Hurry ends up the year being Best of Breed of the Year - BOB 07 Congratulations Hurry!!!

Thank you Ilana and Fernando for the picture!

22nd of December Today Elsa, Goldie and Hip received their Rescue Dogs Certificates after ending their tests successfully. The congratulations go to the girls and of course my husband Ricardo for all his work and devotion to them. We would like to thank Fred from UCAS and Nuno from ACBS for their time and teachings and endlessness patience. And write down a Congratulation note to these two Rescue Dog Organization for their hard and non profit work. Rescue Dogs tests

We want to congratulate Mr. Charel and Mrs. Marlene Borgman, breeders of our Elsa of Bridge Four, and of course Pepper ( Ch. Gatchells Man of Honour) Elsa's father for achieving the title of International Champion!!!!! Well done!!! You deserve it!

2nd of December Elsa was 3rd Excellent International Dog Show of Santarém Hurry wan CCC

Some friends took some pictures of both events, they will be placed as soon as we have them!

1st of December Elsa was Excellent 4th Retriever Club Show Hurry wan CCC

3 rd of November Elsa wan CAC Sousel National Show Hurry wan CCC - with these final points she achieved her spot in the Royal Canin Champion of the Year Show!!! Well done Hurry - Good Luck!!!!

(Thank you Linda & Arnold for the pictures!!!!)

7th of October Elsa was RCAC Beja Nat. Show Hurry wan CCC & Best bitch of breed

22nd of September Puppies were born! Check the litter page

10th of September New pictures of Hip in the litter page.

9th of September Elsa was RCAC Aveiro Nat. Show Hurry wan CCC

2th of August Angelusparks Master Piece is Junior Champion, congratulations Helena Calado for all your work with the gorgeous boy!

27th of August Hip was confirmed to be in whelp. We are expecting liver and black puppies around the 24th of September. For more information contact us by e-mail or by phone.

27th of August Hip was confirmed to be in whelp. We are expecting liver and black puppies around the 24th of September. For more information contact us by e-mail or by phone.

D.D. Hip Endless Echo Almanza Chinese Tattou

26th of August Elsa was 4º Excellent in Open Class Estoril Int. Show Hurry wan CCC

25th of August Elsa was 4º Excellent in Open Class Estoril Nat. Show Hurry wan CCC

11th of August We are back home from deserved holidays weeks in the family country house in Viseu, Moimenta da Beira. With the Barragem do Vilar at our door ... what could we want more!?

My sister Teresa with Goldie  Hurry and Hip

Elsa and Hurry Elsa, Goldie, Hurry, Hip, Rafa (my sister's dog) and my sister´Teresa

Barragem do Vilar Barragem do Vilar

29th of July Elsa was 3º Excellent in Open Class Sintra Int. Show Hurry wan CCC

28th of July Elsa wan RCAC Sintra Int. Show Hurry wan CCC & Best of Breed

8th of June Hip wan CCC ( Best Champion Bitch), CACIB & Best of Breed   Hurry wan CAC-QC ( was made Portuguese Champion!) & RCACIB   Elsa was 3rd Excellent in Open Class

                                              Pictures already in the Activities page!

7th of June Hip wan CCC ( Best Champion Bitch) & RCACIB   Hurry wan CAC & CACIB   Elsa was 4th Excellent in Open Class

2nd of June Hip wan CCC ( Best Champion Bitch), 2nd Best Bitch of Breed   Hurry wan CAC, Best Bitch of Breed and Best of Breed   Elsa wan RCAC

19th of May We were just told that Hip was Best Flatcoated Retriever of Breed, for the second year. BOB 05 & 06

19th of February In this weekend we went with some friends to Serra da Estrela ( speacially with Miguel e a Ana , Loba Dourada ) and we manage to see a little bit of snow... not much as we dreamed about !!!! I was forgetting, our "girls" went with us, only not Elsa as we hope she is caring pups and don't want to harm them in any way. ( Pictures in the Others page).

14th of February We went today for Elsa's second Progesterone test to the Vet Oeiras clinic and she is still in the first part of her season... so again Friday we'll have to repeat the test!!!!

11th of February After a pregancy test and a RX we knew "Goldie" was not pregnant, so better luck next time. Also Elsa did her first Progesterone exam and she will do the second one on Monday... in Holland, in Mirays kennel, all is prepared for the next step!!!!! We would like to thank them all , so much, for all their help and good will!!!! They have been wonderful to us!

21sh of January Hip was 2º Excelent in Champion Class   Hurry was Best Bitch in Middle Class   Elsa was Best Bitche in Middle Class    20th January Hip was 1º Excelent in Champion Class, CCC   Hurry was Best Bitch in MIddle Class & R. CAC   Elsa Was Best Bitche in Middle Class

                                                          

Ana & Miguel      Ricardo & myself ( Ana)  Annocas & Daniel ( our group for the show in Porto. Missing in the picture Arnold & Linda and Kimberly.)

4th of January  The Year as started well for us, as Hurry is the Best Retriever Junior of the Year!!!