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IN LOVING MEMORY

Ch Cwmtysswg Gallant Hero
aka Sakura 18.12.09 - 27.10.17

Many of you are familiar with
the story of how I first spotted
Sakura across the show field
at Bearley in 2010. I cannot
explain why or how he got to
me as he wasn’t my type or
preferred colour. Me, I go for
the big headed apricots and
Sakura was neither of those.
But who can explain love at
first sight? I watched him in
the show ring, always a
beautiful mover and ever the
showman with real
personality. Bred By Pauline
& Malcolm Gittins and owned
by Debbie Williams and Owen
Wilkes he came through those
early years showing real
promise despite many criticisms that, ‘he wasn’t a real mastiff’.
Despite the criticism if you compared the drawing of the breed standard
with Sakura there was an uncanny resemblance.

His show career began with Best Puppy at the MA Open Show in 2010
and carried on with:
2012
Birmingham National - Bas Bosch DCC,
Windsor - Bill Toogood DCC, BOB and Group 2
National Working & Pastoral C Thomas DCC & BOB
Darlington - Ron James DCC & BOB
Driffield - Margaret Bromley DCC & BOB
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