O'Nut Glen Tickety-boo , O' Nut Glen Take your chance and O'Nut Glen Big Jammy.

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For us England!!!! Irish invade it!

3 national parks: we visit 2 of them  in first,  the Brecon-beacons and SNOWDONIA  and one with the return: PEMBROKESHIRE
 

 BRECON-BEACONS parc:

castel Rhaglan in south part of parc

 SNOWDONIA parc  and  HOLYHEAD

initially dogshows, look at the results on the page of the titles and dogshows, click on this  or the photo

between them

with the buddies met

  

with us...

This year was rainy, but quite as pleasant because even under the rain the Irish people always have their legendary joviality and their kindness!

First part of the drive:  obviously  dog shows , i.e. the same ones as last year "MUNSTER CIRCUIT TURN" and in more the National  terrier in DUBLIN
 

We saw nice airedales  , ,  bull , parson russel

and futur nice irish terriers

 MUNSTER TOUR + National terrier shiw in DUBLIN: 5 expos of which 4 BOB for our kennel  and a champion of IRELAND (O' Nut Glen Utha Coleen) undoubtedly the first French bitch which becomes champion of Ireland,

 let us recall that one needs 7 Green star = equivalent for 7 CAC and that the green star is given only to the best male and best the female classes open/ champion/work/intermediate!) it is very difficult!
 

here at work and in vacancy on the beach   : ,

our "big jammy "(babou) gains the CAC of Dublin in front of 5 other females; 18  Irish entered !!!! an irish judge, our males tiboo and take were not liked by the  judge  ,  only tiboo has a reserve of green star,

the BOB is an irish dog :KEMUR KEANO STABLE-LAD AT CAROLMAC

 the 4 other dog shows : Clonmel, Killarney, Limerick and Tralee saw our males gaining Green Star in turn, therefore Tiboo and Take have each one 4 GS, 7 for Utha which gained the 4 shows and 1 for Babou.

At each show there were 10 to 15 irish entered, the judges were Croatian, Spanish, Swedish and French . Next year, if we go back there, the competition will be difficult because there were very beautiful young IT:
 

Here BRANREALT VIOLA: owner/breeder : M.Dowling ,sympathetic man

CILRADHARC DIERDRE

   and       CILRADHARC DIAN CECHT  owned by the pleasant and qualified breeder M.O' Reilley Michael

DOGSHOWS IN IRELAND: ... An example to be followed!

•        formalities:

1.  to have a European passport for each dog
2. to have made a serum test to check the level of anticorp  against the rabia, to (ask to  your veterinary surgeon who will give you the procedure) it is necessary that the blood test made 6 months before the arrival in Ireland
3. Make between 24 and 48h before the departure for Ireland, a certificate (on the passport) by your veterinary surgeon stipulating that  dog was indeed treated against the worms (Echinococcosis)
4. one needs an identification by microchip
    

•         Entry and price:

1. Nothing special to make, Ireland belongs to the F.C.I and thus follows its rules

2.  to engage and pay on line on: http://www.showdogsireland.com/

3. approximately 20€ for the first dog and between 5 and 7 € for the following, 5€ for the puppy or veterans .But it is necessary to pay the catalogue between 4 and 6€ and the carpark between 4 and 6€
    

•       perfect organization:

1. we knowt in advance our site and the approximate hour of the judgement: at the time of the sending of  entry file, you have, at the same time the plan of rings and the order of   each breed passage and number of entries, you can thus evaluate with some precision the hour of your passage.
2.  Admission free for  visitors who are thus numerous.
    

• all is designed to have a nice day, by all kind of weather!

At the  entry: the secretariat.....,  shops,  conveniences....., the  rings are large,'

each judge with his tent and his table of examination   

   exhibitors alleys , with their well arranged tents, dustbins every 3 meters. Each one is organized for grooming, to discuss, laugh, eat...

or to put oneself at the shelter, sometimes with much of elegance!            

The main ring is immense, the rewards are very few but each winner of "Green Star" (equivalent with a CAC)get a very beautiful rosette and the green star paper ,

 difficult to obtain because there is only one for the best male and for the best female of each breed (any class confused) and what to say about diploma of champion: a wonder!! (see low)!
                                                                    

• many foreign judges

     American, Australian, Scandinavian,  from Eastern European countries and this year at Tralee 4 French::

M.DUPAS judged share of the groupe1,2,3,5,6, 8 and  10,     Mrs. DESSERNE judged the junior hanlers,                 M.JOUANCHICOT judged share of the groupe2,5, 6, 9 and 10.         Miss BIGAUT judged almost all the groupe3

 Here  very young judges::

Mr Hammond judged the junior handers

• We do not last for ever, we can  go away after the judgement: After the judgement, except if you obtained the BOB, you can leave.

• rewards and titles.

  • one has just to gain, all is organized and the title arrives on your place very quickly.

   

  

   

Second part of the trip : Finally the holidays!!!!.

1/Dublin, Cork , South , Connemara ,   Moher Cliffs , Celtic Ireland.

 

Dublin, its buses on floor and sight since the Guinness factory		Cork and its jail ........	its church Ste Anne where each one can play of the chime	english market where one can taste excellent giant oysters
Cobh, its port, its boats, one of the last stopovers of the TITANIC
			Fort King Charles  , in the south of Ireland
Adare	Allwee caves ,in  Burren	raptors of Burren                                                                                                                       Burren	Connemara and its flowers, its pony, its brown water
Connemara , again ...one does not grow  weary of it oneself !			Cliffs of Moher, highest of Western Europe
Celtic Ireland:                                                        Carrowmore and its megaliths                                                                                                                                      Dromberg stone circle

And our dogs in this scenery......?!:

Northern Ireland: the  Giants  Causeway  in Ulster and Donegal

Giants  Causeway ,in Ulster
carrick a rede  ,suspended bridge in Ulster, of what to be made a small fright!!!! but… Bushmill and its Whisky are there!!
Donegal, wild  and not very tourist: still more beautiful than Connemara!!!!, its landscapes are to be cut the breath! it reigns there a joy in life and a kindness, it is the fatherland of Irish Tweed This county of the North of the Irish Republic east really to be discovered: FANTASTIC!!!!

And our dog also like the wild beaches of North!:

departure of Cherbourg, on Normandy: a very good night and the dogs support the difficult conditions

no any Irish terrier! Irish themself  do not seem to know this breed, some setters, emblem of a coaches company   or these poor unhappy wolfhound, quite sad! no more kerry blue nor of Glen of Imaal,  also  Irish breeds, if they did not have dogshows there....

  Adare (close to Limerick) and its cottages

or elsewhere, in Connemara

 its goémon and its mussels

its peat 

to Henry the turtle and to cats 

a B&B with really recommending :http://www.trienbandb.com  et rosebarry@eircom.net

In the morning, the French coast and Roscoff

and our poor dogs locked up in their Vary kennel in the car, it was that or the kennels

sorryfor this hard final reality, but they run now in Gurgy, with the buddies with whom they have many things to tell....!!!