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been small but she would try to steal Brinley’s Hickson Matrix of Milo at Brintala from the
bones and was very cheeky and bossy but they Hickson Kennel owned by Joanna Maard. Milo
eventually became firm friends. is now in veteran classes but has been a prolific
winner.
She was a very successful show dog, becoming
a Luxembourg and Dutch Champion. She Milo is out of Ceriinan Quiero and Legacys
attended Discover Dogs many times and Heart of Gold For Hickson. He was Junior
was a great Ambassador for the breed. She World Winner in 2013 and went on to amass
won Best in show at our club show and had a many BOBs in the UK and in Europe. He
Veteran Group 4 placing at City of Birmingham became Lux, Belgium, Dutch and Italian
Championship show under Judge Mrs M Purnell Champion and he became an International
- Carpenter. She had many placings and was Champion, a first for GPs in the UK.
admired in the UK and abroad.
He has won Crufts BOB twice, Top German
She was beautifully bred and had 3 litters, her Pinscher on 3 occasions and has had a Group
daughter Bella was born in 2011 and was also 4 placing in the Working Group and in 2020 at 7
successful in the show ring; she was reserve years old was RBD and Best Veteran at Crufts.
best bitch at the World Dog show in 2013.
He has an outstanding character and has
I could not have had a better first pinscher; represented the breed at Discover Dogs many
Sassy taught me so much about the breed and times. He has sired a number of litters with the
was such a good example of type. most recent of his progeny, a male, about to go
back to Sweden to Joanna Maard, full circle for
I have only recently lost her and she has left a her in terms of breeding lines.
very big hole in my heart, she was my little rock.
Another of his sons, Brintala Valentino at
In 2012 along came my beautiful male, Milo, Twrcymru owned by Mairi Wynne Eyton has
Sassy and her daughter Bella
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