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and Barbara looked after the dogs and bred the We re-joined many of the clubs where our
occasional litter but we managed to squeeze in membership had lapsed and were voted
a few free weekends here and there which we on to the Committee of the Birmingham &
spent at Breed or General Champ shows with Midland Counties.Bulldog Club. where Tony
limited success later became the Club Secretary from 1998 to
until Barbara 2010 and Barbara later became its President
purchased a stepping down in 2019.Breeding and showing
lovely bitch had to take a back seat due to Tony’s heavy
Broomwick travelling commitments although we managed to
Beatrix at gain 2 RCC under Les Cotton and Zena Thorn
Sutus from Andrews with our homebred bitch Rita - Sutus
John and Zillion Kisses.
Dorothy Jones,
who was In 1999 Tony accepted early retirement which
rarely beaten allowed him to Judge the breed at CC level not
in her class only in the UK but also in Australia, Belgium,
and quickly Bulgaria, Brazil, Cyprus, The Czech Republic,
became a Champion winning the Utility group Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary,
under Valerie Yates at the SKC in March 1986. Italy, Norway, Portugal, The Russian Federation,
Sicily, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and The
Due to Tony’s job in the mid 1980’s a work USA. Tony has served three year consecutive
related opportunity allowed us to move to the terms on The Bulldog Breed Council Education,
USA and together with 10 Bulldogs, a Peke and Judging and Health committees and was elected
a Lhasa Apso we settled on a ten acre plot in Chairman in 2016, served a 3 Year term and
Ottsville Pennsylvania. We joined local Bulldog stepped down in May 2019.
Clubs and attended as many shows as Tony’s
busy schedule allowed. He was now Manager We still have 6
of International with a New Jersey based bulldogs, the
Multinational Corporation and was globe trotting oldest Louis is
for the rest of his working life. Due to company 10 Years old in
acquisitions and work related opportunities, we October and the
elected to return to the UK in 1992 together with youngest Penelope
ten Bulldogs a Lhasa Apso and a cat. is just over 2 years
old with the others
Sutus Zillion Kisses in between. Our
at Windsor in 2001 Hobby has made
us many friends Louis &
worldwide who Penelope
share our love for
this breed which
we have cherished
and we continue
to contribute as
much as we can to
improve it.

Tony & Barbara

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