18/11/06

Great day and even better success at 'Cloghran' All Breed Championship Show. Mr Tony Mulvaney was judging the breed, Ir Ch and Int Ch Gulliagh Zest won the Green Star and Best of Breed, while  his cousin Ir Ch Gulliagh Nedine won the Reserve Green Star. The day wasn't over though as Zest won the Hound Group under Mr Stephen Lloyd, and the day even got better when Mrs Roisín McDougal pulled out Zest for Best in Show, out of over 1,200 dogs. 

30/10/06

Another day, another champion. At Bull Breeds Championship Show, under Mr Ken Sinclair, Gulliagh Nedine won the Green Star, Best of Breed and most importantly, her championship.

21/10/06

A good day for the Dachshunds at Portadown Championship Show, under Mr. Oliver Noonan, Gulliagh Dunk 'n' Donut won the Green Star and Best of Breed, while his mother Candy vom Gesselner Feld won the bitch Reserve Green Star.

01/10/06

The Irish Wolfhound Club of Northern Ireland Championship Show was held again in Hillsborough, Co. Down. We once again had a successful day, the highlights being Gulliagh Albus winning Undergraduate Dog and  Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest coming second in Open Dog and winning the Reserve CC.

26/08/06

At Tralee Championship Show, in Co. Kerry, Gulliagh kennels excelled by winning the 'double' under M. Jean-Louis Grünheid from France. Gulliagh Molly Malone won her first Green Star, while Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest won the dog Green Star and Best of Breed, and went on to be placed Group 3 in the Hound Group, under Mrs. Cathy Delmar.

19/08/06

This time at the Hound Association Group Show, Mr. Harry Tast from Finland was judging, whom under we had  great success, winning all 4 classes with the 4 dogs brought to the show. Gulliagh Albus won his Puppy Class, a son of G. Zest won Junior Dog, G. Sequoia won Limit Dog and the Reserve Green Star, Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest won Open Dog and the Green Star, while G. Molly Malone won Limit Bitch.

06/08/06

Straight from the ferry to Dun Laoghaire All-Breed Championship Show, where under Mr. Mick Galvin, Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest won yet another Best of Breed and seventh CACIB, and was shortlisted in the Hound Group under Mr. Jerry Daly.

05/08/06

Just off the Liverpool ferry, where we were showing at the Hound Show in Staffordshire, England, under Sandy Dawson. A most successful day, with Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest and G. Malone well placed in their classes, but the surprise of the day was our 11 month old G. Albus winning the Reserve CC out of a very good entry of nearly 90 Irish Wolfhounds, beating several champions and CC winners. Well worth the journey!  

16/07/06

A most successful day today at Sligo & District Championship Show in Newtownforbes, Co. Longford. Under Mrs. J. Peak, Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest won the Dog Green Star, while his son G. Sequoia won the reserve, and another one of his sons won the Junior Dog Class. In the bitches, G. Nedine won Open Bitch and the Green Star, but was beaten by G. Zest for the Best of Breed. Then in the group, G. Zest was placed 4th.

02/07/06

At Irish Ladies Kennel Association Championship Show, under Mrs. Jean Westren, Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest once again took the dog Green Star.

17/06/06

At Swords and District championship Show, it was a good day for our Dachshunds, under Mr. Horst Kliebenstein. Gulliagh Dunk 'n' Donut once again won his Puppy Class, while his mother, Candy vom Gesselner Feld won the bitch Green Star and went on to win Best of Breed.

11/06/06

Today was the Irish Wolfhound Club of Ireland Specialty Championship Show, where we had a very successful day. The judge was Mrs. Marjorie Saunders, Erindale, who had over 80 entries. Gulliagh Sequoia won his Limit Class, while his father Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest won his Open Dog class, and won the Dog Green Star. In the bitches, G. Molly Malone won Limit Bitch, and then won the Reserve Green Star. Then in the Best of Breed competition, G. Zest took Best in Show.

Also in the specials, we won Best Stud Dog with G. Zest, Best Team, and G. Sequoia won the Best Head.

So all-in-all a highly successful day, indeed G. Zest has now won both the Northern and Southern Irish Specialties within the last year.   

20/05/06

At Hibernan Championship Show, under Ms. Sturgen Walkden, we won both Green Stars with Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest and Gulliagh Nedine, with G. Zest also winning the Best of Breed.

12/05/06

We travelled by overnight ferry to Birkenhead, near Liverpool and down to Stafford County Showgrounds where 84 Irish Wolfhounds were gathered for competition in the sun of a very warm May morning. First in under judge Mr. John Briggs, in Minor Puppy Dog, was Gulliagh Albus, now 8 months, and he was placed first. Then, a wait until Open Dog when Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest also won first. Next, the Dog Challenge, and, after some ring circuits and ups-and-downs, G Zest was presented with the Dog CC, his second to date. G Albus then competed as Minor Puppy Dog winner against the Puppy Dog, and won Best Dog Puppy. On to the bitches, and in Post Graduate Bitch, perhaps the strongest class of the day, G Molly Malone, got a third. The day was to good for the bitches, as Best of Breed and Best Puppy both went to that sex.

Nevertheless, a very good day for Gulliagh and we never felt the journey home.

01/05/06

Just back from a long weekend, 3 shows held over 3 days in Southern Ireland. The first show was Fermoy DCC, held in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, where we won both Reserve Green Stars with Gulliagh Sequoia and G. Nedine, under Mr. Uwe Fischer..

From there we towed our caravan to the South Tipperary Show, held in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, where under Mrs D Anderson G. Sequoia this time won GSD and Best of Breed, while his mother, G. Nedine won the RGSB again. The final show was the Hound Association of Ireland, in Rosslare, Co. Wexford, the judge was Ms. Margaret Martin, and this G. Sequoia only won the GSD as his mother G Nedine won the GSB and Best of Breed. Meanwhile our little G. Dunk 'n Donut won yet another RGSD.

So overall it is was  a successful 'Mini Circuit' for Gulliagh kennels.

27/03/06

News from the National Specialty in America, where Gulliagh Aslan (brother of G. Jardis), whom we bred and is owned by the owner of his sire, Ms. Gylnis Littlewood, won the Open Dog class under Ms. Elaine Flanagan, out of 17 entries.

22/03/06

Another successful and long journey to Cork DCC, where under Mrs. Susan Kealy Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest won the Green Star Dog. Meanwhile both of our show Dachshunds, G. Dunkin 'n Donut (at his 4th show) and Candy vom Gesselner Feld won both Green Stars, with Candy winning Best of Breed, under Mrs. Cathy Delmar. Candy then was shortlisted in the Hound Group  under Mr. Michael Forte.

All Green Stars were at least '5 point majors' due to it being an anniversary show.

16/03/06

On Easter Sunday, Combined Canine Club held their International Championship Show. In the Irish Wolfhounds, under Dr. Tamas Jakkel, Int and Ir Ch Gulliagh Zest won the Green Star and Best of Breed, and in the Miniature Wire-Haired Dachshunds, G. Dunkin 'n Donut won Best Puppy and the Reserve Green Star again, this time under Mrs. A Paloheimo.

17/03/06

At St. Patrick's Day International Championship Show, Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest won the dog Green Star and CACIB, while Gulliagh Albus and Miniature Wire-Haired Dachshund G. Dunkin' Donut both won Best Puppy in Breed in their respective breeds.

10/03/06

At a successful Crufts, under Ms. Louise Pinkey, Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest was placed in Open Dog, and G. Molly Malone was second in Postgraduate Bitch, out of 16 bitches.

26/02/06

Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest won Best of Breed at Newtownards Championship Show, under Ms. Janet Duke.

07/01/06

Ir Ch & Int Ch Gulliagh Zest was crowned 2nd in the Northern Irish Hound of the Year competition, under Mr. Robin Searle. Most of the top-winning hounds in Ireland were present in the competition.

01/01/06

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