| Willow was born on the 15th October 1998 - in the middle
of the night, of course! As the only yellow in a litter of blacks |
| she stood out right from the start, looking a lot
bigger than her sisters (yes, they were |
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| all bitches), although we think this was just an optical
illusion! She certainly acted as if |
| she were the biggest, though, pushing the others
out of the way to get to the milk-bar! |
| She was a very sturdy puppy, and I think we
decided we were going to keep her at |
| quite an early stage. |
| It soon became obvious that Willow was going to be a bit of a
show-off. She always |
| had to get into everybody else's act! Just the
thing for a show-dog, of course, which |
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was just what we wanted. As she got a little |
| older, we began to take her to show-training |
| classes to get the feel of the thing and to meet
lots of other dogs and people. She had |
| a wonderful time getting on with everyone, and
seemed to take naturally to showing, |
| rather as her mother (Bonnie) had done before
her. |
| When she turned six months of age, and became eligible
to enter shows, we took her to |
| the Midland Counties Labrador Retriever Club's
Championship Show in Nottingham |
| for her very first outing in the show-ring. To our delight, at the age of just six months |
| and two days, she gained a third place in the
Minor Puppy Bitch class out of an entry of |
| forty puppies. This result qualified her to be
entered at Crufts in 2000. Her appearance |
| at Crufts did not result in a placing, but she
did rise to the occasion and showed |
| beautifully. She continues to do well at shows,
winning a number of first place and |
| Best of Breed awards. |
| Willow is a very laid-back girl and has an
excellent temperament. Following an unsuccessful mating last year, we
mated willow again in August 2002 and she presented us with a litter of
beautiful yellow puppies on October 18th. |
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Parents
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Grand-Parents
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G.G.-Parents
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G.G.G.-Parents
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G.G.G.G.-Parents
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Bradking Woody of Llanstinan
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Bradking Jason
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Sandylands April Fool
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Sh.Ch.Ardmargha
Mad Hatter
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Ch.Sandylands Mark
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Hope of Ardmargha
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Sh.Ch.Sandylands
Longley Come Rain
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Sandylands Charleston
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Longley In Tune
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Keysun Ruling Star of
Bradking
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Sh.Ch.Bradking
Cassidy
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Sh.Ch.Ardmargha
Mad Hatter
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Sh.Ch;Am;Can;Bda;Mex.Ch.Bradking
Black Charm
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Keysun Reka
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Newin Natterjack
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Bradking Bonny's Charm of
Keysun
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Quaker Girl of Lyndhurst at
Bradking
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Am.Ch.Lyndhurst
Pampas
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ShCh.,Am.Ch.Receiver
of Cranspire
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Dutch Ch.Cranspire
Skytrain
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Polly's Pride of Genisval
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Am.Ch.Lyndhurst
Persephone
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Sh.Ch.Poolstead
Problem
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Lyndhurst Diana
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Barrscourt Quickstep
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Lyndhurst Rhumba
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Sh.Ch.Sandylands
My Rainbeau
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Jaycourt Fancy Free of
Lyndhurst
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Bradking Black Delight
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Sh.Ch.Balrion King
Frost
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Sh.Ch;Am;Can;Bda;Mex.Ch.Bradking
Black Charm
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Deerbrook Bright Dawn
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Watermere Bobby Dazzler
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Sh.Ch.Davricard
Bobby Shaftoe
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Ch.Kupros Master
Mariner
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Sh.Ch.,Am.Ch.Lindall
Mastercraft
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Kupros Bridget
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Davricard Browned Off
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Sh.Ch.Charway
Blackthorn of Follytower
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Sh.Ch.Bradking
Bridgett of Davricard
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Foxrush Mischief Around
Watermere
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Lindall Masterace at Rocheby
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Ch.Charway
Ballywillwill
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Lindall Classic
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Sandylands Rhythm at Foxrush
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Sh.Ch.Ransom of
Sandylands
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Sandylands Bramble
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Poolstead Pitchy of
Deerbrook
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Poolstead Pre-Eminent
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Sh.Ch.Poolstead
Preferential
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Sh.Ch.Poolstead
Problem
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Sh.Ch.Poolstead
Preface
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Poolstead Purse-Strings
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Elvelege Turmeric
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Sh.Ch.Poolstead
Purdey
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Poolstead Panama Hat
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Suley's Satan Bug
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Ch.Fabracken
Comedy Star
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Poolstead Puzzle of Suley
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Poolstead Positive Mystery
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Ch.Charway
Ballywillwill
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Poolstead Package Holiday
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