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Rogers, and Tubize Van Nistelrooy at Remikz
ShCM, Beckham the top winning German
pinscher in the UK whose record still stands.

They were one of the first exhibitors to achieve
a group placing with INXS Red Alert at NWPB
in 2011. INXS Taken as Red got puppy group 2
at the National dog show under judge Mr Stuart
Mallard.
In recent years INXS have imported a Polish
bitch, Eno When You Give Me More Money
Star of Elune who has produced two litters to
date.
Heather and Donald Smith (Tubize) have been
involved since the beginning of the German
Pinschers in the UK and remain passionate
about the breed; they are both committee
members of the club and Heather is Chairman.
They have bred a small amount of litters but with
success. Their two top bred dogs are Beckham,
Tubize van Nistelrooy at Remikz ShCM and
Tubize Ginger Rogers both prolific winners in
their day.
Sam & Beckham
Beckham who died at 13 years old was owned
by Dan and Sam Baker, Sam wrote about placed in veteran group at championship show
Beckham, “He is the top UK winning German level.
pinscher of all time; he was the first UK titled
Pinscher and was the first German Pinscher He was a true ambassador for his breed.
to win Best in Show at an all breeds open
He passed his Kennel Club Good Citizen
show. He is also the first German Pinscher to
be placed in a puppy group at Championship Bronze award at the age of five months and also
show level. He achieved this twice and has represented the breed in Discover dogs over
been shortlisted five times in the adult groups at many years. He was a dog in a million.”
championship show level.
In the early 2000 the breed was going through
He won Best working group rare breed at a quiet time, however the club continued with
national working pastoral breeds in 2007 under dedicated members, new and old who still
Albert Wight; he represented his breed in the support it today.
prestigious contest of champions on seven
An infusion of new of dogs was on its way
occasions throughout his career. In other
competition he has been a qualifier for the in from 2009 when dogs were imported from
Southwest Super Match four times and has Finland, United States, Sweden, Germany,
Poland and France and the breed had a new
won multiple stakes classes at both open and
influx of members and dogs. This saw new
championship show level. He has also taken
interest in the breed throughout the country.
group 1 on numerous occasions at open show
level, all firsts for a German Pinscher. We all benefited from the generosity of those
breeders who have allowed some of the best
bloodlines in the World to come to the UK.
He was UK top Pinscher seven times. He has
over 80 Championship show Best of Breed wins.
In the last 10 years due to these new imports
Best of Breed at Crufts three times and was

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