Page 52 - Chow Life - Spring 2016

United Kingdom

Diana Phillips, Correspondent

The final quarter of the year provided the breed with causes havoc at bedtime with the bulldog, Duchess, as
4 new champions. The 2015 Crufts Best of Breed, Mrs. he steals all her blankets taking them back to his own
Bettini’s Multi Ch. Heart Mind Fire Dei Leoni Imperiali bed & trying to hide them. Joe loves long walks in the
returned from Italy and has now added “UK Champion” country or on the beach and he loves swimming , unlike
to his long list of titles. His long journeys have given most chows as they usually hate water!
him his just reward. Our fourth new champion is Ch. Janqbu Justifying
Travelling from just across the Welsh border we have Jacob JW. Janqbu is another new affix but, this time,
a new bitch champion, Ch. Maixing Kissed By Fire the breeder/exhibitors are not themselves new. Peter
JW. ShCM., bred by Mr. & Mrs Jephcott and owned & Hollies and Toni Ann Carr have both been in chows for
shown by Mrs. Karen Eades. Her call name at home many years and have previously bred champions under
is “Seren”, which is Welsh for “Star”. Seren won her their old affixes (Chiloe and Neuchow respectively).
championship within 12 days ….. not unusual for the Now that Peter & Toni Ann have become engaged
USA but extremely rare in the UK. Karen works at they decided to register a new affix, “Janqbu” (a
a care home where many residents have dementia or misspelling of a Tibetan Sherpa’s name). Jacob is their
learning disabilities. Seren goes with Karen to the home first champion together, home bred under the new
and is loved by all the residents. At home, Seren lives affix. Jacob, named after an Old Testament prophet,
with 4 German Spitz Klein. Although Karen has had is another “water baby”, loves swimming & playing in
dogs for many years, she is relatively new to the chow water, playing “fetch” with a ball and going for long
scene, so this is a very early success in her new breed. treks (5 or 6 miles) with his house pal Merlin, a Tibetan
Another new exhibitor in our breed is Mrs. Jenner Mastiff. Joe’s favourite treat on the way home from a
Parsons. Jenner has been in other breeds for some years show is a lemon muffin!!
but only in chows for the last 5 years. She is so very The top awards for 2015 have just been announced.
thrilled that the first chow she has home-bred has also Top Chow is Linda Squires’ Ch. Kwaitang Kristian
become her first champion. Ch. Jenrene’s Mighty Joe at Kyong. This is the 3rd. consecutive year that he
JW was born on a New Year’s Day. He was so big & has achieved this award.
such a lovely light silver colour that she said he looked
like “Mighty Joe the Gorilla” and the name has stuck! Top Brood Bitch is Kristian’s mother, Baybar Bossy
His silver has now changed to a beautiful blue & is quite Boots at Kwaitang.
distinctive in the ring. Joe was awarded his first
CC on the same day as he completed his Junior
Warrant points. He is boisterous & always

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