21/9/2008 Just like every year it was time for the Hellenic Spaniel Club show.The weather was surprisingly (for the Greek standards ! ) cold,cloudy and rainy.It didn't interfere with the happy atmosphere though. The judge was Mr George Kostopoulos from Greece with a total of 27 entries (believe me it's an improvement !!! ) Lewis (Venilil White Knight) came 2nd in Junior Class and in the Junior Handling competition (my last time for the Spaniel Club) we got the 1st place :-)  The BIS line up... Me and Lewis in JH... Click "here" for more   17/8/2008 Not actually news as we haven't had any dog shows here the last months and we won't till mid September.However, we would like to share with you these lovely photos of Alma (Venilil Water Lilly) enjoying her summer holidays in the beautiful Greek Islands.        26/7/2008 What a special day, it has already been a year since our first litter of puppies !!! We want to say a big "Thank you" to all the owners for taking such good care of them and giving them the love and devotion they totally deserve :) So.... Happy Birthday to: Chloe, Chelsea, Millou, Lucy, Hamlet, Alma and last but definitely not least to our very own and beloved Lewis,who has filled our life with happiness ever since !!!                                                        (For more pictures of Lewis,visit his own page & photos)   27/5/2008 Happy Birthday to our dear Lilly who is now 3 years old and a proud mummy !!! :)                                       23/5/2008 Happy Birthday to our dear Oliver !!! 7 Years old already.Time passes by so fast. He has been through some health problems but now he is fine and we hope he will be healthy and here with us for a looong time :)                 13/5/2008 On the 11th and 10th of May we went to the Greek Kennel Club double international dog-show and we had some excellent results.On Sunday, my 17th birthday, I couldn't have asked for a better "gift". It was Lewis first time in Junior Class and he got Excellent, Best Junior in Breed and then went on to win his first Best Of Breed and he is only 9 months old !!! We were very happy and proud as you can guess :) Unfortunately Lilly didn't do well, she only got "very-good", judge was Mr.Paul Stanton from Sweden. At the Junior Handling competition I was 1st with Lewis judge was Mr.S.Makaritis from Greece.Lewis wasn't placed neither in the group nor for BIS Junior, there were many quality dogs from other countries aswell but I was still proud for the perfect way he showed !                   Saturday wasn't the best day for us.Lewis got "Excellent" and 2nd in Junior Class and Lilly "Very-Good" judge was Mr.Istvan Nagy from Hungary. Nevertheless I showed my friends papillons and we did really well there (Gr.Ch Inkies Bohemian Rhapsodie) was BOB and her 3 month old daughter (Daisy De Halara Mykonos) was best baby in breed ! In Junior Handling I went with Lewis and we came 1st by the greek judge Mr.V.Balakas.  For photos and evaluations click here      7/4/2008 On Sunday 6/4 we entered Lilly and Lewis.Unfortunately we couldn't bring Lilly because she was in season.However Lewis made us very proud once more,he won Best Male Puppy and then BOB Puppy under a tough competition judged by Mr H.Kliebenstein from Germany.You can read Lewis evaluation here. In Junior Handling competition judge was Mr K.Edh from Sweden, I showed Lewis for the first time and as he never lets me down he showed perfectly and we came 1st !!!              Saturday 5/4 I only went to show my friend's 10 year old papillon Silk (Gr.Ch Kingshaven Pure Silk) and he did really well. He was Best Veteran in Breed and then went on and got the BOB.He was not placed in the finals but he showed really well for his age !!!     26/3/2008 The last days have been quite busy grooming and preparing the puppies for the show in April. We were really pleased to see Chelsea(Venilil Moonlight Shadow) and Chloe(Venilil First Glance),they are developing really nicely with amazing characters and the owners are very happy with them.Now we'll have to wait and see how they'll do on the "big day" !!!                                  Chelsea and Chloe (for more photos click ~here~ )     10/3/2008 We are back from our short trip to England and ofcourse our main reason was to visit Crufts'08 the world's biggest dog show. First time for me (Emily) and third for my dad (Lefteris).The excitement and amazement was the same though.So many quality dogs, from all over the world in one show.The English Cocker was the third most popular breed with around 400 entries. Mrs S.Young(Canyonn) was the judge for the dogs and for the bitches Mr D.Shields (Wilholme). Best of breed was a lovely black bitch, ASQUANNE GINELLE JW who also came 2nd in the Gundog group.  The variety of shops was suprising, you can get anything you want in reasonable prices. We were really happy to meet our friend Jeanne from Holland and her beautiful ESS Maddie,who was shortlisted under a very tough competition ! Well done girls :) We had an amazing time at Crufts,it's an experience that everyone should take the chance to live and we hope we will be there next year aswell.  Click here to see the special "Crufts'08" Gallery                                                                                    BOB,RBOB,BPIB                                   Maddie   17/2/2008 It's been unusually cold and snowy here the last days.The dogs are having a great time playing like mad in the snow. For Lilly and Lewis it's the first time they have seen it and they enjoy it so much as well as Oliver !!! It's getting stronger and stronger by the minute so we think we'll have even more tomorrow... :      19/1/2008 Some new pictures of the dogs...!!!    7/01/2008 We finally had the time to take some new pictures of Lewis (Venilil White Knight).He is 5,5 months now and ofcourse he still has his un-groomed puppy coat,so it is not really easy to see his proportions.! 3/01/2008 Finally Venilil July Miracle,the last puppy from our gang,left today. We hope Hamlet and his owners will have a safe journey back to Kavala and we wish him good luck in the show ring...! 2/01/2008 We would like to share with you some new pictures of Venilil Water Lilly *Alma*  and Venilil Moonlight Shadow *Chelsea*.We are very happy and it gives us such a pleasant feeling knowing that they are having a wonderful life with their owners !!!    1/01/2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!We hope 2008 will be full of health,happiness and success. ΚΑΛΗ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ !!! Ελπίζουμε το 2008 να είναι γεμάτο υγεία,χαρά και επιτυχία.