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All quiet for three months

Hoping everyone stays safe during this most uncertain of times. Clearly our little world is going to be just as much affected as are all...

Italian double at Crufts

So sorry to hear of the death on Friday of Nell Bright (Ewbrig) at the age of 91. She was a stalwart of the breed in the North Eastfor...

Two more new champions

Two championship shows done this year and already we have four new champions! Chris Blance (Penliath) judged at the Midland WCC and the...

Inaugural show for 'new' club

Some of our breed clubs aren’t having a great deal of luck with the weather on their chosen show dates - let’s hope it improves for the...

Registrations on the up

Several times when the quarterly breed registrations for Pembrokes have shown an increase since they bottomed out in 2014, this has been...

Looking forward to Crufts

The overall entry for Crufts may be slightly down but that doesn’t apply to either of the Corgi breeds. Pembrokes with 135 are up by 21...

Judges past and future

In my reviews of 2019 I didn’t mention the judges. So here we are. We had two judges at the Welsh Corgi Club so 31 people handed out...

Farewell Ally

So sorry to start the new year on a sad note, having heard from Hilary Wyer of the death on Sunday of Ally Boughton. Ally’s Rossacre...

2019's reserve CC winners

A happy new year to all readers and Corgi enthusiasts everywhere, and let’s hope for good luck in everyone’s breeding plans during 2020....

The year's trophy winners

Thanks to Kim Warner and Margaret Hoggarth for the results of the main League trophies for 2019. Winner of the Leslie Perrins Trophy for...

Leading bitches of 2019

I am sure we area all thinking of our friends in Australia who are having to cope with the quite dreadful fires in so many parts of the...

Winning males of 2019

Well it has certainly been an interesting year in the Pembroke show rings with several breed records being eclipsed including that for...

The last show of 2019

Another reminder regarding the Welsh Corgi League handbook. Details are with the latest newsletter. Please note two amendments to the...

Goodbye to an Italian show star

Sorry to hear of the death of Ch Doublereddragon at Woodhenge at the age of 14. He was bred in Italy by Chiara Ceredi and came to England...

Party time in the South

It was quite a few years since I’d been to the WCL Southern section Christmas party so it was good to find that members were enjoying it...

First puppy to win five CCs

Our penultimate CC show of the year was the Cambria club at Perdiswell near Worcester with Teresa Maddox (Salvenik) judging. Thanks to...

Tree Shaken at Monmouth

Our oldest breed club, the Welsh Corgi Club, held its championship show at a new venue, Monmouth School Sports Club, and I gather it...

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