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This prompted Nick & Andy to repeat this mating
                                                               on two further occasions producing Champions
                                                               in every litter. Several first-time exhibitors won
                                                               CC’s with their Tulip’s progeny and a number
                                                               of established breeders produced their own
                                                               Champions from Tulip daughters.



















           Walker’s famous kennel. DJ sired some super
           puppies including 5 Champions; particularly
           impressive were those out of Witchstone Free        Pat & Graham were keen to have a Betty
           Of A Kind. These included Ch Witchstone             daughter to hopefully follow in the footsteps of
           Diamond Geeza for Poshpins who catapulted           her illustrious mother. They were keen to have
           young 10 year old Ryan Ross into the limelight      the litter with the Witchstone name but wanted
           with his first Champion and litter sister,          to experience whelping and raising their own
           Sue English’s ‘Pup of the Year’ finalist Ch         litter.
           Witchstone Diamond Queen at Honeywand.
           A repeat mating produced Kim & Ryan Ross’           So under a loan of bitch agreement Betty was
           Ch Witchstone China Girl at Poshpins.               mated to Ch Randallcarr Dream Lover and
           China Girl’s amazing partnership with incredibly    produced the ‘twins’, Witchstone New Wave
           talented 12 year old junior handler won many        at Tettoy and Witchstone New Star at Tettoy.
           CC’s and was of course his 2nd ETT Champion.        No one had realised that Pat was hankering for
           The crown her show career was her CC, BOB &         some limelight in the show ring and announced
           Toy Group 3 at Crufts 2015.                         she would be handling her pick of litter, Honey.
                                                               Graham had decided he would be keeping his
           Pat & Graham Newton (Tettoy) already had            pick of litter
           a little family of Witchstone ETT’s. They had       Stella too.
           ventured into the show ring with Witchstone         And so the
           Copy Cat and had won a RCC and a number             battle of the
           of firsts but Graham was keen for a potential       Newton’s
           show super star.  In early 2007 Ch Witchstone       ETT twins
           Party Politics (who Graham adored) was mated        began.
           to Ch Amalek I Got Rhythm and produced Ch           They took
           Witchstone Centre Fold aka Betty. She started       it in turns
           her career with a Championship Show Puppy           winning
           Group win and soon went on to get her title. The    CC’s
           highlight of her career was when Graham piloted     with Pat
           her to win the Toy Group under Bryan Mitchell at    delighted
           Birmingham National in 2009.                        she made
                                                               her bitch


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