Updates
Exciting news from the shows at Kyogle on the weekend!
to become Riginal Champion # 29 π
Gia will now be known as Aust Ch Riginal Free My Soul
Sire: Aust Gr Ch Riginal SV Gunavagoodtime (this is the 11th titled progeny for Guna)
[Am Ch Spring Valley’s Great Gatsby ROM x Gr Ch Riginal Patience ET ROM]
Dam: Aust Ch Riginal Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer
[Sup Ch Nambala Acopie ET ROM Imp NZL x Gr Ch Almazart Captive Fyre]
She has been a very slow maturer but that’s the way we like it,
definitely worth waiting forππ
Some of her best wins so far have been 5th in Junior Bitch class at last years National and
1st in Intermediate Bitch class at this years Qld Specialty, with lovely critiques from both judges!!π
Many, many thanks to Stephen and Shayne for loving and showing Gia to her title,
Stephen you have done a great job with her and she’s just getting better!
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13/08/24
What a great weekend for our breeding in three different states of Australia!!
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29/07/24
On the weekend Rubin (Ch Riginal Hurricane) had some great shows at Gladstone and pretty Gia (Riginal Free My Soul) did the same in Brisbane ππππ
24/07/24
After some lovely shows on the weekend at Rockhampton
we introduce Riginal Champion #28, Rubin can now be known as
Ch Riginal Hurricane (Dogs Qld pending)π
(Multi Ch Kitoko Auksinis Feniksas x Ch Riginal Pirate Smile)
Such a happy, crazy boyπ
23/07/24
What a lovely achievement…….. after an awesome weekend at Maree Kennel Club
and in only eight weekends of shows
Noah has achieved his Neuter Championship Title (Dogs Qld pending)!
So very proud of Stephen and Noahπ
Neuter Champion Koruridge The Way Of Water (Imp NZ)
(Multi Ch Kangelani’s Perfect Choise x Ch Koruridge Dziva Of The Shona’s)
He has finished with 1 Neuter in Show (Specialty), 1 Neuter in Show (All Breeds),
3 Runner Up Neuter in Show (All Breeds), 6 Neuter in Group and 3 Runner Up Neuter in Group awards!
Such a lovable Boy, congratulations to his breeder Liz and handler Stephen πππ
Another lovely win for Noah on Friday, Maree KC at Durack!
16/07/24
What an awesome weekend for Stephen! On Friday night handsome Noah was awarded Reserve Neuter in Show at Durack!
Saturday at Samford he went one better winning Best Neuter in Show!!! So, so close to his Neuter title now, you should be very proud Liz π
Gia also had a lovely Best of Breed win at Durack and Samford just to top the weekend off!
Congratulations Stephen and doggos π
Noah
Koruridge The Way Of Water IMP NZ π
(Multi Ch Kangelani’s Perfect Choise x Ch Koruridge Dziva Of The Shona’s)
Gia
Riginal Free My Soulπ
(Gr Ch Riginal SV Gunavagoodtime x Ch Riginal Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer)
13/07/24
Yellow Girl with Mum and Grandma, she leaves for her new home end of the weekπ
08/07/24
And then there were twoπ Blue Boy, on the left had his bath today and leaves
for his forever home tomorrow, Yellow Girl will be sad! Her family will be picking her
up next weekπΒ
04/07/24
Just these 3 left here now, Red girl will leave tomorrowπ
27/06/24
Check out head, stack and ridge shots on the Litter Page!Last lot of photos today, pups are 8 wks today and Miss Orange will
be heading to her new home on Saturdayππ
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26/06/24
Lovely weekend at Durack for Noah – Koruridge The Way Of Water IMP NZ,
winning TWO Best Neuter in Group & a Reserve Neuter in Groupπ
Congratulations Stephenπ
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25/06/24
This deserves a separate post, many thanks to Design by Anaelle
for this lovely advert for the Specialty catalogue, love itπ
24/06/24
Quick trip to Brisbane for the RRCQ Specialty 8th June!
Judge was Mrs Lesley Fairhall (Victoria).
πRubinπ
πGiaπ
She also teamed up with her Mum Gigi to win the Brace Class, well done Stephen!
πFlareπ
πGigiπ
Best Headed Bitch and teamed up with her daughter Gia for brace!
to the club for a very well run show!
for his excellent photography yet again!
Was great to catch up with everyone, albeit very briefly!
Rubin Junior in Show, Best Gaited Dog and Best Footed
Rubin 1st place Junior Dog
Rubin on the move
Rubin in the Junior Dog Class
Rubin
Gia Opposite Intermediate in Show
Gia Opposite Intermediate in Show
Love this pic of Gia in Intermediate Bitch Class
Gia 1st place Intermediate Bitch
Lovely pic of Larnie
Ch Riginal Lady Writer
(Multi Ch Kitoko Auksinis Feniksas x Gr Ch Almazart Captive Fyre)
Noah Best Neuter in Show
Noah
Winners of Best Brace, Gigi and Gia
Gigi
Flare almost 9 yrs, second in Veteran Class
Flare with Shayne in the Veteran’s Parade
Flare
21/06/24
Check out new head and stack shots of the babies
at 7 weeks here!
14/06/24
We now have some head and stack shots
at 6 wksππ
Go here!
Some fun in the tunnel π
06/06/24
Pretty Yellow and Lime posing, check out more fun pics and all new headshots
taken today at 5 wks here!
Β 04/06/24
Heaps of fun photos of the pups last few days. And today their first day outside
once it warmed up enoughππ
They had the best time!!
Go to the litter page!
Cute pic of the pups snuggling at 3.5 wks π
Go to the litter page for new headshots of all pups at 4 weeks of age π
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23/05/24
Some more cute pics at 3 wks, what a mission π¬π¬
check out new head shots of all the babies
on theΒ litter pageΒ π
21/05/24
Pups snuggling this morning, it was cold outside!
20/05/24
Great weekend at Brookfield for Noah, winning Best Neuter in Group and
Reserve Neuter in Show on Sunday, congratulations Noah and Stephen π
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17/05/24
Some more cute pics at 2 wks, check out new head shots of all the babies
on the litter page π
Cute pics at 10 days
12/05/24
My first trip to Roma yesterday, but actually one of my closer shows π€
Best of Breed wins, a Best in Group and Junior in Group award, very proud π
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09/05/24
Couple of cute photos of pups at 1 week of age
go to our litter page for pics of all pups π
New puppy photos at 3 days old ππ
Go to Litter Page
03/05/24
Western whelped 8 pups yesterday on the 2nd May 2024. We have 2 handsome boys and 6 pretty girls πOne boy has a single crown and one girl is very offset! The pups were huge with four of them over 700 grams,
biggest was 785 grams! There was only one pup under 600 grams with Miss Purple weighing 530 grams.
Western soldiered on, I chewed my nails and we got there!
Queensland Veterinary Specialists at Stafford for a successful TCI π
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26/04/24
Willow 12 mthsβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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23/04/24
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16/04/24
Our very exciting expected litter π
Check out our New Litters Page for contact information!
Opie – Sup Ch Nambala Acopie ET ROM (Imp NZ)
Β Western – Ch Riginal Once Upon A Time In The West
10/04/24
Lovely head and movement shot of Gia, well done Stephen πRiginal Free My Soul
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04/04/24
Such a pretty girl, Ruby almost 12 mths already!
02/04/24
Fabulous results for Didgey in Melbourne on Saturday!
She was awarded Bitch Challenge, Best of Breed (19 pts) and Puppy in Groupπ
She was also run for group and received some lovely comments from the judge!
blurry yes and a nice stack shot in the ringπ
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28/03/24
This photo is almost 12 mths old but I love the waggy tail as
the judge comes up to her π
coming through yesterday.
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25/03/24
Awesome weekend at Gladstone Kennel Club shows!
The doggos and I had a great time with excellent company!
they had wrong phone number, so cranky!!
pity I missed the best onesπ
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10/03/24
Lovely weekend in Rockhampton with Rubin
Three shows and he was Challenge Dog at all three! At one show he was Best of breed and
Junior in Group!π
04/03/24
Today our gorgeous Western – Ch Riginal Once Upon A Time In The West
was inseminated with frozen semen from the very handsome
Opie – Sup Ch Nambala Acopie ET ROM (Imp NZ)
Fingers crossed we see babies in an ultrasound in 4 wks!
If she is in pup they will be due early Mayπ
03/03/24
In Brisbane for a few days so thought I’d enter Rubin in the Gundog and Heavy Breeds Shows at Durack last night!
Glad I did, Rubin – Riginal Hurricane won a nice Dog Challenge and Best of Breed (11pts) at the Champ show with
Gia – Riginal Free My Soul winning Res Challenge Bitch!
Open Show Rubin was Best Dog, Best of Breed and Junior in Group and
Gia was Best Bitch and Runner up Best of Breed!
Well worth the effort and great to get to a show in Brisbane π
20/02/24
Had a lovely weekend at Maryborough Kennel Club shows, great to catch up with everyone π
Gia – Riginal Free My Soul take Bitch Challenge and Best of Breed (11pts)!!
Our young boy Rubin – Riginal Hurricane was Dog Challenge, Runner Up Best of Breed and Junior In Group π
Rubin was Dog Challenge ππ
No photos unfortunately!
01/02/24
Finally some clear photos or Rubin almost 9 1/2 months πππ
Riginal Hurricane
Multi Ch Kitoko Auksinis Feniksas x Ch Riginal Pirate Smile
08/01/24
πSome new pics of Rubin 8 1/2 mthsπ
Riginal Hurricane
Multi Ch Kitoko Auksinis Feniksas x Ch Riginal Pirate Smile
06/01/24
Awesome photo of Arya at 18 mths after a swim, thanks Rochelleπ
Riginal My Mind Is Free
Gr Ch Riginal SV Gunavagoodtime x Ch Riginal Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer
05/01/24
Lovely critique for Didgie from the judge for Rhodesian Ridgeback
Club of Victoria’s Championship Specialty held 04/11/23 where she won
Minor Puppy In Show π
Judge Sue Temlett – Nkazimlo RR’s wrote
1stΒ Riginal Lay Lady Lay
Lovely girl with so much promise, good size a teeny bit bum high but sheβs a puppy. Excellent top line on the stack with
good croup and moved well once she settled.