Endevor Hounds
CRUFTS 2010

We are very proud of 'Aigul' Endevor Steel Magnolia, owned by Vlada who together, won FIRST PLACE in the hotly contested Yearling Bitch Class at Crufts judged by Zena Thron-Andrews this year

Brother 'Stanley' won Reserve place in his class

MANCHESTER 2010

Solar won a Reserve CC  with stanley taking a 3rd in his class

October 2009

Solar won the bitch CC & RBIS at THE BORZOI CLUB 2009

September 2009

SHOWING SILKENS ON THE CONTINENT - ENDEVOR HOUNDS WERE VERY PROUD TO WIN THE NOT ONLY THE BRACE CLASS (LILY & CESSIE) BUT ALSO THE SILKEN WINDHOUND BREEDERS CLASS WITH THE ENDEVOR AFFIX

After missing going to Hoope summer 2008, I am very glad that we managed to make it to the show in Holland this year, taking 4 Silken girls with us and picking Mr Blake up on route in Holland, 3 English ladies travelled to Leek to compete them in the show and Coursing trials.

Fira (Stacastle Hounds Fire Fly) was her true self 'the little Swedish Blond Bombshell' as she not only showed her socks off, ablely handled by Sue in the showring taking 3rd in her individual class behind her daugter Lily and 3rd place in Progeny. She went on
next day to attack the coursing in the same vein and ended up joint second 'Beauty & Performance' over the two events.
While Diva (Endevor's Dancing Diva) took to coursing like a duck to water, putting in a fabulous performance gaining a well deserved 4th in the overall event.
Lily became an honary Swamp Hound on the day - I hope somebody got that photo!
And Cessie decided that chasing plastic was not in her itinary.
Mr Blake at 51/2 months of age gave a very mature performance in the baby puppy class and was rewarded with 2nd place, the judges comment was that; he needed more practice - yes I agree, this was his first shot at the show scene. But what a stunning character in that he felt safe enough to stay with 4 adult Silken girls and 3 ladies (2 of whom he'd never met before) for the whole weekend, without even a murmur of discontent - he'll fit in just great when he get through to the UK!, i just hope Juul his foster Mum, doesn't pine for him too much when he leaves.
 
For photos etc of the event go to silken-windhound.de

From her summer appearances (3 shows) Solar has added  a reserve CC fromThe Hound Association judge ChristineSpenser and the Challege Certificate at Paignton from Denise Courtney.
 

Crufts 2009
Solar was our only Borzoi to go to Crufts 2009, the guys being too young having only just started on their show careers, we hope they'll be there in 2010. Never-the-less we had a wonderful time as their parents did them proud. Dad Payatz, became a UK champion and won the Dog Challenge Certificate with BOB also making the cut in the group. Meanwhile Mum Solar, having just returned from maternity leave, was awarded the Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate. Let's hope all the kids can tread firmly in their parent's pawprints

Fun Day for Fira & Stan

We took Fira Silken and Stan Borzoi to the Borzoi Club Fun Day, Sunday 19 July, they held a Rally with the Afghan Club of UK.

After a tasty BBQ and a bit of time meeting some new and some old faces, we found Fira and Stan a few classes to enter.
Stan just about got in the puppy class age wise; being as his 12 months were nearly up.  To my delight ‘The Thug’ behaved, pulled out all the stops and got 1st in a nice class of numerically equal Zoi & Affs, and thereby bagging a nice few goodies. After a few more came Fira’s class: for most handsomest dog/prettiest bitch this involved a ring full of entrants. After a couple of close examinations and a trot around for each; to huge applause and cheers ‘The little Swedish Blond-bombshell ‘ was awarded first place. Resulting in another armful of goodies to appease the stop-at-homers.

So they didn’t feel too left out of the eating we entered them both in the sausage race, although there were several heats Fira and Stan were drawn together. I don’t know if I’m quite so proud of her here as she was judged second fastest sausage eater overall i.e. next only to a large male Zoi she appeared the greediest - oops!. Anyway she was given even more prizes, albeit no sausages, thank goodness. Stan then collected amongst more prizes for BPIS, a nice bottle of Aussie wine and a few chocs for mom. Wish shows were a bit more like this - less serious & FUN

On Sunday 5 April we took Solar and some of the kids along to the Northern Borzoi Association show at Clay Cross, Derby.
It was the first BIG show for the kids and all 3 of them did well, qualifying to enter the next Crufts at the first attempt.

Below Solar is pictured with two of her daughters 'Maggie' (centre) and 'Aigul' (on the right)
Pictured on the move is 'Stan' one of her sons.

Australia has a new President!
Endevor President Argowan has reached his destination and has now joined the Argowan show team in The Hunter Valley, we think he'll soon be making his presence felt. We wish him and his kennel every success.




By way of a little variety, I gave a hand to our local farm at an Alpaca Show. This is one of the youngsters waiting for a ring call.

Ellie meets Alpaca Morag, a very special baby too!

What's happening here?

resting?

It's been a long summer here at Endevor, not so much, time taken up with going to shows or racing  but spent at home, puppy rearing. I tend to go to ground with pups in the nest, not taking the other dogs out very much & walking them on restricted routes until the pups have had their innoculations, for fear of bringing something awful back.
There is always an element of risk though, people can innocently bring something in with them, you have to take some chances if the pups are going to see any life before they are old enough to leave home, but lessening the risk by the X factor, is the best policy I feel.
So now innoculated - the fun begins....
Jay aka Springer came up to meet Nan & Grandad on Sunday, we took Fira as she is probably the best car traveller & would also be quite happy to put in a personal. Whinge - he must have perfected it by now, collar = whinge, car going slow = whinge, sleepy = whinge, unknown place = whinge, and so on. Well he had his moments, like greeting & then gazing in adoration at N & G's neighbour's children playing in their garden, ate a hearty lunch and dosed for a few hours before the return trip, which was less noisy.
Just to show I'm not a quitter; I took him out to training for a look/see,  Lily went along as minder this time, she soon told him just what she thought of his constant whinging in the car - grrr, grrrrh, yrrrap = shut yor gob, I'd don't like car travel either, you whingey spoilt brat. That covered it & he took note for the rest of the journey, he whinged a bit inside the hall, but for the most part was totally unfased by the whole experience, lying on my lap = as much as he could fit on it, and making aquaintance with all and anybody who came by to see him. Lovely quiet journey home again, Aunty Lily's just great isn't she! When he got home he crashed on the nearest dog bed in the house for a bit then a few minutes later, he was rushing outside & couldn't wait to tell his bro's and sis; how cool a guy he is!

Borzoi pups at Endevor

Solar and Payatz's litter arrived on 31st July 2008, 4 males, 3 females in a variety of colours.

back at Michelam Priory

We made a return to M.Priory on Saturday, Fira and the Fire Girls took a turn around the ring. While 'the Girls' took 4th in a hot brace class FiraMum took 3rd place in AVSH NSC - not quite the 'up to the mark' of last year, but never-the-less getting noticed.

South Wales 08

S.Wales Ch. Show July 08 we took Solar to Wales under Judge: Joy Mahoney and were delighted that she won her class - Open Bitch and then from there, took the Bitch Challenge Certificate this has made her title - Champion Starborough Solar Eclipse over Endevor (subject to KC). Her breeder Lorraine Marchant is deservedly proud of her as Solar makes this the 5th, in an unbroken generation line of Champion Bitches from the Starborough Kennel.

LKA 2007

Solar went to a wet and windy LKA on Saturday and was awarded the BCC with BOB from Richard Duckworth.

Borzoi Club Championship Show 07

Solar took 2nd place in Limit bitch at the Borzoi Club's Ch show on 7 Oct 07 under judge Derek Harrison

Eastbourne and District 16 Sept 07 Open Class Solar won first and BOB under judge; Carol Burbidge. She made the cut in the group but was not placed here today.

Richmond Ch Show

7th Sept 07 Solar went along to Richmond Ch show at Losley Park, where she managed to win first in a strong limit bitch class (other CC & RCC winners present). In the challenge she was awarded the RCC see photos of her there under Solar's page.

Fira goes large

Saturday 14 April 07. 
Fira our 'little blonde Swedish Bombshell' entered her first ever show, although at a minor level, she proved her good manners and impressed the judge so much that she walked off not only with her class, but also with Best In Show.

Solar

Solar's Big Day Out!  15th October 2006. After missing nearly the whole UK coursing season we decided to try Solar at coursing on the last meet this year, she took to it & had the time of her life along with her running buddie Sue & John Pinkerton's Jester. (See photos, thanks to J.P) under Solar page.
 

Show Results - Borzoi

Ch. Manitias Kilimanjaro over Endevor ShCM
             Crufts Ch. Show  March 06 - under judge Rose-Marie Downes 1st Veteran Dog & RCC
             Southern Counties Ch. Show 3rd June 06 - under judge Mark Cocozza 1st Veteran D/B 
             DogCC and BOB
             Crufts 2007 - Vic Harrison 1st Veteran Dog
 Starborough Solar Eclipse over Endevor
            Crufts Ch. Show March 06 - J. R-M Downes 1st Spec.Jun.B
            The Borzoi Ch. Club 1st October - Solar just made it to the club championship show, having 
             not long been on heat. In a large post graduate bitch class she managed a respectable 4th, 
             under USA judge Kalen Dumke. 
             Richmond Championship Show 8th September - Solar won Post Graduate bitch (Ann Gayford)
             The Borzoi Club Open Show 3rd September - Solar won her Graduate Bitch class and took 
             Reserve Best Bitch in Show (judge: John Fothergill) 
             Birmingham Championship Show 1st September - (after several months break from the 
             Show Scene Solar took 2nd in Post Graduate Bitch. (judge: Sheila Ridge-Reeves)
             Crufts 2007 - Vic Harrison 2nd Post Grad. Bitch

Solar discovered something lurking in the long grass in the fields where we walk. Sensing by the way she'd reacted when she approached, it was something to be wary of, I warned her back. And catching sight of something rearing up in the grass that I thought might be a mink. I called her over, took her & all the other dogs a short way off and went back to look at what she'd found.
She was right to beware it was a young Buzzard with razor sharp talons on feet the size of a large chicken's. (Aren't camera phones just great - you never have to miss a shot). It was a reasonably warm day & it seemed distressed, gasping for air, I guess the act of fending of a possible assult had further stressed it. A few hours later I returned with some water to see if it was still ailing. I found it just a few yards away, so carefully and wearing leather gloves I pipetted water into its beek, it seemed to help, as it took several refills. I pondered what I could do to help it further, rang my vet who put me onto a birds of prey rescue, they did not respond to my calls. So I decided that it was probably better left to take its chances in the wild than to further distress it by removing it. I returned a couple of days later and found no trace of the bird, so I hope that means it made it.

resting?

It's been a long summer here at Endevor, not so much, time taken up with going to shows or racing  but spent at home, puppy rearing. I tend to go to ground with pups in the nest, not taking the other dogs out very much & walking them on restricted routes until the pups have had their innoculations, for fear of bringing something awful back.
There is always an element of risk though, people can innocently bring something in with them, you have to take some chances if the pups are going to see any life before they are old enough to leave home, but lessening the risk by the X factor, is the best policy I feel.
So now innoculated - the fun begins....
Jay aka Springer came up to meet Nan & Grandad on Sunday, we took Fira as she is probably the best car traveller & would also be quite happy to put in a personal. Whinge - he must have perfected it by now, collar = whinge, car going slow = whinge, sleepy = whinge, unknown place = whinge, and so on. Well he had his moments, like greeting & then gazing in adoration at N & G's neighbour's children playing in their garden, ate a hearty lunch and dosed for a few hours before the return trip, which was less noisy.
Just to show I'm not a quitter; I took him out to training for a look/see,  Lily went along as minder this time, she soon told him just what she thought of his constant whinging in the car - grrr, grrrrh, yrrrap = shut yor gob, I'd don't like car travel either, you whingey spoilt brat. That covered it & he took note for the rest of the journey, he whinged a bit inside the hall, but for the most part was totally unfased by the whole experience, lying on my lap = as much as he could fit on it, and making aquaintance with all and anybody who came by to see him. Lovely quiet journey home again, Aunty Lily's just great isn't she! When he got home he crashed on the nearest dog bed in the house for a bit then a few minutes later, he was rushing outside & couldn't wait to tell his bro's and sis; how cool a guy he is!

Borzoi pups at Endevor

Solar and Payatz's litter arrived on 31st July 2008, 4 males, 3 females in a variety of colours.

back at Michelam Priory

We made a return to M.Priory on Saturday, Fira and the Fire Girls took a turn around the ring. While 'the Girls' took 4th in a hot brace class FiraMum took 3rd place in AVSH NSC - not quite the 'up to the mark' of last year, but never-the-less getting noticed.

South Wales 08

S.Wales Ch. Show July 08 we took Solar to Wales under Judge: Joy Mahoney and were delighted that she won her class - Open Bitch and then from there, took the Bitch Challenge Certificate this has made her title - Champion Starborough Solar Eclipse over Endevor (subject to KC). Her breeder Lorraine Marchant is deservedly proud of her as Solar makes this the 5th, in an unbroken generation line of Champion Bitches from the Starborough Kennel.

LKA 2007

Solar went to a wet and windy LKA on Saturday and was awarded the BCC with BOB from Richard Duckworth.

Borzoi Club Championship Show 07

Solar took 2nd place in Limit bitch at the Borzoi Club's Ch show on 7 Oct 07 under judge Derek Harrison

Eastbourne and District 16 Sept 07 Open Class Solar won first and BOB under judge; Carol Burbidge. She made the cut in the group but was not placed here today.

Richmond Ch Show

7th Sept 07 Solar went along to Richmond Ch show at Losley Park, where she managed to win first in a strong limit bitch class (other CC & RCC winners present). In the challenge she was awarded the RCC see photos of her there under Solar's page.

Fira goes large

Saturday 14 April 07. 
Fira our 'little blonde Swedish Bombshell' entered her first ever show, although at a minor level, she proved her good manners and impressed the judge so much that she walked off not only with her class, but also with Best In Show.

Solar

Solar's Big Day Out!  15th October 2006. After missing nearly the whole UK coursing season we decided to try Solar at coursing on the last meet this year, she took to it & had the time of her life along with her running buddie Sue & John Pinkerton's Jester. (See photos, thanks to J.P) under Solar page.
 

Show Results - Borzoi

Ch. Manitias Kilimanjaro over Endevor ShCM
             Crufts Ch. Show  March 06 - under judge Rose-Marie Downes 1st Veteran Dog & RCC
             Southern Counties Ch. Show 3rd June 06 - under judge Mark Cocozza 1st Veteran D/B 
             DogCC and BOB
             Crufts 2007 - Vic Harrison 1st Veteran Dog
 Starborough Solar Eclipse over Endevor
            Crufts Ch. Show March 06 - J. R-M Downes 1st Spec.Jun.B
            The Borzoi Ch. Club 1st October - Solar just made it to the club championship show, having 
             not long been on heat. In a large post graduate bitch class she managed a respectable 4th, 
             under USA judge Kalen Dumke. 
             Richmond Championship Show 8th September - Solar won Post Graduate bitch (Ann Gayford)
             The Borzoi Club Open Show 3rd September - Solar won her Graduate Bitch class and took 
             Reserve Best Bitch in Show (judge: John Fothergill) 
             Birmingham Championship Show 1st September - (after several months break from the 
             Show Scene Solar took 2nd in Post Graduate Bitch. (judge: Sheila Ridge-Reeves)
             Crufts 2007 - Vic Harrison 2nd Post Grad. Bitch

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