APRIL HEADLINES

There was good and bad news in April.   

 

Pixie with Sally in the Pedigree 25th Anniversary Veteran Stakes Finals 2003

 

 

The latest blow to hit Risdene was the loss of our beloved Pixie - CH Syrosa Dizzy Damsel. 

She made our hearts sing.  The most jolly person, she adored life and we adored her and now she isn’t here to demand her dinner at the top of her voice or lead the others astray and then come and tell-tale what they are doing! 

She always free showed and just loved it.  When we put her away she was thoroughly miserable at being left at home but was overjoyed when we brought her back out as a veteran and campaigned her in stakes classes.  She was usually in the cards and won lots of grub which she would have appreciated had she but known it.  After a couple of near misses it was a real thrill to win over the three days at East of England CH Show and qualify for the annual Pedigree Finals.  On the day Liz Cartlege also “borrowed” her for the Junior Handler Finals for the “handle a dog/breed you don’t know round.” She showed like a trooper for her juvenile handler and we were so happy when the young lady proceeded to win the title that year.

Ever helpful she would take the washing down immediately you pegged it to the line (but unfortunately never got the hang of the letting it dry and using the washing basket bit), she would give you the hose pipe in case you had forgotten you had put it down - soaking you in the process and I will never forget the chortles of a stall holder who was holding her for us while a colleague helped us choose a new show cage – she was killing all his lovely sheepskin toys and after dispatching them with a sharp shake was throwing them in the mud and leaping 3 feet high for the next one.  He stopped laughing when we said we would buy only one! 

Pixie never stopped laughing.  She lit up our lives and we will miss her dreadfully – we know it was the right decision – but we will miss her so and it is too soon after Floyd. 

Sleep well our bonnie lass.

On a happier note we were delighted to see Lionel's first CC winning son Brumberhill Battlecry take the ticket and BOB at National Terrier under Jayne Gillam for Mr Don Bean.        

Later at our first show of the season Llewellyn won a good Limit class at the EABTC Ch show under Melanie Lewis.