January 2011

3^rd - I judged today at Kilmarnock & District Open Show.  I had 2 nice classes of beagles to go over with my BOB (going on to win GP 3 under Albert Wight) was Fiona MacDonald’s Fallowfield Fusion of Finmorlan JW ShCM   and also 2 classes of whippets... thanks to all exhibitors who turned up.

29^th - Kirkintilloch & Lenzie Open Show today and Lagan makes an appearance in the ring for the 1^st time in 3 months........ he behaved okay and got a nice 2^nd in Beagle Graduate under Sue Briant and a lovely 2^nd out of a large AV Hound puppy class with lots of quality hounds in it...this was judged by Astrid Ogilvie. Thanks to both judges.

February 2011

5^th – Caledonian Canine Club’s Open show at Ingliston today and a good entry of beagles ..Lagan was awarded 2^nd in Beagle junior and Best Puppy in Breed under judge Jill Cross...after a 3 hour wait I decided Lagan had had enough hanging around and we headed home missing the Puppy Group......there are always other shows and I don’t want to get him fed –up......   The photograph of Lagan below was taken on the day by Mr Gary Clacher.

12^th – Rutherglen Open Show today at Lanark, so not far to travel ...today’s judge was Mrs M Head and she loved Lagan, she wanted to take him home...   she awarded him 1^st in Post Graduate Beagle and a very lovely 2^nd in AV Hound puppy out of 15.  Congratulations to Lagans half brother Monty (Ardvreck Caerlaverock) owned by Fiona Kelly & Stewart Brannan who went BOB &  GP3 but who more importantly gained his Show Certificate of Merit today.

13^th – Upperward of Lanarkshire today....and what can I say.........after an eventful journey there due to horrendous roadworks.....  Lagan was awarded 2^nd in Beagle Open, BPIB & Puppy Group 3........I was so glad to get home today........what a very long day with lots and lots of hanging around.......... Days like todayy are not enjoyable neither to the handlers or the dogs..................

10th – Cambuslang CS ...today’s open show was at Larkhall, the judge was Peter Broadbent.  Lagan won Graduate, BOB & Group 1......another lovely day.....and to 19^th - Kirkintilloch & Lenzie at Lanark today and the judge was Eve Hamilton – Lagan won Junior, Graduate & Best Of Breed, he was also placed Group 4. He then went into the AV Special puppy class and was again placed 1^st which meant he was up against the winner of the AV Special Minor Puppy ( Ian & Marion Middlemass’s whippet puppy) and Lagan was awarded overall hound puppy.... A fantastic day for our wee man  Many thanks to Mrs Hamilton for the lovely results.

26^th – Irvine Open Show today at the Magnum Leisure centre and today’s judge was Alison Morton .......Lagan was awarded Beagle Open, BOB, Group 4, 1^st AV Hound Puppy and then Puppy Group 1............. Many thanks to Alison for a lovely day.

27^th - Catrine Canine Society Open show today at Lanark and today’s judge was Jill Morris, she awarded Lagan 2^nd in Beagle Graduate and then gave him a lovely 1^st in a huge AV Hound puppy class with some lovely competition.  After another long wait Lagan was awarded Reserve Best Special Puppy in Show from judge 

What a February for Lagan.................plus he has had great fun meeting lots of new 4 legged friends......

2 x BOB’s

2 x Group 4

2 x Best Hound Special Puppy

1 x Hound Puppy Group........

1 x Reserve Best Special Puppy in Show

March 2011

6^th – East of Scotland CS......we had 2 judges today, the breed judge was Mr Hardie who awarded Lagan the Graduate class and Cheri received a 3^rd in the Open class......Lagan was up for BOB alongside Fusion, who very rightly won as Lagan was being a little terror and not behaving......he moved beautifully but just did not want to stand then came the AV Hound Special Puppy class this time judged by Mrs Hardie and she awarded Lagan 1^st in another large class....meaning we had to wait till the end of the show for BPIS again........but by the time 5pm came Lagan had decided he had had enough, he wanted his dinner and he was just not going to stand.....................but I cannot be too hard on him.....he is after all just an adorable baby!!!!

12th – Crufts........after a very early start Jill & I arrived at the NECC car park just after 5am..... we walked the dogs and waited and waited...then eventually we saw exhibitors being allowed into the halls........so off we walked to hall 5....me with the trolley & bags and Jill with Lagan and Cara...... Lagan was in the 2^nd class and was awarded a VHC, Cara was in Junior bitch and behaved very well which pleased Jill but she went unplaced today. At 4pm we left the NECC and headed home.......................it was a very, very long and tiring day........

19th – Clydebank CS .......we had two breed judges today at Lanark........today’s Beagle class judge was Fiona MacDonald (Finmorlan), Lagan was awarded 1^st the Junior class, BPIB and went on to get a lovely puppy group 2 from Melanie Spavin (Dialynne). Thanks to both judges for a lovely day.

27th – West Lothian CS........another two breed judges today.....Clare Clark doing the beagles and Sam Goldberg the rest of the hound group. Lagan was awarded 2^nd in Beagle Junior and 2^nd in AVHound Puppy....

April 2011

9^th – HAS Championship Show......Aerryn and I went to Kelso on the Thursday before the show to help our friends Drew & Susan Littlejohn set up the show.  What a lovely 3 days we had, the weather was super and the company very nice. Lagan enjoyed his break away from the girls at home and enjoyed his one to one time..... On the day of the show Aerryn was helping out at the Hounds for Heroes stakes ring so she was kept busy...... as beagles were not first in the ring I decided to go into the first heat of the Hounds stakes and to our delight the judge Eleanor Bothwell (Norcis) awarded us the large class.......this meant we had to wait till after the final heat in the afternoon and be one of the five finalists.. To our joy and amazement Eleanor placed Lagan 3^rd overall (there were 167 hounds entered in the stakes classes) ..... we won £50 and lots of goodies top off a wonderful weekend David called me to tell me he was back in Camp Bastion.........what a relief and now only 5 days until he arrives back in Scotland, it has been a long tour for him and his fellow 2SCOTS in Afghanistan but they have done us proud......

17^th – Perthshire…….A bit of driving this morning taking David back to camp (he arrived home last night   ), picking up Jill Hill (she has a broken wrist ) and driving to Perth. The judge today was Mr T Johnstone (Burnvale) and he awarded Lagan 2^nd in Graduate & Dee 3^rd in Open…………

24th – Selkirk……this morning I headed down the windy road to Selkirk, this is always a very friendly well run show.  Today’s judge was Miss Lynn Bailey (Salenko) and Lagan was awarded 3^rd in Beagle Open…….Lagan was alos entered in the popular stakes class but as it was Mrs Bothwell judging and she had done Lagan so well last weekend we decided to give it a miss and head home…….. A lovely day with nice company

30^th – Clackmannanshire ….a new venue for this show, so today I headed off for Ingilston… I had Lagan and Cheri entered but decided to take just Lagan (It’s a lot easier with just one). This morning’s judge was Mr Paul McFarlane and I was delighted when he awarded Lagan 1^st in Junior, 1^st in Post Graduate & then BOB….. another lovely morning and a chance to catch up with old friends. Thank you Paul for a lovely result!!!

May 2011

1^st – Border Counties Hound at Lancaster today, the breed judge is Colin Gillanders who has awarded our dogs well in the past......little Lagan and Cheri have never been under Colin before so we decided to see what he thought of them. First in the ring was Lagan who was awarded 1^st in Junior and again 1^st in Post Graduate, after a few classes it was Cheri’s turn in Open bitch and she won that..... our friend Phil Reid who has PBGV’s & GBGV’s also attended this show with his wife Dianne and they happened to be watching the beagles at this point so I roped Phil into show Cheri in the challenge as I thought she would be easier for him. Much to my delight the judge awarded Lagan BOB........ To top of a really lovely day Lagan was then awarded RESERVE BEST IN SHOW from 19 hounds from judge Freda Marshall............... Thanks to both judges and everyone who waited to support me.   Also a huge WELL DONE to Dianne & Phil’ as their PBGV puppy Bridget who won BPIS.............................

15^th – It was the Scottish Beagle Club’s annual BBQ today and although I didn’t see much of it from the kitchen everyone who attended appeared to have a good time. I took Maja & Lagan along for the day out and Maja had a ball meeting new friends.....it’s such a shame she is so car sick......

15^th – Bruadair have great delight in announcing they have bred their first CHAMPION..........Huge congratulations are sent to Zuzana & Ivy (Bruadair Gaolach) who live in Prague Chez Republic. Today the travelled to Poland and won Open bitch with Excellent 1, CAC and this gave little Ivy her Crown in Poland......she now has the title POLISH CHAMPION BRUADAIR GAOLACH............. to say we are all very proud is an understatement...........

20^th – SKC Championship Show today under judge Mrs D Ayland. What a wild day....the weather was awful and I don’t think I was warm at any point during the show..........on the showing side of things it did look a lot rosier with Lagan being awarded 2^nd in Junior Dog and then 1^st in Graduate. 
Lagan was photographed (below) at SKC by Hazel Deans.

June 2011

4^th – Livingston Open Show today under judge Mrs D E Hunter.........Lagan wins Junior, Post Graduate & then BOB.....Cheri has a day out and was awarded a lovely 2^nd in Open..... nothing in the group today but still a good day. Thanks to Mrs Hunter.

5^th - Rutherglen Open show at our local venue in Lanark.... the judge today Mr Robert Greaves......  Lagan wins Junior & Post Graduate and again Cheri gets 2^nd in Open.......  this time no BOB for the Lagan but he behaved very well..........another good day for us and Jim managed to come and watch, he made a surprise appearance on his motorbike, he is so proud of his wee man....... Lagan –the Dragon (as he calls him)

 12^th – St Andrew’s & Cupar Open show, today’s judge Mr Derek Sharpe......Lagan wins both the Junior & Post graduate classes but loses out on BOB today because he decided to be so naughty in the challenge.........  Oh well.......... still another lovely day.......

25^th – Blackpool Champ show today and the judge was F Somerfield.......  Lagan got a lovely 3^rd in Junior and a 2^nd in Graduate.......... and later on we went into Main Ring B for the AV Special Beginners Stakes where Mrs Jill Peak (Bayard) was judging......there were 83 dogs entered.......not all turned up which was good as there would not have been any room for more but 50+ dogs were present and to our delight Mrs Peak awarded Lagan a super 2^nd behind a gorgeous Hungarian Vizsla......  Thanks to both judges........

July 2012

3^rd – Hawick CS Open show at Kelso today, this show is held outside so it can be a hit or a miss with the weather.......this year it was beautiful sunshine (too warm maybe?)....Today’s judge was Mrs Morag Bolton – Lochart and she awarded Lagan BOB & Group 3.......

9^th – Greenock & District KA..... Lagan wins BOB by judge Miss Jemma McCarthy and then the group judge Mr Steve Sheppard delighted us by awarding Lagan Group 1..... Thanks to both judges for a very enjoyable day......  These awards gave Lagan his final point for his Show Certificate of Merit (ShCM)

9^th – Over in the Czech Republic Ivy sat her Hunting Exam for Hounds and finished in 1^st place............   way to go Ivy............. we are so proud of you......

10^th – Hound Association of Scotland Limit Show today. This show is held at Alva at the bottom of the Ochil Hills and what a beautiful setting for a show.  The breed judge today was Mr Gary Clacher (Misken), Lagan wins the Junior class and then BOB and later in Best in show the judge Miss S Marston-Pollock awarded Lagan RESERVE BEST IN SHOW.  What a wonderful day and many, many thanks to both judges...........

July 2012

16^th – Cumberland County Show today at Carlisle.......... the weather was shocking, Lagan and I were soaking wet the judging took place in a tiny part of the wet weather tent.......the rain was dripping off our noses   Lagan got BOB under Irene Glen. The show was one of the few not judged on the group system so every BOB waits till the end for BIS.  The BIS judge today was Mr David Todd and after a very long, wet wait all unbeaten dogs went into the ring......to my delight Lagan was shortlisted to the final 7 but got no further......Thanks to both judges for a nice (if rather wet) day.

17^th – Durham County CS today at Durham another wet and muddy day ....Today’s judge was Miss K Theobald (Breskar) – Lagan was awarded 1^st in both the Junior & Graduate classes and was beaten to BOB by the lovely Newlin Chalice who I have previously awarded BOB to, so no complaints from me. On the way home we popped into see our good friends Carole & Alf Wood.  Thanks to Kristen for a lovely day and another 2 JW points   

22^nd – A very early start today (4:30am)...  Jill and I headed to Leeds Champ Show with Cara & Lagan............ today’s judge was Mrs Anne MacDonald, both Jill and I had a good day with Lagan winning 1st in both the Junior & Graduate dog classes, Fiona Kelly & Stewart Brannan wins Limit dog with Monty (Lagan’s half brother) and Cara wins Graduate bitch and gets a lovely 3^rd in Post Graduate, qualifying her for Crufts..... It’s a good job as we have had the hotel booked for Crufts next year for a few weeks now .  Thanks to our judge for a very enjoyable day.....

23^rd – After a nice night in the Days Inn Hotel at Wetherby Services we headed off to today’s show.........Cleveland.. The judge today was Mr Dick Morrison and to my delight he awarded Lagan 1^st in Junior, 1^st in Post Graduate and BOB.......Cara won Open Bitch.... The group was judge by Mr Eddie Webster who gave Lagan Group 2 behind a lovely Irish Wolfhound.  After a walk round the Agricultural part of the show we got ice creams and headed home.   Thanks to both judges for another super day.........

23rd – Jim climbed two Munro’s today and “The Aonach Eagach Ridge” ...Jim always described this as “an itch he had to scratch”, he has wanted to do this ridge since he started climbing Munro’s last September and today he did..............and he thoroughly enjoyed himself.....  His target is to have climbed 50 Munro’s by 28^th September 2011....... that would be a year since he took up his new hobby, and he is on track to do so...!!!

24^th – Annandale CS Open show today at the dog track at Gretna........what a glorious day for a show, lovely venue, grass like a bowling green and beautiful weather. Jim tagged along today to watch his “Lagan the Dragon” show and wasn’t disappointed......Lagan wins BOB & Group 1 under Mrs D Hardie.  We didn’t get any further in BIS.......but another fab day for Lagan.........Thanks to Mrs Hardie.....  What a WEEKEND

30^th July – An early start today for our trip to Highland CS (6am) but boy was it worth it...... Lagan wins Graduate (4 in the class) & Open (4 in the class)....... he is Best Of Breed and goes onto be awarded GROUP 1 by our judge Mrs L McKenzie (Limier).... the first class win today gives Lagan his final point for his Junior Warrant....... to say we were pleased was an understatement.......  Thanks to Mrs McKenzie for a wonderful day. Huge congratulations also go to Jackie & Lewis Fraser as their PBGV “Ruby” wins RBPIS... and a big thank you to Jackie & Lewis for the photos below, it was lovely spending the day in your company...... Lagan’s new “posh” name is.......................

                                                             Bruadair Lag An Rata JW ShCM

August 2012

7^th – Falkirk CS Open show at Ingliston...... today’s judge was Mr Jim Cowie. Lagan won 1^st Graduate & 1^st Open, then BOB & finally Group 2......................

13^th – Upperward of Lanarkshire, back to our local venue today at Lanark under judge Mrs Sandra Johnstone (Burnvale).  Lagan won Junior, Post Graduate and finally BOB.

September

3^rd – We received sad news today our lovely Mara “Tannahill Jakamara at Bruadair” died this morning aged 10.  Her owner Helen called us to say her kidneys were failing, what a shame she was a beautiful girl with a lovely personality, she had an amazing lovely home with Helen and Lewis (their other beagle)….. Enjoy running Free at Rainbow Bridge Mara……  Tara will be playing with you now, having fun just like you did together years ago….. Look after wee Dusk for us . xxxxxx

4^th – Perthshire Canine Club today, under judge Mrs S Blackmore.  Lagan was awarded BOB……. This is a beautiful venue for a show and the weather just made the day……a lovely relaxing show.

14^th – Lagan became a daddy today to 6 beautiful puppies. 3 girls (2 T&W, 1 Tri) and 3 boys (all Tri)……Congratulations to Carole & Alf Wood on their new additions and to mummy Marada Portia….

25^th - Selkirk today under judge Mr I Halbert – Lagan won BOB & Group 4. This is one of my favourite shows, lovely committee, venue and home baking……..

October

16^th - Hamilton at Wishaw today, this is our local venue only 5 minutes drive from door to door….today’s judge was Mrs Lorna Binks…….. Lagan did very well winning BOB and then Group 2….

23^rd - We had 6 little house guests arrive today – Lagans babies are here for a weeks holiday – how exciting……..Lots of photo opportunities.

29^th – Greenock & District today at the Magnum…….Lagan won BOB & Group 3 under judge Mr D Howarth.

November

1^st - We have a new addition to the Bruadair kennels….. Marada Bruadal (Gaelic for DREAM)  a lovely little T&W Lagan daughter is staying with us and will hopefully make the show ring next year……….. she will be known as Tara….which is a very special name for us………so fingers crossed!