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I am so happy with this girl - love the way she moves and she still has lots of maturing to do.  On the  last day she was awarded </FONT><B>Runner Up Best in Group</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" > by Mrs H Morrison also from Tasmania. </FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1f678af10.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="497" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 67 WIDTH="651"><div> <B>16/17/18th May</B></div> <div> I was away in New South Wales judging at Coonabarabran and had a lovely entry of various groups.   I really enjoy judging and on the last day I was judging Best In Show and awarded a lovely American Cocker Spaniel and Runner Up was a super quality Shetland Sheepdog. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="651"><div> <B>11th May</B></div> <div> At Durack today, Ipswich Kennel Club conducted a championship show with Judge Mrs J Reilly who is a long time RR breeder.  I was really happy with <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Brandi </B></FONT>who was awarded<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Best In Hound Group!!</B></FONT> She behaved perfectly and it was a very strong group with some Best In Show winners in other breeds so I was thrilled!  I also had <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00CCFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Caelum</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#A6CAF0" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT>entered in the Open Show and he was awarded <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00CCFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Best In Group! </B></FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 800 WIDTH="651"><div> <B>9th May</B></div> <div> Today I went to Marburg Ag show with <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Goldie </B></FONT>who was awarded <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Verdana" >Reserve Exhibit in Hound Group</FONT> under judge Mrs L Hall of Queensland.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f668adc0.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="732" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1069 WIDTH="651"><div> <B>2/3/4 May </B></div> <div> Well finally catching up after a big week which started Tuesday week ago with a 3am start! Drove 5 hours with Caelum, Joey, Triska, Goldie and Brandi to Coffs Harbour and met up with Karen Spark with her dogs Mango, Mustard and Chilli and we then did an 8 hour drive to Yass for the night. Next day a 6 hour drive to our motel at Gisborne for the Bulla Extravaganza shows. Our dogs all travelled so well and especially the 2 young ones, Mustard and Brandi. Ridgebacks came from WA, SA, Qld, NSW and Victoria and I am absolutely thrilled with the following results:</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday All Breed Championship Show - Caelum & Brandi entered </B></div> <div> Judge Mrs C. Cederman (NZ)</div> <div> Caelum - Challenge Dog & Best of Breed and his half sister</div> <div> Mango - Challenge Bitch & R/U Best of Breed and their neice</div> <div> Brandi - Reserve Challenge Bitch and Best Junior In Hound Group</div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday FCI Show - only Goldie entered</B></div> <div> Judge: Mr G Blyth (Tasmania)</div> <div> Goldie was awarded Best of Breed and Group 4th placement in a very strong group</div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday Hound Club Show - Joey and Triska entered</B></div> <div> Judge Mrs S Irlam (Northern Territory)</div> <div> No love for us at all! Joey 2nd out of 2 and Triska unplaced</div> <bR> <div> <B>Sunday Rhodesian Ridgeback Specialty - all 5 entered</B></div> <div> Judge: Mrs Dorothy Grayson-Wood (UK)</div> <div> Joey - 2nd Australian Bred Dog Class (7 entries)</div> <div> Caelum - 2nd Open Dog Class (6 entries)</div> <div> Brandi - 1st place Junior Bitch (8 entries) and then she went on to be awarded RESERVE CHALLENGE BITCH</div> <div> Goldie - 5th place Australian Bred Bitch (10 entries)</div> <div> Triska - 3rd place Open Bitch (15 entries) </div> <div> Also 1st Place Sire's Progeny class: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" >GCHG CH LionLamb's Dark Horse CA who is the sire of Caelum, Goldie and Mango and the grandsire of Brandi. Sincere thank you to Susan Hadden Pisarri for letting Karen and I import his semen. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sunday All Breed Championship Show - only Brandi entered</B></div> <div> Judge: Mr M Clarke (Victoria)</div> <div> Brandi - Best of Breed and Reserve Exhibit In Hound Group!! <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" >These points gave Brandi enough to gain her Australian Champion title!!</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Well done to the RR Club of Victoria on a well run show which wasn't easy on the day! I thought the atmosphere was very relaxed and it was lovely to catch up with old friends who I haven't seen for a while. Sincere thanks to Karen who did all the driving which was not without difficulty at times. Also sincere thank you to the judges who recognised and rewarded the quality of our dogs.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f658a540.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 113 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1f2d426a0.jpg" border=0 width="66" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="571"><div> <B>April 2025</B></div> <div> <B>News & Updates</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1939 WIDTH="651"><div> <B>Friday 11th/Saturday 12th April </B></div> <div> My lovely puppy, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF99FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Brandi </B></FONT>(Chilolo TL Tennessee Gold), has just turned a year old and she did me proud in her first shows as a Junior. Having said that there was no love for her at the first championship show on Friday, but at the Open show the same day, her quality was recognised by both judges as she was awarded<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF99FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Best In Hound Group</B></FONT> and then went on to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF66FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Runner Up Best in Show!!</B></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> At the Saturday Championship who she was awarded <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF66FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Best of Breed </B></FONT>and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF66FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Junior In Group</B></FONT>. Very happy with the way she is developing.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f608a9a0.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="410" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1f63384c0.jpg" border=0 width="312" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1f612cd30.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Monday 14th</B></div> <div> Today Bubble gave birth to a very small litter of 4 puppies - 2 males, 2 females.  All doing well.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1f5e8ae80.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="488" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1f5f8ae80.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="488" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 113 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1f2d426a0.jpg" border=0 width="66" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="571"><div> <B>March 2025</B></div> <div> <B>News & Updates</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 178 WIDTH="651"><div> <B>8 March</B></div> <div> I took Caelum and Brandi to Proston show today and was very happy with the results.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#33FF00" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Caelum </B></FONT>was awarded <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#33FF00" FACE="Verdana" >Best in Group</FONT> (handled for best of breed by a total stranger!) and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Brandi</B></FONT><B> </B>was <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Runner Up Best of Breed</B></FONT> and also<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Runner Up Best in Group!!</B></FONT>  Brandi went on to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Best Puppy In Show!</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>21 March</B></div> <div> Today <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Brandi </B></FONT>and I went to Warwick show with a super result! She had another <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Best of Breed</B></FONT> and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Runner Up In Group </B></FONT>against some very well performed hounds! She is such a little superstar and I love the way she is developing.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 113 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1f2d426a0.jpg" border=0 width="66" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="571"><div> <B>February 2025</B></div> <div> <B>News & Updates</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 332 WIDTH="651"><div> <B>15 February</B></div> <div> Today I took Caelum and his niece, Brandi, to Clifton show and was delighted when <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Brandi </B></FONT>at 10 months of age was awarded <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Challenge Bitch and Best of Breed</B></FONT> over Caelum. They both went really well which is only what I ever ask of them. </div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1f5b8af80.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="248" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1400 WIDTH="651"><div> <B>13 February</B></div> <div> We took Cricket in to the vet today for her hip and elbow xray and she was given the perfect score of 0/0 hips and 0/0 elbows!  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f5958300.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="816" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Cricket is a Nikki daughter and her pedigree name is Chilolo YN Gold On The Ceiling and we hope to breed her later this year.  </div> <bR> <div> This photo of her was taken at the RR National in Brisbane when she was Best Baby Puppy In show.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1f588ab10.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="433" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 113 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1f2d426a0.jpg" border=0 width="66" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="571"><div> <B>January 2025</B></div> <div> <B>News & Updates</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 916 WIDTH="651"><div> <B>4/5 January</B></div> <bR> <div> What a way to start the 2025 show year at Bundaberg with <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF66CC" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Brandi</B></FONT>, at just 9 months old, taking out <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF33FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>3 x challenge awards, 2 x runner up best of breed to Caelum and 1 x Best of Breed plus 3 x Best Puppy In Hound Group awards and a 1 x 2nd place in an All Breeds Puppy Sweepstakes.</B></FONT> What a little star!! </div> <bR> <div> <B>Caelum </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" >was awarded </FONT><B>3 x challenge dog, 2 x Runner Up Best of Breed and 1 x Runner Up Best in Hound Group. </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Not the best photo of Brandi on the podium as she has never seen one before so she was a bit tense!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f56375c0.jpg" border=0 width="567" height="348" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1f5537700.jpg" border=0 width="567" height="368" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div>    <STYLE type="text/css">  </STYLE>   </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=100 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>CHILOLO</B></div> <div> NEWS & UPDATES</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700b433ccff00.png" HEIGHT="12" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">News 2025</B></div> <div> <A HREF="news2024.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2024">News 2024</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2023.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2023">News 2023</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2022.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2022">News 2022</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2021.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2021">News 2021</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2020.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2020">News 2020</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2019.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2019">News 2019</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2018.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2018">News 2018</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2017.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2017">News 2017</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2016.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2016">News 2016</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2015.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2015">News 2015</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2014.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2014">News 2014</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2013.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2013">News 2013</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2012.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2012">News 2012</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2011.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2011">News 2011</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2010.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2010">News 2010</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2009.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2009">News 2009</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2008">News 2008</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2007">News 2007</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2006">News 2006</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2005">News 2005</A></div> <div> <A HREF="news2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2004">News 2004</A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>