Updates on our showing results throughout the year. Please scroll down for results & photos
After a not so good weekend at WKC under a Norwegian sight hound judge - We had much more success at SKC. Ziggy, owned by Edith Wallace won Best Dog. Katie won Best of Breed, Annie won Res Best Bitch & Daisy won BPIB!! ...judging to type..many thanks to hound specialist Mr Mike Caple. Unfortunately William was not able to attend due to an eye infection.
At the 25th Anniversary Club show it is another "clean sweep" for Kilcavan-
William wins BEST IN SHOW, Jack wins BEST PUPPY IN SHOW & Hattie wins BEST VETERAN IN SHOW
William wins BOB at Blackpool, Paignton & Bournemouth Championship shows
Katie wins Res Best Bitch at Paignton Championship show
Hound Club of East Anglia - Mascot wins Best in Show & Joshua wins Best Veteran in Show!! What a day!!!!
Maud wins BOB & BPIB at HCEA too.
Grace - owned by Annette Morley wins BNSC & Group 4 at Scunthorpe Open.
Southern Counties Champ show - Joshua wins BOB, Maud wins BOS & BPIB with William taking ResBD & Annie winning ResBB.
Bath Championship show - Maud wins BPIB & William resBD.
The Scottish Kennel Club - Championship show May '08 Best of Breed Kilcavan Just William
At Humberside Hound - William won Best of Breed, as well as the brace stakes with 'Grandpa' Joshua.
But a huge congratulations to Annette & Grace on winning BPIB & RBOB at only her second show..& with some stiff competition!
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CRUFTS 2008
BEST OF BREED
KILCAVAN JUST WILLIAM
All the Kilcavan Hamiltonstövare went home with their heads, not tails, held high!!!!!! Scroll down for photos.
Kilcavan The Mad Hatter won the veteran dog class - for the 2nd year running
Our foxhound Mascot won Reserve Best Dog
Congratulations to....
Celia & Mark with Kilcavan Dashing Dollar - 2nd Post grad & 3rd Open
Dawn with Kilcavan Sir Lancelot - 3rd Post grad
Annette with Kilcavan Sir Galahad of Animira - Res Post grad
My own Annie won 3rd in Open & Hattie was 2nd in veteran bitch at 10 years of age.
I am so very proud of all my guys & was it was lovely to see so many Kilcavan owners & friends, thank you all for your support & help.
Thank you also to everybody for all the messages, cards & kind words.
Our Crufts record is now BOB 2004, BOS & BPIB 2005, we did not attend in 2006, BOB & BOS 2007 and BOB 2008 - thank you to all
Joshua winning veteran dog
William celebrating!
William on the move at Crufts
Thanks to Bob Andersson for the photos
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Kilcavan Just William is Top Hamiltonstövare 2007
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The Milliner's Mistress is Top Hamiltonstövare Brood Bitch & UK's Runner - Up Top Rare Breed Brood Bitch 2007
Only two bitches in the UK in 2007 produced 6 championship show winners - of which Hattie is one!!
Kilcavan Living Daylights is Top Hamiltonstövare Stud Dog & UK's runner up Top Rare Breed Stud Dog 2007
Kilcavan bred dogs have won Best of Breed at every Championship show this year except for five
Kilcavan hounds have done "the double" or "the triple" at 7 shows in 2007
Harambee Mascot at Kilcavan, our foxhound, won 3rd BIS & then RBIS at the prestigious Hound Club of East Anglia's two shows in 2007 and has been invited to compete in the prestigious East Anglian Supermatch
Kilcavan Betty Boop (AI) & Kilcavan Living Daylights have produced a super litter, the very best of them will be making their debut in early 2008