Firstly, on behalf of The Hovawart Club of GB committee and club members I wish to say that we are so very sorry to hear that Our Dogs will cease printing a weekly newspaper. It will be greatly missed by us all, we thank Our Dogs for their support over the years. Elaine Sharpe of Pines Hovawarts wrote these breed notes for many years, which she, as we all do enjoy getting the paper weekly as it helped us all keep in touch with old dog friends in other breeds that we have been interested in over many years.
On Sunday 13th September Richmond Championship Dog Show held their last show at Loseley House near Guildford, our judge was Mr Neil Hood who awarded Best of Breed to Mrs J Christopherson’s Hightimbers Ticket To Evita, Reserve Best Bitch and Best Veteran went to Mrs S Hemsworth’s Hightimbers Travel Tickets Nov Ex. Best Dog was Miss P J Foakes, Hightimbers Oaks Of Tutelary, Reserve Best Dog was Mrs C and Mr J Mclure’s Pines Mansion At Kanukalos.
Darlington Championship Show is on Sunday 20th September our judge Mr J Stubbs has an entry of 5 Hovawarts we are the 5th breed in Ring 15 after 7 Canadian Eskimo Dogs, 7 German Pinscher’s, 2 Great Swiss Mountain Dogs and 6 Greenland Dogs, judging starts at 9am.
Make a note in your 2027 diary for The International Hovawart Federation Conference. On Saturday 21st August 2027, a Gala Dinner will be held at The Holiday Inn, Coventry. (Junction 2, M6). The IHF Show is on Sunday 22nd August 2027 at the Royal Kennel Club Building Stoneleigh. Please keep an eye on the Hovawart Club of GB website for further details www.hovawart.org.uk Please come along to celebrate all things Hovawart.
Paula Foakes