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Here we post new or interesting information regarding Hovawart shows, clubs, events, and the breed in general. Call back regularly as this page will continue to be updated.

Pines Penny Whistle Has won her CDex in Working Trials. On Saturday at the Wessex Club Championship Working Trial at Aller Farm, Upottery, Devon.

Jo Magness was the Judge, and the conditions could not have been worse. Torrential rain, gale force winds, but none of this mattered one jot with a score of 86 (out of 100)

See some of our photo's from our trip to the IHF show in France in the Gallery.

New Group Photo's

New Hovi Photo's

THEY'RE HERE !

9 beautiful puppies arrived on Wednesday 23rd January 2008 ... for Orchid.
The puppies were born between the hours of 9.53 am and 1.17 pm and weighed between 13 and 18 ounces (all pretty good weights).

The Dam and all puppies are doing well so far.

Orchid and Her Baby's

4 black and gold bitches
5 black and gold dogs

See more photo's of the Litter

The Hovawart is one of the breeds that does not have CC status in the UK, and unless the rules are changed, which is unlikely, there can be no English Champions.

This is not the case in Europe, and the International Hovawart Federation awards its own champion titles, and now, for the first time this has been achieved by a British dog.

PINES Mercedes won three Best Bitch awards under IHF Judges at qualifying shows thus entitling her to be an IHF champion.

We were very thrilled when we realized that this was possible, and it was the “icing on the cake” for this remarkable bitch. Mercedes has had three litters of puppies, amounting to more than 30 puppies, and still looks and behaves like a puppy herself.

Her sire was Arek von Schleuseberg from East Germany, and her mother was PINES Hilary, the first bitch puppy from imported Jordis von der Zollbrucke of PINES bred by Volker Wienrich. It may sound a bit fanciful, but there was an instant rapport between Arek and Hilary…….reassuring when we had just driven 900 miles for their meeting……and all the puppies from that litter seem to have inherited a happy disposition, especially Mercedes.

PINES MERCEDES Mercedes with trophies from the World Show, Amsterdam. She was judged BEST HOVAWART BITCH (CAC & CACIB) by breed specialist J de Gids (Holland) - the first time we have been able to compare our breeding with the Continent. To cap a wonderful day, her mother was BEST VETERAN and pulled out in the group. Click photo for a larger image.

PINES MUSKET Rupert and Gill Green, from Ousden near Newmarket, took first place with their Hovawart puppy, Pines Musket (Saffron), in its very first Crufts. Click photo for a larger image.