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2008 Summer Open Show
Our 2008 Summer Open Show was held at Breaks Manor Youth Centre in Hatfield on Saturday, 2nd August. Smoothcoat judge David Roe picked Kevin and Shelda Hornby's puppy Bramerita Size Matters (pictured right) as his BOB, while they also took the longcoat BOB under Roos Silverentand with Afterglow Penelope Pitstop at Bramerita, who went on to win BIS under Jean Bright. Her RBIS was the longcoat dog winner, Sue Lee's Ridgehawk Shepherd. Best Puppy went to Diane Lunney's Diella Twice As Nice while Shirley Lee's Leyju Amor Jubilant made Best Veteran. Thanks to Shirley for these results.

Our next show will be the Championship Show, to be held on Sunday 9th November in Slough.

2008 Chihuahua Garden Party
On June 22nd our Chairman Mr Graham Foote hosted another successful Chihuahua Garden Party at his home in Pease Pottage, West Sussex. The event attracted a wide range of owners and dogs, and excellent entries for the fun classes. I hope to have the figures soon for attendance and the amount raised for Chihuahua Rescue. There will also be some pictures of the event, meantime you can see a a report and pictures from the last Garden Party in 2005 here.

New Contact Address for Club
The club currently has an Acting Secretary and any correspondence and queries should be directed to him as follows:

Mr Guy Hazlehurst 14 Stonefield Park Maidenhead, Berks SL6 6ES Telephone 01628 778520 No calls after 8.30pm

This is only a temporary arrangement taken at short notice, and should any member be willing to take on the position of Secretary, please let Guy or Graham Foote know.

2008 Spring Open Show
Our Spring Open Show took place this year on Sunday 4th May at Breaks Manor Youth Centre, Hatfield. Although the weather was reasonable on the day, the show had to be held indoors due to the soft condition of the ground outside, so with only one ring in use it took a little longer before the Longcoat BoB Farrugia's Ir. Ch Audels Yours Truly Avec Cholas was declared Best in Show by Mrs Iris Cox, with Bradley-Severn and Severn's Smoothcoat BoB bitch Tamayo Aunt Sally as Reserve. The Best Puppy in Show was Towler's L/C Coriam Red Pepper while Fraser's L/C Widogi Rapunzel at Chipperlake took the Best Veteran award.

Crufts 2008 Toy Group Win
Congratulations to Mrs Josephine Requena MBE from Gibraltar for taking the Smoothcoat Bitch CC and BOB at Crufts, then going on to first place in the Toy Group, with 17-month-old Gibeltarik Happy Go Lucky (Dachidas Lucky For Some x Gibeltarik Miss Adina). This follows on from her BIS at our Championship Show last November (see photo below), and I understand this is her third CC, making her up to a UK Champion.

Mrs Requena received her MBE in 2001 for services to the community in Gibraltar

2008 Annual General Meeting
The British Chihuahua Club 2008 AGM took place at 2pm on Sunday March 16th at Knowl Hill Village Hall, Maidenhead, Berks. The existing Committee continued as there were no other nominations.

2007 Championship Show Results

BIS at our 2007 Championship Show, held on Sunday 11th November at Langley, went to the Smoothcoat yearling bitch Gibeltarik Happy Go Lucky from Gibraltar. Reserve was Shirley Orme's Longcoat dog CC winner Ormestex Louis. Steve Rooney's 8-month-old smoothcoat bitch Yorone Life in the Fast Lane picked up BPIS, and Steve was also delighted by a third CC gained on the day by his l/c bitch Yorone Look But Don't Touch. The smoothcoat dog CC went to Mrs Aylett's Angcherish Mr Chips JW. A minute's silence was held at the start of the show to mark the passing of our late Vice-President Mrs Diana Fitt-Savage.

Gibeltarik Happy Go Lucky and judges Miss A Davies and Mrs M Towne

Thanks are due to our judges Mrs M Towne (BIS), Miss Aimee Davies (Smooths) and Mrs Sandra Stangoe (Longs), also our stewards, the hard-working officers and Committee and other workers behind the scenes, and of course our exhibitors, for a very successful show. Numbers of entries were excellent at 190 Longcoats and 140 Smooths, which made for a rather late finish, but we were glad to see a good audience remain to see the BIS awards. For full results and more photographs click here.

Guy Hazlehurst and helper on the Admin desk, behind them Pat Keith and Nick Farrugia

Don't be tricked out of your money
With the current popularity of Chihuahuas, people desperate to obtain a puppy are sending off large amounts of money to people they've never met for dogs they've never seen. Sadly many of them never receive the puppy they were promised, or ever see their money again. Read our new page Buying A Chihuahua to see how the Club can put you in touch with Club members who may have puppies for sale. Our members are obliged to abide by our code of ethics

2007 Summer Open Show Results
The British Chihuahua Club Summer Open Show was held on Sunday 5th August 2007. Once again we were at that excellent venue, Breaks Manor in Hatfield, in brilliant sun­shine on the hottest day of the year so far. Smoothcoat judge Mrs RL Morley picked Mr TA Lim's dog Natimuk Tristram handled by Dr GG Curr as BOB, and the longcoat BOB chosen by Mr S McCarthy was Mrs ST Barker's bitch Little Tinger at Baralicia.

Unfortunately our Best in Show judge Mrs J Bright was taken ill, and at the last minute her place was taken by Mr GB Foote. He made Mr Lim's dog BIS with Mrs Barker's as Reserve. Best Puppy in Show was Mrs Tranter's s/c bitch Taradona Vogue. Best Veteran was Mrs Lunney's Diella Merango.

On the right you see some visitors to the show enjoying the company of some of Nick Farrugia's Chis.

2007 Spring Open Show Results
The British Chihuahua Club's 2007 Spring Open Show was held on Saturday 5th May at the Holyport War Memorial Hall near Maidenhead, Berkshire.  The Committee were delighted to see one of the highest entries in recent years with a total of 123 dogs entered.  Mrs Margaret Bunce judged Smoothcoats, and chose Mr & Mrs Hornby's Bramerita Flamin Elle as BOB.  Mrs Janice Court was unfortunately unable to judge due to illness, and in her stead Mrs Val Ellis chose Mr Rooney's Copymear Kiss In The Dark as Longcoat BOB, who then went on to win Best in Show under Mr Derek Kee, with reserve going to Bramerita Flamin Elle.  Steve Rooney also collected BPIS with his longcoat puppy Yorone Lights Camera Action.  For full results, click here.

For results of shows in previous years click here