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scrapbooks I cut out (or later printed)
        and  saved  the  full  results  of  each
        show and the critiques.  I have kept
        a  record  of  all  my  dogs  and  their
        progeny  in  old  exercise  books  so
        have  a  complete  history  of  all  my
        Keeshonds.
        What  next?  I  also  had  all  the
        Keeshond Club and North of England
        Keeshond  Club  Newsletters  since  I
        joined in 1987.  I spent very nostalgic
        days  going  through  all  of  these.  I
        have kept all the ones where I had  The ones I still have displayed in my
        contributed  an  article  or  where  one  office are those of Maddy who won so
        of  my  dogs  was  mentioned  in  the  many  including  three  first  place
        show results or obituary.  I also tore  rosettes from Crufts.  I still have all
        out some pages of interest to keep.  of  Bolt’s  of  course,  and  Flo’s  and
        It was lovely seeing all the names of  May’s, though these two have hardly
        committee  members  and  others,    been  shown  since  the  pandemic.
        kennels  of  the  past  and  articles  These  rosettes  really  make  a  good
        written over the years, but it all had  display and visitors are amazed when
        to go!                              they see them all.

        Finally, I have all the rosettes I have  My  loft  is  now  half  full  of  empty
        won since 1990.  The deceased dogs’  boxes,  you  did  not  expect  me  to
        rosettes are packed neatly into shoe  throw them away too did you?  They
        boxes and are still in the loft. I do not  will come in handy when I eventually
        have the heart to throw them away.  move, that’s what hoarders do!








                                     AWARDED TO:







                                   For her splendidly informative article
                                   for us all on Mantrailing.

                                   Who knew?
                                                                        ED.


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