sure she will get very soon. 27-28th February - Great Results Without A Show!!! No shows for us this weekend, but even without being near a showring some of our Flyin kids did us VERY proud!! Kite picked up another CC & Best of Breed and the went BEST PUPPY IN GROUP 1st!!! Winston, at his first show since September last year, made a grand statement winning 3 x CC's & 3 x Reserve of Breeds as well as... 2nd in All Breed Puppy Stakes... and... 2 x BEST PUPPY IN GROUP 1st!!! HUGE thanks to both Ashleigh & Karen for showing our youngsters so well!!! 20th February - Kangaroo Valley Ag Show There was no better place to be this weekend than down in the Valley!! We only took two dogs which made things rather relaxed which was a nice change. Judge - Mr S Mills (ACT) Huan - Baby Puppy of Breed Morgan - 1st Open Bitch, Challenge & BEST OF BREED This win gave Morgan her final points for her Championship title!! YAY!! A great day topped off by heading down to the beach to enjoy a lazy afternoon in the sun!! 16th January - Flyin With Luv.... to Tomlow Well today was an emotional day as we waved farewell to our litle jetsetter Flirty, as she headed off on her journey to the UK. Flirt will be co-owned by ourselves along with our great friend Karen Sillince (Tomlow Pointers). She made a super start to her show career here in Australia, and we hope that she can continue this success for many years to come. We wish Karen & Flirt all the best and look forward to lots of exciting news from abroad. 6-7th February - Rain Rain & More Rain!! We decided to brave the wet weather with the pointers (too wet for our crazy as bananas boxer!!) and head off to Erskine Park this weekend... and we are pretty happy that we did. Saturday - T&G All Breeds Judge - Mr T Tancred (NSW) Huan - Baby Puppy of Breed Flirt - Puppy of Breed, Bitch Challenge (9pts) & BEST OF BREED Morgan - 1st Open Bitch, Reserve Challenge & RESERVE OF BREED -------------------------------------------------- Sunday - The Sydney Kennel Club Judge - Miss S Rose (NSW) Huan - 2nd Baby Dog Class Flirt - Puppy of Breed, Bitch Challenge (8pts) & BEST OF BREED Morgan - 1st Open Bitch Huan was awarded 2nd in the Baby Puppy Futurity Stakes too!! But yet again Flirty stole the show, taking out BEST PUPPY IN GROUP and then going on to win BEST PUPPY IN SHOW (Under Mrs H Furber - NSW) What a lovely start to the year and we hope a sign of what is to come from this young lady!! 26th January - Happy Australia Day What better way to spend Australia day, celebrating with friends at a dog show!! Our first show of the year started well with our new addition Huan making the final cut in the 3-6mth SS at his very first show!! Not to be outdone Flirt, back in the ring after her break, took out 1st in the 6-12mth SS with an entry of over 30 puppies!! Judge - Mr F Hession (NSW) Huan - 2nd Baby Puppy Dog Flirt - Puppy of Breed Judge - Mr M LeCussan (NSW) Freya - 2nd Intermediate Bitch |
