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Ladymere

Bulldogs

My journey into the wonderful world of bulldogs I got my first bulldog from the world famous
started roughly 12 years ago (2008/2009) when Nobzz kennel, Nobozz Promise to Ladymere,
I was asked by Karina Le Mare and Glynn I did really well in the show ring with her as a
Payne to handle a bulldog coming over from puppy, she produced us a gorgeous litter where
Finland, Blackhope Brando. we kept a male who went on to gain his stud
book number, Ladymere Alabama Slammer.
I was born and reared with dogs round me, I
remember a couple of border terriers, there The bulldog community made me feel welcome
was a shelty as well. But our main breed was and I joined the committee of Bath and Western
the great dane, where I now award challenge Counties Bulldog Club for a while but due to
certificates. I share my affix, Ladymere, with one starting my own family I couldn’t give the club
of my best friends, my mum! Our top winning the time and attention it deserved.
great dane was Ch Ladymere Lord Of The
Dance. It’s in the danes that I met Karina, she I have completed my seminars and passed my
asked me to handle some of her great danes, exams to judge bulldogs which I am enjoying.
I handled Helmlake Titian to an English
champion then took him across the continent to I definitely think once you’ve had a bulldog,
achieve big awards, it was great fun, and I really you’ll never be without one, they make me laugh
learnt a lot. every day. All the years I’ve been round dogs,
trained, handled, bred litters, I’d say I have a
My very first encounter with a bulldog was in good amount of knowledge but they are so
Glynn and Karina’s kitchen, as Doughnut came stubborn, there’s a bulldog girl at home now that
around the corner with her flat face, I looked makes me look like a novice!
at her then said to Glynn, “corr!! That’s an ugly
looking face” Glynn turned and very quickly said
to me “you wanna have a look at your own face”
hilarious!

When Brando came from Finland I was shown
how to handle a bulldog, I was really lucky to
learn on such a quality dog, showing a bulldog
is completely different to showing a dane, front
on instead of profile, the movement is so much
slower, I was now walking round the ring and not
running, holding brandos head up really made
my arm ache! I handled Brando to an English
champion along with other big awards.

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