"Briar"
(Am Ch Teutonia's Viktor x Am Ch Long Valley Fairewood Cheers)
Colour: Red Born: 9 November, 1997
Breeder: Lotus Tutton, Canada
Since "Briar" joined us, order has been restored among the Airescots. When docking was no longer allowed in Sweden and Norway, we gave up this breed, but in the long run we couldn't be happy without this little terrier, always so full of fun and everyone's friend.
I found "Briar" through Am Ch Fairewood Frolic, America's Dog of the Year 1997, a lovely bitch, which I have even had the opportunity to judge. When I found out how her dam, Ch Long Valley Fairewood Cheers, was bred, I knew where I should try to find my new Norwich Terrier. Believe it or not, the great grandmother of Cheers is Ch Airescot Katisha (Int Am Ch Airescot Mack the Knife ex. Ch Airescot Tosca), and Cheers' great grandfather is GB Ch Thrumptons Penny Red, the dog we once imported from England! Through John Reeve-Newson, who happens to be Lotus Tutton's vet. in Canada, I heard that Frolic had a nice, red half sister, Fairewood Felicitations...
Anyone can imagine how happy I was to become the owner of "Briar", who joined us by the end of July 1999 after having spent six months in the best possible private quarantine with Marja and Kari Salminen and their Norwich- and Norfolk Terriers in Finland.
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SWEDISH CHAMPION AT STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL, DECEMBER 1999!
After having won four CC:s from Youth Class during the Summer,
Briar won her qualifying CC in Stockholm first time out in Open Class.
Judge Geoff Corish also made her Best of Breed.
UPDATES 9 MAY 2000
At the International show in Kongsberg, Norway in February
"Whisky" (Airescot Canadian Club Imperial) made his debut at the age
of 10 months
under Irish judge Ernie Darby and won his first CC and BOB!
At the International Easter show in
Stockholm
"Briar" won another Swedish CACIB and BOS,
while "Whisky" was second best dog. Judge: Enrique Filippini,
Argentina.
At the International show in Lahtis, Finland
on 29 April
"Briar" won her Finnish title, CACIB and BOB,
while "Whisky" won the dog CC and BOS from junior class.
Judge: Charlott Sandberg, Sweden
"Whisky" is always presented and
mostly handled by his co-owner Petter Fodstad,
who also has the honour of "Briar" looking good, when she
does.
As "Briar", being bred in Canada, is docked, she cannot be shown
neither in Norway nor in Denmark.
UPDATES 23 JUNE 2000
"Briar" has added another BOB with
CACIB to her wins,
this time at SKK Int. Linköping, judged by Renée Willes (Cobbys).
"Whisky" has won two prestigious CC's in Sweden, one at the above
mentioned
Int. show, and the other one at the Swedish Norwich Terrier Club's
Specialty,
judged by Matti Luoso, Finland, who also made him 3rd best dog of the 29 males
entered.
"Whisky's" litter brother in Finland, Airescot Canadian Club Classic
("Leevi")
has won two CC:s from junior class and has already been successfully used
at stud.
Briar at the Swedish Norwich Terrier Club Specialty 2000
Photo: Brunhoff
UPDATE JANUARY 10th 2001
January 6th Briar won BOB and her qualifying
CACIB at the Swedish KC Int. show
in Gothenburg, judged by Moniqe van Bremt, Belgia, who gave her the following
critique:
"Outstanding bitch in super condition. I enjoy very
much to judge her outstanding head in all its forms. Compact body. Well balanced.
Outstanding topline and tailset. Excellent angulations, coat and presentation.
She is an eycatcher! Congratulations!"
To celebrate this nice win Briar immediately
came in season,
so we now hope that she will have a litter by the end of March.
...Some of Briar's American relations....