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2018
Ava
(Ardencote Aiming High) at Three Counties where she took 1st in ML under Bob
Newsham. Gazer (Ardencote Star Gazer) was 2nd in OD and Dave now up into Junior
took VHC. Gazer's daughter Crosscop Let It Shine went BPIB and HPG2 well done
Katy.

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Up country at WCS Jackie
Whittaker Crosby Gazer won OD, Dave was 3rd in PD and 2nd in ND and Ava was 4th
in LB.
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Whilst we were away on
holiday Vickie took Ava to the NWA under Mark Cocozza where, handled by Sophie,
she won LB. Thanks to both young ladies.
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Ava (Ardencote Aiming High) won LB and took the RCC under Breed
Specialist Michael White at the NCWC in April, under dog judge Margaret Dixon
Dave (Ardencote Dating Destiny) was 2nd in PD and Gazer (Ardencote Star Gazer)
4th in OD.
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We
were unable to exhibit at Crufts due to my involvement with the KC but were
pleased with our 'connections' results ......... Res in MPB was Gazer's
daughter Crosscop The Wonder Of You At Starswift, 3rd in PB was Ardencote
Destiny's Child At Edenwhip and winner of JB was another Gazer daughted Jothryn
Heaven Sent.
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Ava
(Ardencote Aiming High) BOB and HG 4 at Hound Association Open Show thanks to
judges Marie Whyte and Martin Saunders

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Whippet
Of The Year Puppy Compition is timed such that the competitiors are no longer
puppies Ava now two years old was best bitch and runner up
overall.
 Above L to R WOTY Puppy Winner Collooney Eye Love
You At Stonefox, Judges Anita Turner, Mike Gadsby, Catherine Fisher-Home, WOTY
Puppy Runner Up Ardencote Aiming High
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South Yorkshire Whippet Club Open Show was a good day out for
team Ardencote, Ava was RBB, Gazer (Ardencote Star Gazer) stood third behind
the two champions that were eventually BD & RBD and his daughter Katie was
BPIS, Dave won PD and went on to BPD
 Above L to R
Judge Ken Andrew BB & BIS Collooney Swing Low at Stonefox, RBB Ardencote
Aiming High, BVB Mulclair Musical Melody, BPB & BPIS Crosscop Let It
Shine
 Above L to R Judge Ken Andrew, BD Ch Falconcrag Class Act For
Dewerstone, RBD Ch Zoraden Gingerbread Latte, BPD Ardencote Dating Destiny, BVD
Ch Supeta's Razzalicious
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South West
Whippet Club has proved a lucky show for us in the past and it did again, two
of Gazer's daughters from Hazel (Ch Nothings compares to you at Crosscop) stood
second and third in MPB, another daughter from Crosscop Brown Eyed Girl won JB,
Dave (Ardencote Dating Destiny) won both PD & ND, his sister who belongs to
Cathie Brown won PB and went BPB, Ava (Ardencote Aiming High) won MLB and Gazer
(Ardencote Star Gazer) stood second in OD. Thanks to Judges Linda Jones
(bitches) and Jackie White (dogs).
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Two days after Manchester it was the Whippet Club Limited Show with
Anne Prowse judging Dave (Ardencote Dating Destiny) won MPD, BPD & BPIS,
Saffi (Crosscop Shining Star at Ardencote) had her first outing and was only
beaten in MPB by her sister who went on to BPB.

Above L to R Collooney Candy Crush BIS,
Richclass King of Kings RBIS & BOS, Moonlake Morgan BVIS & Ardencote
Dating Destiny BPIS
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Manchester Championship
Show came next for Dave (Ardencote Dating Destiny) where he won MPD under
overseas judge Per Iverson.
 Pictured here at the show aged 8 months
photograph by Anna Szabo
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At Nuneaton Open Show
under Breed Specialist Tony Timberlake Dave (Ardencote Dating Destiny) Won
BPIB, HPG1 and RBPIS.
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The first Championship Show of the Year
was Boston where Dave (Ardencote Dating Destiny) won MPD under Breed Specialist
Yvonne Hull. ***
2017 At Burton on Trent Open
Show Dave (Ardencote Dating Destiny) made his debut in the show ring at just
six months old winning BPIB and HPG2, Ava went along to keep him company and
took BOB with HG2.
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At Midland
Whippet Club Championship Show under Breed Specialist Rachel Snelgrove Whattie
(Ch Ardencote What A Cracker) won the under 10 years VD aged just two and a
half months short of ten years. Photograph by Hannah Wayman

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At the South Yorkshire Whippet
Club Championship Show AVA was our star of the day winning her 4th Yearling
bitch class and still only 19th months of age.
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Only Gazer and Taber (PRT) went to Darlington and under Breed
Specialist John Foster he was 2nd in Open Dog.
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Jenny Dove Judged the Breed and Pinto
Teixeira The Hound Group at the City of Birmingham (pictured above Mr Teixeira
with Ardencote Aiming High) who took the BCC, BOB &
HG4!!!
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At Scottish Kennel Club under
Sandra Marshall Gazer was 3rd in Open Dog and Ava took 1st in Yearling Bitch
and the RBCC!!!
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At Welsh Kennel Club Gazer (Ardencote Star
Gazer) won Open Dog and Ava (Ardencote Aiming High) was second in Yearling
Bitch, the Judge was Breed Specialist Dawn Mason.
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At Bournemouth Championship Show Ava continued her winning ways
wining both the Yearling Breed Class and The Denise Courtney Memorial Yearling
Stakes.
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At the Hound Show Ava (Ardencote Aiming High)
had a lovely win in the Terry Thorn Memorial Junior Stakes under Ben
Ryenold-Frost. *
At Three Counties
under Breed Specialist Jo Beckett-Hughes Gazer (Ardencote Star Gazer) Took a
very respectable 2nd in Open and Ava (Ardencote Aiming High) was 4th in
Junior.
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At Southern Counties Ava (Ardencote
Aiming High) once again kept the flag flying and won her class under Henrik
Harling.
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Wendall Moore was officiating at
The National Dog show where Gazer was second in Limit and Ava 3rd in
Junior.
* At The Whippet Club
Championship Show it was a day of seconds, Sue Gillespie judged
dogs, Whattie (Ardencote What A Cracker)
) took second prizes, Whattie in Veteran and Gazer (Ardencote Star Gazer) in
Limit. Then under bitch judge Kevan Ellis Ava (Ardencote Aiming High) was
second in Junior.
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At Manchester Championship Show under
Breed Specialist Ian Halbert Ava was once again star of the kennel and won
Puppy Bitch. *
We had
a good start to 2017 at Boston General Championship Show where Gazer won Limit
Dog, Ava won Puppy Bitch took Best Puppy in Breed and Hound Puppy Group Three.
Not to be left out Mirka was third in Limit Bitch. The Judge was Breed
Specialist Rob Becquet.
 Left to Left to Right BCC & BOB Blue
Springs Jivenchy, DCC Ch Citycroft High Society, BPIB Ardencote Aiming High
(daughter of C High Society)
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The next day at the Midland Whippet Club Limited
Show Ava went BPIS, Mirka (Ardencote Star Maker) won LB and Arne (Ardencote
High Class) was third in PD under Breed Specialist Charley
Donaldson.

Left to Right - BV Stormburst Winter Sparkles for Citycroft (Ava's
paternal Great Granny), Ava (Ardencote Aiming High), BB & BIS Citycroft
Supanova (Ava's paternal Granny), BD, RBIS & BOS Dark Wing, RBD & RBP
Citycroft Sundae with Oxana.
2016 Two litters of puppies
early in 2016 meant a slow start too showing.
At Three Counties Championship Show under Breed
Specialist Margaret Dixon Gazer (Ardencote Star Gazer) and Mirka (Ardencote
Star Maker) did the double both winning their classes, Gazer handled by James
and Mirka by me. *
At East of England
Championship Show Gazer took the CC under Sally Gibbins, handled again by
James.
 At Bournemouth
Championship Show under Gavin Robertson Gazer (handled by James) took the RCC,
his sister a very respectable third in her class and Ava (Ardencote Aiming
High) was second in Minor Puppy Bitch on her very first
outing.
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At Welsh Kennel Club the
siblings had moved up in to their respective Limit classes, the judge Ben
Reynolds Frost awarded Mirka first and Gazer a
third.
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At the Whippet Club Open Show,
judges Sean Samber (dogs) Steph Marston Pollock (bitches) Gazer and Mirka took
both RBD and RBB, Ava was BPB and her brother Arne (Ardencote High Class)
second in MPD.
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At South Yorkshire Whippet Club Championship Show
Patsy Gilmour judged dogs and Torbjorn Skaar bitches, Gazer was third in Limit
dog and Mirka second in Limit bitch but star of the day was Ava who went
BPB.... Critique as follows.... MPB Ardencote Aiming High, well balance with
a beautiful head, very good neck and topline, excellent body and proportion,
very good mover.
2015 *
The Hound Show
saw Jussie's (Ch Ardencote Justa Cracker) first outing in veteran where she won
a strong class under breed specialist Jessie McCloud, her grandaughter
Ardencote Star Maker was 4th in puppy. Her grandson Ardencote Star Gazer was
second in his puppy class thanks to judge Roz Holland.

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The East Anglian Whippet Club
held back to back Open and Championship shows, unfortunately we were only able
to go to the open show, where Mirka took Best Bitch

L to R - Diamond Web, Mulclair May Contain Nutz, dog judge
Anita Mixides, Shalfleet Coffee and Cream, bitch judge Liz Burges, Collooney
Fantastic Mr Fox, Ardencote Star Maker, Chibuka Political Agenda at
Sharmus
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At the Midland Whippet Mirka (Ardencote Star
Maker) won junior and went on to BIS

L to R - BD Zoraden Gingerbread Latte, BIS Ardencote Star
Maker, Judge Yvonne Hull, RBIS Stormburst Winter Sparkles for Citycroft, BPIS
Citycroft High Society
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At the Whippet Club Championship Show under Linda Jones and with
the agreement of co judge Di Morgan Ardencote Star Maker was BPIS, her brother
Ardencote Star Gazer was second in puppy dog

The bitch line up L to R - Bitch CC Triken Dreams Come True,
Reserve Bitch CC Pelyma Princess Leia, Best Puppy Bitch Ardencote Star Maker,
Best Veteran Bitch Ch Railfield Rainflower JW
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Pictured on the right Ardencote Star Maker winning Best Puppy in Show
and RBBIS at the South Yorkshire Whippet Club Open Show. Mirka's brother
Ardencote Star Gazer won puppy dog, her mother (Ardencote Solitaire) was third
in open bitch and Veredon Just Love at Ardencote third in Junior Dog. Thank you
judge Wendell Moore.

L to R - BIS Kierpark Don't Stop Me Now, Judge
Wendell Moore, RBIS Marimay Moses, BPIS Ardencote Star Maker.
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At the South West Whippet Club
Championship Show both Whattie (Ch Ardencote What A Cracker) and Gazer
(Ardencote Star Gazer) stood second in strong classes under Michael White,
Mirka (Ardencote Star Maker) went one better and won the Puppy Bitch class
under Vanna Leathhart and went on to Best Puppy in Show on the agreed choice of
both judges. Mirka's Sire was Best Veteran. Mirka's sister, Ardencote Starlet
of Shoel, stood second to her in the puppy class.

L to R -
Ch Palmik Live To Tell, Michael White, Ir Ch Shoel Golden Child, Vanna
Leathhart, Ardencote Star Maker, Ch Willingwisp Star
Trooper
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The Whippet Club Limited Show was held
in January and both of the siblings won their Minor Puppy classes under Mrs P
Molyneux and Ardencote Star Gazer went on to Best Puppy Dog.
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15th January saw a good start to the
New Year, at Manchester Championship Show Mirka (Ardencote Star Maker) won her
Minor Puppy Bitch class and Whattie (Ch Ardencote What A Cracker) won Best
Veteran both under Espen Engh. Unfortunately we missed the MPD class due to
very heavy traffic, the first time is so many years that I have ever been late
for a show! Pictured below Mirka photographed by Pauline
Oliver.

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* 2014 The 6th
December was the first outing at championship level for siblings Mirka
(Ardencote Star Maker) and Gazer (Ardencote Star Gazer). At the Whippet Club of
Wales Mirka took a very respectable second in Minor Puppy bitch under Leigh
Morris, Gazer did the same in the dog class under Angela Randall, not to be
outdone by the youngsters Great Uncle Whattie (Ch Ardencote What A Cracker) won
Open Dog just a month short of his seventh birthday, see
below.

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* 2013
Lack of time meant lack of
reports! 2012
OVERSEAS NEWS!!!!!!
A third member of our Kraka litter (Ardencote
Youre A Cracker) has gained her title in Slovenia!!!
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* At the Midland
Whippet Club Championship Show under Julie Candler 'Jussie' took BCC and BIS at
the decision of referee Linda Jones
 Winning line up at the Midland Whippet Club's Ch
Show 21st October 2012 L to R BPIS Supeta's Eclipse, RBCC & RBIS Shimmeree
Black Winceyette, BCC & BIS Ch Ardencote Justa Cracker, DCC Fletchgate Star
Walker, BV Ch Sportingfield Winged Dove over Dumbriton. Photograph by Colin Wilson * At
Bournemouth Ch Show under Pat Dufty 'Whattie' took RDCC * At Paignton Ch
Show under Lynn Yacoby-Wright 'Whattie' took RDCC *
 Winning line up at the Joint Whippet Club's Ch Show 24th June 2012 L
to R BPIS Palmik Magic Trick, BCC Elmanash Spanish Gold, Bitch Judge Kevin
Ellis, Dog Judge Leigh Morris, DCC & BIS Shalfleet Simply A Lord, RDCC
& RBIS Ch Ardencote What A Cracker, BV Ch Sportingfield Winged Dove over
Dumbriton. Photograph by Pauline
Oliver * At The National Dog Show on 13th May
under breed specialist Richard Mason Ch Ardencote What A Cracker took the
CC * At WELKS Championship Show on 28th April
under breed specialist Anne Snelgrove Ch Ardencote What A Cracker took the
RCC *
Champion Ardencote Justa
Cracker
gained her third CC at Manchester Championship
Show under breed specialist Alayna Allen
 Photograph by Carol Ann Johnson
and went on to Group 3
under Michael Quinney *
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2011
Ardencote Justa Cracker took RCC
at Bournemouth Championship Show under Graham Hill and another at the South
Yorkshire Whippet Club Show under Jill Scott-Bisset ********** Champion Ardencote What A Crackerr **********
gained his third CC at The East of England
Championship Show under Ben Reynolds-Frost

---------- Ardencote What A Cracker took his second CC at Southern Counties
under Bob Newsham

Ardencote What A Cracker DCC
Huntinghill Jazzalicious BCC &
BOB
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'Whattie' (Ardencote
What A Cracker)started the year well with .....
***** DCC and
BOB at Boston show under Breed Specialist Tracey
Hoare *****
and then taking
Hound Group
2 under Paul Singleton!

* * * ***At the
Midland Whippet Club Open Show under Jan Penance 'Jussie' (A Justa Cracker)
took BB and BIS whilst her litter brother 'Whattie' took RBD
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2010
This has proved to be a successful year for the two littermates as
they moved up from their age classes to play with the big
boys!
The highlight for Whattie was - **** RDCC AT THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
UNDER BREED SPECIALIST EDITHA NEWTON *****

L to R DCC Selinko Black Diamond, RDCC 'Whattie', BP Cobyco Change
Direction
For 'Jussie' it was taking her
second CC at the **** SOUTH YORKSHIRE WHIPPET CLUB UNDER BREED SPECIALIST ANGELA
RANDALL ****
And taking her second RCC at
the ****NWA UNDER BREED SPECIALIST ANNE SNELGROVE****

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2009
We could not show any dogs at Crufts this year as I was judging
ESSs.
Easter weekend proved a good one for Lilly
(Ardencote Diamond Lil), with her daughter Jussie (Ardencote Justa Cracker)at
home in season Lil took BOB, Group 1 and BIS at Stratford on Avon CS Open Show
on the Saturday and then BOB and Group 2 at Nuneaton Open Show on the
Monday.
 The following weekend, season over, Jussie won 1st
in Junior Bitch and the RCC under Cathie Brown (Bluestreak)at The Northern
Counties Whippet Club Championship Show at just 15 months of age!!!
................Photograph by Cathie Brown
********************* Six days later at WELKS
she went one step better and from winning Junior Bitch took the Bitch CC under
Johnstone McCloud(Peperone). *****************

Both 'Jussie' and her brother 'Whattie' (Ardencote What A Cracker
pictured above and below) enjoyed a good time in junior classes with Whattie
taking Best Dog and Reserve Best in Show under Viv Coulter (Collooney) at the
Midland Whippet Club Open Show in June

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ARDENCOTE WHAT A CRACKER & ARDENCOTE JUSTA
CRACKER********* *****DO
'THE DOUBLE' TWICE*****
Following a
very successful run in their respective Junior and Yearling classes Jussie and
Whattie did the double - at the Bournemouth General Championship show under
breed specialist Helen Wayman (who had drawn an entry of 236 whippets!), they
both won their Yearling classes and then at their very next show repeated their
wins, this time it was the Welsh Kennel Club General Championship Show and the
Judge was breed specialist Anne Defaye.
********* Ardencote
What A Cracker
********* Best In Show at the Whippet Club Open Show
26th September

L to R Pipijay
Starlight of Scarletfair Dog Judge Alana Morland-Allen Scarletfair Sectret Star
over Windsdream "Whattie" Bitch Judge Jean Shaw Selkino
Saffira
********************** MIDLAND WHIPPET CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
************************ ARDENCOTE WHAT A CRACKER
R.D.C.C.

L to R
'Whattie' judge Carol Neale CC winner Champion Huntinghill The Jazz
Man
2008
The summer of 2008 was the summer of whippet siblings Ardencote
What A Cracker and Ardencote Justa Cracker.......... |
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