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Crufts in 2012 after which she was retired from
showing. In 2008 she received the prestigious
National Terrier Club “Dog of the Year” award.
In addition, she was named the was top brood
bitch “all Terriers” in 2014.
I have had the pleasure of breeding and
campaigning three breed record holders. The
first was ‘Freeman’ in 1994, Ch Digelsa Don
The One, he won 22 CC’s & 22 Res CC’s
as well as BOB at Crufts. He was a natural
showman and won BIS at the club show four
years in succession. In 1994 he became
the breed record holder when the doyen of
the breed - Enid Teague-Knight presented
‘Freeman’ with his 22nd CC. He was retired on It has also been my honour to breed and
the same day and he has sired some wonderful campaign the late Kev Carter’s dog ‘Alfie’
examples of the breed. Ch Digelsa Declaration to become the
current Breed record holder with 39 CCs. His
We also bred the current bitch CC record holder accolades are too long to list here, he was
Ch Digelsa Double Entendre ‘Roxy’ and was placed no less than 40 times in the Terrier
another natural show girl, having been awarded group at Championship shows, winning 3 x
30 CCs! She was my first Manchester to be Group 1, Three times winner of the Champion
placed in the terrier group at a Championship stakes, BOB twice at Crufts and made history by
show. She won Terrier Puppy Group 2 at winning Terrier Group 4 at Crufts in 2018 under
Darlington Championship show, her 30th CC the world-renowned Zena Thorne-Andrews. My
& BOB were awarded by Peter Bakewell at job was easy I just held the lead and walked
‘Alfie’ up and down, it was Kev who did the
background work keeping him fit and healthy
and in tip top show condition.
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