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Show under Andrew Brace. He awarded them Witchstone Storm In A Teacup produced
BIS & RBIS (and automatically BPIS & RBIS the ETT ‘legend’ that is Ch Witchstone Party
respectively). Ch Witchstone Kickin Up A Politics. This was followed a year later by his
Storm became their first home-bred Champion litter to Ch Witchstone Kickin’ Up A Storm that
and gained the first Witchstone CC at UK Toy produced one of top winning bitches of all time,
Dog Society in 2004. The judge that day was Ch Witchstone Telling Tails and litter brother
respected breed specialist and Toy Group Ch Witchstone Heads or Tails; the first ETT ever
judge Richard Haynes (Eburacum). Ginny also to qualify for the Pet Plan Junior Stakes final.
became the first ETT ever to qualify for the final
of the prestigious ‘Pup of the Year’ competition.
“We can’t become what we want
by remaining what we are.”
Nick & Andy were invited by Mary & Roy Wilson
to accompany them to the Manchester Terrier
Specialities in the USA. Mary & Roy had already
visited in previous years and now had plans
to bring new bloodlines to the UK. Over the
course of the show weekend a young 12 month
old dog kept catching their eye and Am Ch
Animalhouse Partytyme Moe at Witchstone
arrived in the UK and did his quarantine time.
Ch Witchstone Party Politics aka Tulip was
Nick & Andy’s first Championship Show Toy
Group winner. Like their first ETT ‘Magic’ Tulip
also won her first CC on her debut aged just 6
months – it was once again Terry Thorn who
rewarded her ‘star quality’ at this early age. She
is still believed to be the youngest dog ever to
gain her Champion title wining her crowning CC
They visited him weekly over the 6 months. He aged 12months and 14 days under Zena Thorn-
had such an outstanding temperament and was Andrews. In 2006, she won three Toy Groups
cared for so well that he left the kennels ‘show- in total; at SKC (Vanda Williams), Border
ready’. Moe gained his CC’s quickly. He became Union (Val Blore) & Windsor (Annette Oliver),
the first USA import ever to gain his Champion a record still unbeaten to this day. At Border
title on both sides of the Atlantic. He did this in Union she also went one better and became the
style winning his crowning CC & BOB at Crufts only ETT ever to win Best in Show at General
in 2005 under Terry Nethercott. Championship Show under the highly respected
Ann Arch; a record she still hold today.
Moe proved himself to be a huge asset to
their kennel and was sire of 5 Champions. Ch Witchstone Telling Tails aka Lizzie won a
In his first litter he produced Ch Witchstone total of 17 CC’s and was regularly in the Top 4
Changeofheart who was the first ETT piloted at Championship Show Group level. She won
to is title by owner Sian Gordon. His litter to the Toy Group at Welsh KC under the eminent
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